Parents

Information for Keeping Your Kids Safe at Work

Your children are the most important part of your life - and you take great care to keep them safe at home and to be sure the same is true at their schools.

But what about when they start working? Who is watching out for their wellbeing there? Employers may not always have your kids' best interests at heart, and your kids need to know that. And do something about it.

Knowledge is power - and a key to saving lives and preventing injuries on the job. We offer you the following resources to help you help your children.

Tips: articles about how to talk to your kids about workplace safety.

Resources for Parents

Bookmark these websites for quick access to information aimed at caregivers of young workers.

10 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Workplace Safety

As parents, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the amount of information we need to relay to our children about the world. And with an issue as complex and non-glamorous as workplace safety and health, it can be tough to know where to start. Here are a few ways to help you discuss workplace safety with your children:

1. Get them when they’re young. It’s never too early to begin talking about workplace safety (ok, maybe infancy is too early!) The more familiar our children get with their rights and responsibilities as workers, the less likely they’ll be to get injured when they start working.

Warning Signs that Your Child is Unsafe at Work

Let’s face it, most teenagers don’t have their own mortality on their top 10 things to think about. So as parents, it is up to us to remind them to remain vigilant about their safety as they enter into the workforce for the first time.

Because we can’t go with our kids to work, we must know the right questions to ask and we must know the signs of an unsafe work environment so that we can help guide and protect the ones we love.

Warning Signs:

As Parents, You CAN Do Something

Your number-one priority is to keep your children safe and healthy - and that concern doesn't stop at your doorway or their schools... it extends to their places of employment.

But do you actually know how safe your kid is at work?

Sadly, the statistics for young workers are not encouraging. Studies have shown that young people are twice as likely to be injured on the job as adults. This difference can be attributed to several factors, including:


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