BWC cares about youth workers!
Ohio's youth are the working adults of the future and keeping them safe at work is a top priority for BWC. To promote youth safety, BWC would like to partner with youth, parents, employers and educators to provide the education and support for youth workers. The toolkits on this Web page provide resources and tools to assist us.

Click on the link below for the tool kit you want to use.

Youth tool kit

This kit is designed to help youth, both employed and those considering employment, make informed choices about their working environment. The goal is to provide resources to youth, focusing primarily on safety and health in the workplace.

1. Web links to safety resources
• Working Teen! What you should know about Safety and Health on the job!
• OSHA - Summer jobs
  This Web site, sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
• Young worker OSHA fact sheet
• WorkSafe BC
  Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics for the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
• Division of Labor and Worker Safety
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety sponsors this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to prohibited occupations for minors in Ohio.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  This Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Web site is full of tips for young workers as well as a detailed listing of commonly held youth jobs with their hazards.
• California Resource Network
  Sponsored by the California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety, this Web site answers commonly asked questions regarding youth and the workplace.
2. Publications/Articles
• Forssman, Sven – Occupational health problems of young workers – International Labour Office, [1973]
• Teen Workers Have Two Jobs
• Are you a working teen?
  University of California at Berkeley/Labor Occupational Health Program
• Occupational Injuries Among Young Workers
3. Information on youth rights and responsibilities in the workplace
• US Department of Labor
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to youth on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
• Youth 2 Work
  This Youth 2 Work Web site, sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is designed to help the youth worker stay healthy and safe while on the job through links specific to youth concerns including stressful conditions, dangerous work, unsafe equipment, trying to hurry and inadequate supervision.
• NIOSH
  Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), this Web site provides youth with an abundance of information on youth safety, including facts for youth from hazard recognition to youth rights in the workplace.
• Fair labor standards
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and Occupational Safety & Health rules which also pertain to young workers.
• Division of Labor
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety provides this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors, including ages with limited work hours.
4. Filing a workers' comp claim
   This Web link provided through this Web site contains information on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or illness in the workplace.

Educator tool kit

Educators of youth today are challenged with preparing them for self-sufficiency in a fast-paced world; one where safety may be a buried priority. This kit is designed to compliment the curriculums of youth educators as they work toward successfully preparing our youth with academic and work-life skills, while stressing the need for safety in the workplace. This focus on safety will impact every aspect of their lives.

1. Web links to safety resources
• Job corp
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to educators on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
• Safety Checklist Program for Schools
  Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this Web site provides many valuable links for educators to assist with educating students in the importance of workplace safety as well as implementing their own safety and health programs through the NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools.
• WorkSafe BC
  This Web site covers a variety of topics of interest to the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
• OSHA
  This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provides information to educators on signing work permits, teaching students their rights and responsibilities as workers, and understanding the educator role.
• Summer jobs
  OSHA gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
• Young worker OSHA fact sheet
• Labor laws and rules
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and occupational safety and health rules which also pertain to young workers.
• Ohio labor laws and rules
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety provides this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors, including ages with limited work hours.
• Prohibited occupations for minors
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety sponsors this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to prohibited occupations for minors in Ohio.
• Filing a workers' comp claim
  This Web link provided through this Web site contains information on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or illness in the workplace.
• California Resource Network
  Provided by the California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety, this Web site contains special information for teachers and counselors to assist them to prepare teens for the workplace.
2. Publications/Articles
• Harriet Rubenstein – Protecting the Health and Safety of Working Teenagers – American Family Physician, Vol. 60/No.2/August 1999
• Labor education for the K-12 curriculum. CFT Labor in the Schools Committee
• Health and safety awareness for working teens
• Occupational Injuries Among Young Workers
3. Video resources available through BWC video library
• Workplace safety: preventing slips, trips, and falls - #690129
• Workplace safety: preventing lifting & carry injury - #690130
• Workplace safety: robbery prevention & awareness - #690131

Parent tool kit

Parents are naturally concerned with the well-being of their children; from the crib to the first day of driving, all with safety of their children in mind. The BWC parent tool kit provides parents of youth resources as they assist their children in making workplace choices, with safety in mind. Parental participation in youth work decisions based on safety will not only enhance the parent-child relationship but will serve to develop the focus of safety as a top priority in their lives.

