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When teenagers go off to work-sometimes for the first time in their lives-parents want to know they will be secure in the work environment. Who will watch out for their safety? Industrial hygienists are pros who specialize in ensuring safe and healthy work environments for employees of all ages.
Are teenagers safe in the workplace? Do they know what to watch out for in terms of safety? Consider these statistics from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):
&Bull; On average, 45 pct of American teens are employed each year-more than any other developed nation.
&Bull; More than three mil U.S. Teens get into the workforce every summer season and hundreds and hundreds of these teens are admitted to emergency rooms due to work-related injuries. (Read more:15 year old in summer)
&Bull; Just about 200,000 adolescents suffer accidental injuries on the job and around 70 die from these injuries every year.
&Bull; Teens have the highest rate of nonfatal work-related injuries, although they encounter the same potential on-the-job hazards as adults.
&Bull; The reasons for teen work-related accidents include lack of working experience, holes in existing laws and enforcement, unskilled supervisors, working in industries that don’t generally hire professionals trained in industrial hygiene and/or safety, physical limitations due to lack of size and strength, and simple lack of maturity (“goofing off” on the job). &Bull; The majority of deaths and injuries of teen workers on the job occur in shops and restaurants. (Read more:http://thejobsfor16yearolds.Com/summer-jobs-for-16-year-olds/)
&Bull; Common potential threats include automobile and machinery operation (for teens old enough for such tasks), operating in high-homicide industries such as retail, working with or near electrical or very hot equipment, working jobs with fall hazards, and working jobs requiring manual lifting.
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