Iowa Safe Youth @ Work
Iowa Workforce Development and Employers' Council of Iowa sponsored two
one-day Train-the-Trainer sessions on Youth @ Work: Teaching Teens About
Safety and Health in the Workplace March 26-27, 2007. Staff from the
National Young Worker Safety Resource Center* trained state agency
staff, teachers, and job placement professionals in the use of Youth @
Work: Talking Safety, a 3-5 hour curriculum which teaches high school
students basic information about occupational safety and health.
The curriculum was developed by the
National
Young Worker Safety Resource Center. The curriculum components can
be downloaded from the links below.
Youth @ Work Talking Safety Training Curriculum
Refer to the
Introduction for Disclaimer and Copyright information.
(Disclaimer...
The student handouts 12 and 13 do not reflect current Iowa minimum wage.
For current minimum wage information, visit
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/wage.htm.)
Cover and Introduction
Lessons
Overheads
Handouts
Appendix
Watch Video
NIOSH
Young Worker Topic Page
Teens are often injured
on the job due to unsafe equipment or stressful conditions. Many
teens do not receive adequate safety training and supervision. It is
important to find out about hazards your job might have, your rights
on the job, and how you can protect yourself.
Many useful tools
are available at http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~safejobs/.
This website is a project of the California Resource Network for
Young Worker Health and Safety and is dedicated to protecting and
educating young workers.
The US Government’s official website can be accessed at
http://www.usa.gov/
The mission of the Civil
Rights Commission is to enforce civil rights laws, increase public
awareness of civil rights, provide dispute resolution services, and
offer community services throughout the state.
http://www.state.ia.us/government/crc/index.html
The Bureau of Labor
Statistics is an agency that follows occupational trends. The
following link provides guidance to young workers on exploring
career options. http://www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm
Career information for
Iowa’s youth may be obtained at
http://iwin.iwd.state.ia.us/iowa/OlmisZine?zineid=00003039
To view the publication
NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Young Worker Safety and Health, visit
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth/
OSHA’s mission is to
help you stay healthy and safe while on the job. Whether you work
part-time, full-time, over the summer for a few extra bucks, or the
entire year, you have come to the right place to get the scoop on
how your job can affect you, now and in the future. For specific
information visit
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/index.html
Youth under the age of
16 in Iowa, are required to have a work permit before starting work.
For information on how to obtain a work permit visit
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/childlabor.htm
Iowa Workforce
Development
