Samples for Teens

The Washington State Department of Labor and the University of Washington's Department of Environmental Health developed this pocket guide listing questions teens can ask employers regarding their safety on the job.

For more information and advice contact:
Labor & Industries at 360-902-5316 or 800-4-BE-SAFE.

The California Department of Industrial Relations developed and distributed bookmarks to all California high schools. The bookmarks contain tips to help young workers -14 to 18- stay safe in the workplace are available. Common young worker occupations are highlighted:

• food service
• grocery/courtesy clerk
• movie theater host
• customer service
• coffee host
• construction
• agriculture

Click here to see a sample bookmark.

Three of the industries (construction, agriculture and food service) are also available in Spanish.

For free bookmarks and more information contact the California Department of Industrial Relations email or call 916-324-4163.

This book cover was provided by:
The New Hampshire Department of Labor - 603-271-6850 (Safety Division), The US Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division - 603-666-7716, and The New Hampshire Municipal Association -603- 224-7447.

This pamphlet was prepared by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Protecting Young Workers Project and the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General with funding from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

For more information about the Protecting Young Workers Project, call 617-624-5625 or 617-624-5638.