1. Web links to safety resources
• NIOSH
  Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this Web site provides valuable information and links for parents that will assist them in discussing workplace safety with their teen along with fact sheets and information on very specific dangers for youth workers.
• WorkSafe BC
  Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics of interest to the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
• Summer jobs
  This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
• Young Worker OSHA fact sheet
• The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  This Web site is full of tips for young workers as well as information for parents and their roles in young worker safety.
• Calfornia Resource Network
  Provided by the California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety, this Web site contains special tips for parents which will assist them in preparing their teen for the workplace.
2. Publications/Articles
• Are you the employer or parent of a teen worker?
• Occupational Injuries Among Young Workers
3. Information on youth rights and responsibilities in the workplace
• US Department of Labor - compliance
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to youth on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
• Prohibited jobs in Ohio
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety sponsors this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to prohibited occupations for minors in Ohio.
• Youth 2 Work
  Sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this site is designed to help the youth worker stay healthy and safe while on the job through links specific to youth concerns including stressful conditions, dangerous work, unsafe equipment, trying to hurry and inadequate supervision.
• NIOSH
  Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), this Web site provides youth with an abundance of information on youth safety, including facts for youth from hazard recognition to youth rights in the workplace.
• Federal youth labor laws
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and occupational safety and health rules, which also pertain to young workers.
• Ohio labor laws for minors
  The Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety provides this Web page with the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors, including ages with limited work hours.
4. Filing a workers’ compensation claim
• Filing a workers' comp claim
  This Web link provided through this Web site contains information on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or illness in the workplace.

Employer tool kit

Employers of youth face issues with their young workers which they will not find in the older work force. The BWC employer tool kit provides resources and information for employers to promote safety and health to protect young workers, while reminding employers the importance of safety for all their work force.

1. Web links to safety resources
• US Department of Labor - compliance
  This Web site sponsored by the US Department of Labor provides information to employers on compliance issues and other concerns of youth in the work force.
• NIOSH
  Sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this Web site provides information to employers specific to the youth worker and injury prevention in specific jobs including agriculture, construction and fast food service.
• OSHA
  This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), provides information to the employer on ways of preventing workplace injuries to teens and other workers as well as Department of Labor (DOL) laws protecting the younger worker.
• Summer jobs for youth
  This Web site sponsored by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), gives information on specific summer jobs for youth.
• WorkSafe BC
  Sponsored by WorkSafe BC, this Web site covers a variety of topics of interest to the young worker, including a special spotlight video clip on a young worker.
• Young Worker OSHA fact sheet
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
  This Web site is full of tips for young workers as well as information for employers to provide guidance in health and safety.
• California Resource Network
  Provided by the California Resource Network for Young Workers’ Health and Safety, this Web site contains special information for employers to assist them with their teen employees.
2. Publications/Articles
• Facts for employers – University of California at Berkeley/Labor Occupational Health Program
• NIOSH – Preventing deaths, injuries and illnesses of young workers
• Protecting youth at work: health, safety and development of working children and adolescents in the US. National Academy Press, 1998 (BWC Library)
• Sandy Smith – “Learning the hard way: preventing teen injuries in summer jobs.” Occupational Hazards, 6/20/2002
• Sample articles for employers
• Occupational Injuries Among Young Workers
3. Educational resources on restrictions involving hours of employment and nature of work for youth
• Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety
  This web page provides the Ohio laws pertaining to employment of minors, including ages with limited work hours.
• Child labor laws
  This Web site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor provides links to rules pertaining to young workers including child labor provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act and occupational safety and health rules which also pertain to young workers.
• Ohio Division of Labor and Worker Safety
  ' This Web page contains Ohio laws pertaining to prohibited occupations for minors in Ohio.
• Youth safety publications
  Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, this Web site provides employers youth safety posters, stickers and bookmarks formatted for printing.
4. Video resources available through BWC video library
• Workplace safety: preventing slips, trips, and falls - #690129
• Workplace safety: preventing slips, trips, and falls - #690130
• Workplace safety: robbery prevention & awareness - #690131
5. Filing a workers’ compensation claim
• Filing a workers' comp claim
  This Web link provided through this Web site contains information on filing a worker’s compensation claim in the event of an injury or illness in the workplace.