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Online resource for employers of the young relaunched
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) website
www.youngworker.co.uk, promoting the safety of young workers, has been revamped in time for with this year’s European Week for Safety and Health at Work (October 23-27).
The online resource for employers will be a help for organisations, particularly those with fewer than 200 employees, work experience organisers and young people aged 14-25 who are involved in work experience or starting work for the first time.
Comment:
“Accidents are a major cause of death and injury to our population and the greatest single threat to life for children and young people. A lack of experience together with risk-taking behaviour, especially during the teenage and young adult years, can be a lethal combination - particularly when they occur in the environments of road or workplace.
Figures show that a young worker, aged between 16 and 24, is seriously injured every 40 minutes in the UK and one young person is killed at work each month. We hope our ‘new look’ website will help cut these tragedies by increasing interest in health and safety among the young and providing a valuable resource for employers.” - RoSPA Occupational Safety Adviser.
23.10.06
