Putting young workers first
In Britain in the last decade 53 under 19s
were killed at work and over 13,000 suffered major injuries. More
than 42,000 other teenagers were hurt by their work. Our Putting
Young Workers First campaign called for the government to implement
an action plan to get health and safety into teacher training and
the school curriculum, tighten up standards in work placements and
improve accident reporting.
Making our voice heard
• We launched Wiseup2work, an award-winning
website packed with free resources to help teachers and
employers
• We developed the free Workplace Hazard Awareness
Course for year 10 students – over 4,500 teachers and trainers
have downloaded the pack
• We raised awareness of teenage worker safety at events up
and down the UK
• We worked with the Child Safety Education Coalition to
improve risk education in schools
Quote me
“The large number of deaths and injuries of
teenagers in the workplace is an appalling tragedy, involving
wasted young lives and misery. IOSH’s measures are a practical
solution which I strongly support.”
Michael Clapham MP, 2007