May Is Safe Jobs for Youth Month

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

Gov. Gray Davis has designated May as "Safe Jobs for Youth Month," to make employers, teenagers, parents and teachers aware of the hazards young people face on the job. Each year, 70 teens die from on-the-job injuries and 70,000 are injured seriously enough to require emergency room treatment nationwide.UC-Berkeley's Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) suggests these steps to help protect this vulnerable part of the workforce:Know the law.Check your compliance.Make s

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