Online Training

Training Materials

Welcome to our online resource page! Included on this page are training curricula that we have adapted from a variety of sources, as acknowledged below.  All the trainings are provided in both English and Spanish.

The Young Worker Safety and Health General Awareness Training materials include a PowerPoint presentation and a lesson plan to accompany the training. Whether you are an employer who just hired young workers or an educator preparing young workers to enter the workforce, this training will provide a basic overview of young worker safety and health. This course is meant to be given during a 1-2 hour training session.

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The PRIMER OF YOUNG WORKER SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES training materials were developed to either provide instruction for young workers (defined as those ages 14-24) about young worker safety and health concerns or to instruct employers and educators about the importance of this topic. This course is designed to be presented as four distinct lessons during a 6-8 hour workshop class for employees or a 4 hour overview course for employers or educators.

This interactive, hands-on training will cover the following topics:

• Introduction to Young Worker Injuries and Illnesses
• Identification of Workplace hazards (e.g. chemical, biological, safety, and other health hazards.
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Finding a Voice—Speaking up and against workplace hazards
• Taking Action
• Young Worker Rights and Responsibilities
• An Overview of Young Worker Labor Laws

Included for you to be able to administer this course are the lesson plans for training, copies of the PowerPoint slides to be used for instruction, handouts we recommend using with the training, and other forms of media. Media for this training comes from a variety of sources.

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Each topic has a separate lesson plan developed to assist teachers with instruction. These lesson plans include a detailed objective for the training, focused ideas that promote enduring understanding and answer essential questions, the total duration for the lesson, the materials and equipment necessary to conduct the lesson, and any additional notes for the instructor. 

Acknowledgement of Sources:

The authors wish to acknowledge valuable source material taken from the Youth @ Work: Talking Safety curriculum, documents from the OSHA website, resources provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and the Work Safe, Work Smart: Health and Safety Awareness for Working Teens curriculum, the OSHA’s 11 Curriculum, and the WorkSafe BC Lost Youth video.  Additional materials were gathered from various sources that are cited throughout the presentation.