Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens Curriculum

This curriculum is designed for teens and young workers in grades 9-12 and applies to all teens who will be working in general employment settings.

Topics covered include:

• Identifying Hazards in the workplace
• Worker Rights and Child Labor Regulations
• Developing Solutions to Reduce and Eliminate Hazards
• How to Effectively Communicate with a Supervisor
• Dealing With and Preventing Sexual Harassment
• Ergonomics for Teens

Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens in Agriculture Curriculum

This curriculum is designed for teens and young workers in grades 9-12 who will be working in agricultural employment settings.

Topics covered include:

• Identifying Hazards in Agricultural Work Settings
• Worker Rights and Child Labor Regulations for Agricultural Jobs
• Developing Solutions to Reduce and Eliminate Hazards
• Appropriate Ways to Communicate with Your Supervisor
• Dealing with and Preventing Sexual Harassment

OSHA’s 11 – An OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Curriculum

This curriculum is a youth-oriented version of the standard OSHA 10 hour general industry course. Contains interactive lessons and activities on the following topics.

Topics covered include:

• Young Worker Injuries and Identifying Hazards
• Developing Solutions to Eliminate Hazards
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Electrical Safety
• Chemical Hazards and Hazard Communication
• Slips, Trips and Falls
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Ergonomics
• Workplace Violence
• Emergencies at Work
• Fire Protection and Exit Routes
• Protecting Workers and Worker Rights
• Communicating and Taking Action to Resolve Conflicts

ProSafety – Health and Safety in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Industry Curriculum

This curriculum, developed in collaboration with the Washington Restaurant Association is designed for teens and young workers who are studying about culinary arts or who will be working in a restaurant setting.

Topics covered include:

• Young Worker Injuries in the Restaurant Industry
• Finding Hazards in the Restaurant Industry
• Know Your Rights
• Developing Solutions to Reduce and Eliminate Hazards
• How to Effectively Communicate with a Supervisor
• Dealing with and Preventing Sexual Harassment
• Ergonomics for Teens in Culinary Arts

This training web site has information for students on how to work safely with wood shop tools and equipment as well as general shop safety practices. Includes; online quizzes for equipment and general shop safety. Includes online quizzes on equipment and general shop safety.

This series of movies introduces teens to information they need to know about their rights and responsibilities on the job. Working teens share their thoughts on why safety and health on the job are important for young workers. One teen tells her story of being seriously injured on her first job, and how this experience impacts her life.