Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Young Worker Safety
Guidelines for Program Development
- Prohibited Duties for Minors.
- Teen workers (Hiring; hours of work; wages, breaks, and meal periods; forms)
Resources from Others
Accident Prevention Program
- Work schedules and fatigue (WorkSafeBC).
- Shift work and sleep (National Sleep Foundation).
- Teens and Sleep (National Sleep Foundation).
Specific Workplaces and Activities
Facts about Drowsy Driving: Teens/Young Drivers (National Sleep Foundation) /
Spanish version: Maneja Descansado…Llega Sano y Salvo: Datos Sobre Manejar Cansado.- Safety Sense: Workplace Health and Safety Student Program - General (Queensland Department of Industrial Relations, Australia. Online training program).
- Safety Sense: Workplace Health and Safety Student Program - Hospitality and Tourism Industry (Queensland Department of Industrial Relations, Australia. Online training program).
- Safety tips for new and young workers and their employers (WorkSafe Victoria, Australia. Tip sheet).
- Teens Working in Food Service (Texas Department of Insurance, Safe work practices tip sheet).
- Training Checklist for Young Workers (WorkSafe Victoria, Australia).
- Young Worker Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- Young Workers (OSHA).
How can I get help from L&I?
- To request a confidential workplace safety or health consultation, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/Assistance/Consultation/about.asp for no charge technical assistance.
- For help with controlling your claims costs, call or visit http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/Basics/Assistance/Consultation/riskmanagement.asp for a no charge risk management consultation.
- Find information about filing a workplace safety & health complaint you may call or visit a local L&I office to file a complaint.
- Follow guidance in Steps To a Safe Workplace to create your safety program from scratch.
- For general information, call 1-800-423-7233.
