European Safety Week 2006: a Safe Start for young
workers
European Safety Week runs from 23-27 October 2006 and this
year’s theme is the safety of young workers, in particular those
starting their first jobs. Employers rarely take the needs of young
workers into consideration and, as young people rarely have any
training in health and safety awareness during their education,
most start their first job without the faintest idea of how to work
safely.
Hazards Magazine has recently reported that at work, a worker
aged 16-24 is injured every 12 minutes, seriously injured every 40
minutes, and killed every 4 weeks. For more information
click here.
European Safety Week is organised by the European Agency for
Safety and Health at Work. For this year’s campaign there are
several fact sheets with advice for young people, parents,
supervisors and employers. These can be found
here.
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