Including Occupational Safety & Health in Workforce Preparation Nationwide

1. Spreading the Word: IncludingOccupational Safety & Health in Workforce Preparation Nationwide Williamsburg, Virginia April 2004

2. Percent Youth Working a Minimum of 10 Hours/Week by Grade Level, United States, 1994-1995 Source: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Adapted from Protecting Youth at Work, National Academy Press, 1998.

3. Where Do Teens Work?(Data from of Dr. Dawn Castillo, NIOSH) • Most Teen jobs are: • Temporary • Part-time • Low-paying

4. Retail 54% Restaurants.... 24% Grocery Stores...10% Department stores.... 4% Other retail...16% Services 25% Recreation... 6% Education... 4% Health Service.. 3% Other... 12% The Top Two

5. Thousands of Teens Are Injured On the Job Every Year • 64,000 (ave) each year are hurt bad enough to need emergency room care... (84,000 in 1999!) plus another 13,000 injured on farms. • Typically (and tragically!) 70 die each year from their injuries...PLUS..over 100 most years on farms.

6. Rates of Work-related Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments, by Age, 1999 Rates are per 100 fulltime equivalents. Source: National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NIOSH, 1999).

7. Industry Distribution of Work Injury Deaths, 1992-2000 Data: Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

8. Teen Injuries/Deaths... • Are higher for males than females • Are higher for older teens than for younger ones • Most Commoninjuries: cuts, sprains, strains, burns, fractures • Leading causes of death: motor vehicles, machinery (compactors, farms eq), electrocution, homicide

9. Where Are Teens Injured? Restaurant: 38% Grocery: 8% Other retail: 8% While only 5% of teens work in Ag, and it accounts for only 7% of injuries, 40% of teens who died were working in agriculture!

10. NIOSH New & Young Worker Project: Began In 2001 Phase 1: Contract effort competitively awarded to the National Safety Council • Collect, review, and assess existing OSH curricula, material, & approaches from national and international sources • Collect information from stakeholders • Prepare a report recommending “core” OSH topics needed by all new workers (including teens)

11. Final Report: Aug. 9, 2002 • Completed internal and external review • Used as a springboard to propose additional work (both intramural and extramural funding)—more pending... • Used as a starting point for collaborative efforts with national partners

12. National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium • Career Clusters Initiative: may reach many/most students in some states. “Can NIOSH & OSHA help us determine occupational safety and health foundation skills appropriate for all clusters?”

13. Ag & natural resources Architecture & Construction Arts, AV, & Communications Business management and administration Education & Training Transportation, distribution, logistics Finance Health Sciences Government and public administration Hospitality & Tourism Human Services Info. Technology Law, public safety & security Manufacturing Marketing, sales & service Science, technology, engineering, mathematics Career Clusters: A Partnership Between Educators & Employerswww.careerclusters.org

14. Small Working Group Formed • Establish shared project objectives (NIOSH, NASDCTEc, OSHA, NIU, SIU, Texas A&M, U. of Cincinnati, and others on various topics...)

15. Agree on Cross-Cutting K&S • Reach agreement on cross-cutting OSH knowledge and skills- 5 goals Appropriate For All Career Clusters

16. ID Existing Curriculum • Help Career Clusters developers to identify existing curriculum resources that match the K&S we jointly selected as “core”. Create new curriculum as needed to fill gaps. • Ongoing now- First draft of complete materials arrived at NIOSH this week.

17. Pilot Test • With state partners, test curricula within a sample of collaborating states- begin in 2004.

18. What Then? • NIOSH will help disseminate OSH Foundation K&S and curriculum via web, electronic, and print • Publish research & recommendations • Partner in support of further “diffusion of innovation” : • Education groups/ School Principals/ academia • Labor/trade/industry groups/other government agencies • Youth organizations • Community groups

19. Goal 1 • Knowledge and positive attitudes regarding OSH • Understand risk, susceptibility, impact on life • Value workplace safety • Believe every person can contribute to OSH

20. Goal 2 • Understand rights and responsibilities • Workers’ rights • Workers’ responsibilities (follow rules & procedures, reporting, recording) • Employers’ responsibilities (safe workplace, training, hours & wages, etc)

21. Goal 3 • Hazard Recognition • Types of hazards (chem, physical, bio...) • Sources of information about hazards • Within workplaces (MSDS, labels, job aids,...) • From sources external to workplaces (OSHA, NIOSH, manufacturers, publications, providers of services, etc...)

22. Goal 4 • Hazard Control: How to find information and how to seek help/ communicate about it. • Categories of hazard control • remove the hazard • minimize the hazard • protect yourself

23. Goal 5 • Understand your role in emergency response • Types of emergencies • Types of plans.. who is in charge? • Who do you notify and how? • How do you get out, get help, or shelter in place?

24. Samples of Activities

25. True Case Histories • Raise Awareness • Improve Risk Perception • Stimulate critical thinking and problem solving

26. True Stories • Carl hired as an office helper to a construction firm. (Fell- permanent invalid) • Tanya working at “Subway”. (Robbed, beaten, terrorized) • Jennifer at “Burger King”. (Cut off finger) • Jesse for “Domino’s Pizza”. (Killed in car crash making a “30 min. or free” delivery) • Juan (Poisoned picking Strawberries on a friend’s farm.)

28. Labor Law Bingo • Requires some modifications to be specific to each state • Learn while you play • Team or individual options for play

29. Hazard Mapping • Safety Hazards (slippery floor) RED • Chemical Hazards (cleaning supplies) Green • Other Health Hazards (noise) BLUE • Sites: fast food, office, grocery store, family farm, gas station/convenience store, retail clothing store, doctor’s office, veterinarian’s office, pet supply retail store, drycleaner, etc!

30. How to Map... • Select your site • Draw your site layout (view from the top) • Find and label the hazards using 3 colors • Discuss the possible “effects” of the hazards and choose 1 or 2 “top” hazards. • Brainstorm best ways to : • eliminate this hazard • minimize this hazard • protect yourself if you have to work with this hazard

31. Additional NIOSH Young Worker Initiatives: • FACE-- Fatality and injury tracking leading to NIOSH Alerts and other recommendations (DSR-Dr. Castillo) • Skill Standards development (John Palassis) • NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools. A Resource Guide on CD-ROM (John Palassis) • Ag grants and Cooperative agreements- over 32 research projects, surveys, and a national Child Ag Injury Prevention Center • NIOSH Young Worker Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/youth

32. Contact Information Dr. Frances Beauman 2450 Foundation Drive Suite 100 Springfield, Illinois 62703 800/252-4822 fbeauman@ioes.org

33. Questions...Comments?