Additional Health and Safety Resources

Each summer, thousands of young people entering the workforce are injured on the job. To combat this, LOSH organizes the public awareness campaign Safe Jobs for Youth Month in May each year to highlight the importance of injury prevention among teen workers.

What You Can Do

• Visit YoungWorkers.org to find out how teens and their employers, parents and teachers can become advocates for teen workplace safety.

• Learn about other annual public awareness campaigns through the Department of Industrial Relations. Their program California Partnership for Young Workers’ Health and Safety represents participating government agencies, educators, parents, employers, job trainers, and labor unions.

• Download or order a free Safe Jobs for Youth Month Resource Kit with education and outreach materials for the classroom and the community.