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Tip Sheets for Young Employees (by Industry)

• Auto Repair
• Construction
• Field Work
• Hotel Cleaning
• Restaurants
• Retail

Are You a Working Teen?

• In English (Updated 2010)
• In Spanish (Updated 2010)

Are You a Teen Working in Agriculture?

• In English (2001)
• In Spanish (2001)

Facts for Employers--Safer Jobs for Teens

• In English (Updated 2008)
• In Spanish (Updated 2008)

Sexual Harassment Factsheet
Developed by UCLA's Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program

• In English
• In Spanish

Tips for Parents of Working Teens

• In English
• Flyer for Parents (PDF)

So You've Got the Job
Developed by the California Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety.

• Click here to download Flyer

Youth @ Work: Talking Safety Curriculum (2007)
This curriculum includes instructor's notes and training materials for teaching youth basic job health and safety knowledge and skills, including youth with developmental and learning disabilities. The 3-5 hour curriculum covers how to recognize and reduce hazards in the workplace, employees' rights and responsibilities, emergency preparedness, and how to speak up about workplace concerns in an effective manner.

LOHP and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have produced custom versions of Youth @ Work: Talking Safety for each state in the U.S. Each state version has specific information about the state's child labor laws, minimum wage, regulatory and resource agencies, etc. The state versions are available on the NIOSH website at www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety.

Teens, Work, and Safety—A Curriculum for High School Students (1998)
Designed by and for teachers, this curriculum presents the basics of workplace health and safety to young people in a lively and interesting way. It can be used in academic high school classes as well as in vocational and work experience programs. Three teaching units, each 3-5 hours in length, are for use in high school English, Science, and U.S. Government classes. There is also a General Unit for use in any class. Each unit contains learning objectives, lesson plans, detailed teacher's instructions, masters for overheads, and student handouts. Units cover both specific job hazards and labor laws. Interactive activities encourage student participation.

This curriculum is no longer available in print but all units are online.

• Introduction
• General Unit
• English Unit
• Science Unit
• U.S. Government Unit
• Resource Section

New! Safe Jobs For Youth Month Resource Kit 2011
Developed by UC Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program.

Click below to download individual items from the 2011 Resource Kit. Please feel free to print and use any or all of the kit directly from these links. Free printed kits are also available. If you would like a kit or a free full-size 2011 poster (or two or three) to supplement your teaching, please contact Donna Iverson at (510) 643-8902.

• 2011 Poster Contest Winners
• Cover Letter (PDF)
• Contents List (PDF)
• What Teachers & Community Groups Can Do (PDF)
• Teaching Activities
  • Triangle Tragedy (PDF)
  • Triangle Tragedy Power Point (PPT)
  • Lost Youth (PDF)
• Factsheets
  • Are You A Working Teen? (English) (PDF)
    • Spanish (PDF)
  • Facts for Employers (English) (PDF)
    • Spanish (PDF)
• Community Service Project Suggestions (PDF)
• Proclamation
  • Sample Proclamation (PDF)
• Tips for Parents with Working Teens (PDF)
• Flyer for Parents (PDF)
• LOHP Order Form (PDF)
• LOSH Order Form (PDF)
• Evaluation Questionnaire (PDF)

Previous Kits

• Flyer "So You've Got the Job"
• What Schools Can Do
• Sample Articles for Parents/Newsletter
• Sample Article for Employers/Newsletter

Previous Teaching Activities

• Sample Teaching Activity 2010 "Heat Safety: It's Part of the Job (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2009 "Emergencies at Work" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2008 " Why Does Workplace Health and Safety Matter?" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2007 "Making the Job Safer" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2006 "Identifying Hazards and Solutions" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2005 "There Ought to Be a Law!" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2004 "Know Your Rights" - Bingo (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity 2003 " Identifying & Controlling Workplace Hazards" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity-2002 "Problem Solving for Health and Safety" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity-2001 "Taking Action for Health and Safety" (PDF)
• Sample Teaching Activity-2000 "Legal Rights" (PDF)

Orienting Worksite Supervisors About Teen Health and Safety
Developed by UC Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program.

• Click here for the complete set of tools (PDF format)
• Download a version in Microsoft Word format: Orienting Worksite Supervisors (Steps, Training Agreement, Orientation Checklist).
• The Facts for Employers: Safer Jobs for Teens factsheet (English-2009) can be found here as a PDF document.

Teens Speak Out for Safety on the Job: Lessons from the Young Worker Leadership Academy
Since 2005, over 150 enthusiastic young people from throughout California have attended one of our Young Worker Leadership Academies (YWLAs) on workplace health and safety. The YWLA is a fun, activity-packed, all-expense-paid leadership training for teens. It prepares teams of teens to go back to their communities and create an education, policy, or media project that promotes workplace safety for young people. Because the YWLA can serve as a model for similar efforts, we have prepared this new booklet, Teens Speak Out for Safety on the Job, to explain how the YWLA works. It describes, step by step, how we plan and carry out the YWLA and what lessons we have learned.

• Click here for the complete booklet (PDF format)
• Click here for supplemental materials

For more information on the Young Worker Leadership Academies, click here.

Recommendations for Protecting California's Young Workers

The California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety has released a set of recommendations, "Keeping California's Youth Safe on the Job." This statewide task force includes representatives from 25 different agencies and organizations that play a role in educating or protecting working teens. Recommendations were developed and revised based on input from Partnership members, as well from participants in a day-long public forum held in March 2004, "Young Workers at Risk: Planning for Action." The 33 recommendations highlight policy changes, educational strategies, and enforcement efforts that would improve the protection of young workers in California. Click here to download a copy of the recommendations.

Around the Nation Materials

• Resource List (PDF format)
• Safe Work/Safe Workers Table of Contents (PDF format)
• Work Safe! Table of Contents (PDF format)
• Why is Job Health and Safety Training Important for Teens? (MS PowerPoint Presentation)