Safe Work/Work Safe Know your rights.  Developed by O[yes] - the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition.  www.oregonyoungworkers.org www.oregonyoungworkers.org.

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Safe Work/Work Safe Know your rights

 Developed by O[yes] - the Oregon Young Employee Safety Coalition.   Revised with permission for the California Partnership for Young Worker Health and Safety  California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Have you or someone you know ever been injured on the job? California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

146,000 people under the age of 24 are injured at work each year 400 young workers are injured every day Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) City of Hayward, CA Population 145,800 Torrance, CA Population 145,900 California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Many young worker injuries happen in retail shops, grocery stores, and restaurants Source: California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Between 15 – 24 you are twice as likely to get injured on the job as everyone over 25 Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

What are some hazards in the workplace? California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Your employer’s job is to provide:  A safe and healthy workplace  Information on hazards in the workplace  Training about health and safety Your Job is to:  Follow all safety procedures  Report any health and safety hazards to a supervisor  Keep work areas clean California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Your employer’s job is to provide:  Training about emergency procedures  Personal protective equipment (PPE)  Payment or medical care if you get hurt or sick at work Your Job is to:  Know what to do in an emergency  Use personal protective equipment when required  Ask questions when you feel uncertain or unsafe California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

What can we do about hazards at work? California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Employee rights The Right to: Know about job hazards California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Employee rights The Right to: Refuse dangerous work that you are unprepared to do safely California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Employee rights The Right to: Participate and ask questions California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

SPEAK UP! What are some questions you might want to ask about your job? California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Be specific Address the problem, not the person California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Be specific - Example She left this handle sticking out of the shelves and I almost fell over it and broke my neck! While I was carrying freight down the aisle, I almost tripped over this handle sticking out of the shelves. California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Offer a solution What or how could the safety or health hazard be changed? California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Be present Listen and ask for feedback California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Be sensitive/empathetic Show you care Offer suggestions: use “I believe” or “I think” California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Your turn You are asked to close up shop by yourself, which you’ve never done before and you haven’t had training. California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Your turn You are told that because of staff shortage you will be driving a forklift. A co-worker tells you that you have to be 18 and trained to do this legally. You are 17. California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

Your turn A co-worker is harassing you at work and making you feel uncomfortable. California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

RESOURCES O[yes] California Partnership for Young Worker Health & Safety youngworkers.org

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