Youth @ Work: Teaching Teens About Safety and Health in the Workplace
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Labor and Industry (DOLI) sponsored two one-day Train-the-Trainer sessions on Youth @ Work: Teaching Teens About Safety and Health in the Workplace March 29-30, 2007. Staff from the National Young Worker Safety Resource Center* trained state agency staff, teachers, and job placement professionals in the use of Youth @ Work: Talking Safety, a 3-5 hour curriculum which teaches high school students basic information about occupational safety and health.
The curriculum was developed by the National Young Worker Safety Resource Center. The curriculum components can be downloaded from the links below.
1. Youth @ Work Talking Safety Training Curriculum - Refer to the Introduction for Disclaimer and Copyright information.
- Cover [pdf]
- Tab 1 - Introduction [pdf]
- Tab 2 - Lessons [pdf]
- Tab 3 - Overheads [pdf]
- Overhead Slides Presentation [MS-Powerpoint]
- Tab 4 - Handouts [pdf]
- Tab 5 - Appendix [pdf]
2. Setup/Copy Instructions for the Youth @ Work Talking Safety Training Curriculum [pdf]
3. Avery 1131 Ready Index - 5 Divider Tabs for Youth @ Work Talking Safety Training Curriculum [MS-Word]
Resources:
- Select this link to access Forms and Other Training Material
- Select this link for the National Young Worker Safety Resource Center Website provided by the LOHP - University of California, Berkeley.
- Select this link for Minnesota Child Labor Laws website
- Select this link for Minnesota OSHA website
Questions:
For questions regarding the curriculum's content, please contact Minnesota's Master Trainer below:
| Name | Department | Telephone | E-mail Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Olson | MN Dept. of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) |
651-259-7547 | John.R.Olson@state.mn.us |
* The National Young Worker Safety Resource Center, with offices at the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) at the University of California, Berkeley and the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Newton, Massachusetts, is funded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to increase the number of teens trained in basic occupational safety and health.
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