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Keeping Teen Workers SafeKeeping Teen Workers Safe
Focus on Food ServiceFocus on Food Service
Topics Covered
• Teen injury rates.
• Common injury types for teens who work in food service.
• Injury prevention tips.
• Rules, policies, and links.
Teen Worker Injuries
• Every year more than 70,000 teen workers are hurt on the job in the United States.
A Serious Problem
Teen Worker Injuries - USA
• The teen injury rate is more than two times higher than the adult rate.
• About 70 teens each year die from work injuries in this country.
The Problem Is Real
• In Washington State, an average of 10 working teens every day seek medical treatment at a hospital or clinic because of a work injury.
• One teen worker died in 2004, 3 died in 2003.
• Seven died between 1992 and 2002.
The Problem Is Real
• One teen worker was burned over 70% of his body when a chicken fryer blew up.
• One teen worker was killed after falling more than 30 feet to his death while washing windows.
• In both instances the teens were doing their best to do their jobs.
Food Service Jobs–Washington State
• Many teens start a first job in food service.
• More than 800 teens suffer injuries requiring medical treatment in Washington each year while employed in the food service industry.
Food Service Jobs
• The top four injury types in food service are:– Cuts,
– Burns,
– Sprains & strains,
– Slips, trips and falls.
How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• To prevent knife cuts:
– Be careful when cleaning knives or blades.
– Always look at what youare cutting.
– Place a damp cloth under cutting boards to prevent slipping.
How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• To prevent knife cuts:
- Cut properly
– Carry knives with point down and backwards
– Wear gloves that protectyour hands from cuts.
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How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• To prevent machine cuts:
– Be sure moving parts are covered by guards.
– Turn off power and unplug to clean.
– Keep your hands, face and hair away from moving parts.
Meat Slicer
Teens under the age of 16 are prohibited from operating food slicers.
How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• Prevent machine cuts by:
– Not wearing clothing or jewelry that could get caught in machines.
– Not using equipment that you have not been trained to use.
How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• To prevent can lid cuts:
– Use the provided can opener.
– Use gloves or dishcloth to dispose of lid.
– Throw it way where it won’t injure someone else.
How Can Cuts Be Prevented?
• To prevent cuts from broken glass:– Use a broom and dustpan
to clean it up.
– Wear gloves if you must use your hands.
– Don’t use hands and feet to smash down garbage.
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent burns from grills and fryers:
– Don’t brush up against grills or fryers.
– Stay clear of grills and fryers unless you are working there.
– Wear a protective apron.
– Use automatic food lowering devices.
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent burns from grills and fryers:
– Cover hot oil and grease when not in use.
– Let ice crystals melt away before frying frozen foods.
– Follow company rules for handling hot oil wastes.
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent other oil and grease burns:
– Watch out for spatters and spills.
– Use protective apron and mitt.
– Clean up spills as soon as they happen.
Protective Mitt
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent burns from open flames:
– Keep hair and clothes away from flames.
– Keep flammable materials away from flames.
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent steam burns:
– Watch out for steam cloud when you open dishwasher, steam table or other places where steam occurs.
– Wear protective gloves whenever you open something filled with steam.
How Can Burns Be Prevented?
• To prevent burns from hot food and drinks:
– Understand how to operate equipment that produces hot food and drinks.
– Make sure take-out lids are
securely attached.
– When carrying food, watch out for other people.
How Can Strains Be Prevented?
• Ask for help with heavy loads.
• Ask for training in safe lifting methods.
• Push loads rather than pull them.
• Don’t lift and then twist.
• Don’t lean out drive-through windows.
How Can Slips, Trips & Falls be Prevented?
• To prevent trips, slips and falls:
– Make sure your path is clear, clean and dry before carrying a load.
– Move boxes and carts out of the way.
– Watch for mop and broom handles.
– Use non-slip floor pads.
How Can Slips, Trips & Falls Be Prevented?
• To Prevent trips, slips and falls:
– Wear shoes with soles that grip.
– Clean up spills as soon as they happen.
– When you carry something, put a lid on it. Use a cart or hand truck if it’s heavy.
– Be aware of your workingarea.
Slip-resistant shoes
How Can Slips, Trips & Falls Be Prevented?
• Ladders:
– Use ladders correctly.
– Don’t lean out away from the ladder. Move it closer.
– Have a helper secure the area.
– Put the ladder back where it belongs when finished.
– Don’t leave a ladder unattended.
Remember
• Your employer is required by law to provide a safe work place for you.
• All workers have this right.
• Your responsibility is to follow the safety rules.
Remember
• No one expects that you will know everything about your job, including your boss, even if you have worked in a similar place or have been on the job for awhile.
• If you don’t know how
to do something - ASK!
What Can Teen Workers Do?
• If you see dangerous situations, tell someone!
• All workers have the right by law to be safe.
• Report unsafe situations!
Rules, Policies & Links
The Department of Labor and Industries hosts a Website about Teen Worker Safety. The site has information about rules and policies regarding hiring teens, wage and hour issues, prohibited activities, necessary posters and forms, and much more.
L&I Teen Workers
Labor and Industries also conducts workshops for restaurant managers and supervisors to teach them how to safely employ teen workers.
L&I Teen Restaurant Safety
Federal OSHA also has a teen worker website:
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/
Thank you for taking the time to learn about safety and health and how to prevent injuries and illnesses.