1. Know your rights!

2. OSHA & SAFETY quiz – ECE 1 & 2
Write your name on the top of the quiz
Answer True / False Quiz
PRE-QUIZ FOR ECE 1 (WHITE)
QUIZ FOR ECE 2 (YELLOW) –N is not a choice for 2s
ECE 2 – turn in your quiz; work on the Theorists lesson
ECE 1 – OSHA & DEPT OF LABOR LESSON; QUIZ CORRECTIONS

3. OSHA & Dept of Labor – ECE 1
Teen Workers: Real Jobs, Real Risks video
14 minutes

4. u.s. department of labor wages and hours division
A division of the government responsible for all workers – teens through adults
Know your rights

5. Teen employment
Currently, minimum wage in Virginia is $7.25.

6. work hours for teens Work Hours for Teens (ages 14 and 15):
Not before 7AM or after 7PM from Labor Day to June 1
Not during school hours
7AM – 9PM from June 1 to Labor Day
Maximum hours when school is in session:
18 hours a week, but not more than
3 hours a day on school days, including Fridays
8 hours a day Saturdays and Sundays
Maximum hours when school is not in session  
40 hours a week
8 hours a day
Ask if any of the students are 14 or 15 years old. If they are all older than 15, don’t spend as much time on this slide.
Otherwise, please point out:
Labor Day to June 1 – what is this? The school year
Pay special attention to the max hours that can be worked during the school year and the rest break requirement.
VA Law: Teens, 14 & 15 years old, are required to take a half-hour rest break or meal break after working five consecutive hours.

7. Another division of the U. S
Another division of the U.S. Government – also watches out for all workers, teens through adults.

8. OSHA
In Virginia, Teenagers 16 and 17 years of age have no restrictions on the number of hours worked. They must, however, comply with the compulsory school attendance law and curfew ordinances that may apply and these will influence times they can lawfully work. (Code of Virginia §§ and )
Curfew in Loudoun is midnight to 4AM

9. OSHA
OSHA’s mission is to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.

10. OSHA has identified hazards in 8 workplaces that commonly employ teens.
Find out if any of them work – discuss hazards particular to their workplaces

11. Employer responsibilities
Your employer must
Provide a safe & healthy place to work
Provide safety gear at no cost
Provide training about workplace hazards –using teen friendly words
Inform you of the on-the-job hazards & how to deal with them
Spend time here

12. Employee responsibilities
You must
Learn your rights
Ask for safety training and follow all health/safety rules
Report health/safety hazards
Learn what to do if you get hurt at work
Use safety equipment & protective clothing provided
Stay alert, work safely
Don’t take shortcuts
Know what to do in an emergency
RESPECT the people you work with, never bully or harass
Spend time here

13. OSHA – no dangerous work
As a teen worker (under 18 years old):
YOU MAY NOT
Drive anything with a motor on public streets
Work with a forklift or other powered machinery
Work with powered hoists
Work with power tools or machinery
Work in wrecking, demolition, excavation, or roofing
Work where you could be exposed to radiation
Work where explosives are produced or stored
Spend time here
Point out – golf cart on the course’s property may be OK, but not running to Giant for milk…

14. OSHA– dangerous jobs As a teen, you may NOT:
bake or cook (with some exceptions);
door-to-door sales;
sign waving (unless directly in front of workplace);
lifeguard on elevated slides or at lakes, rivers, ocean, quarries, or piers (15 yr olds may lifeguard at pools & waterparks if trained);
use power-driven machinery;
work on a ladder or scaffold;
work in warehouses; any job in construction, manufacturing, mining, and most businesses that process items (dry cleaners, for example);
load or unload trucks, railroad cars, or conveyors.
More dangerous jobs:
Commercial bakeries prohibited, but not fast food
Door-to-door sales as a job (not selling Girl Scout cookies)

15. Case Study With your team Read the Case Study Answer the questions
Share your answers

16. OSHA & SAFETY post quiz ECE1:
Look at your answers – if you want to change an answer, write the new answer and an explanation in the box with the statement.
Turn in your quiz