Restaurant Industry Safety & Health - Young Worker Safety
Training from L&I
Posters/Publications
Free materials you can view, download and print or order from L&I.
Videos
Videos you can watch online or reserve from L&I's video library.
- Teens Teaching Teens : Food Service Safety Tips .
- Teen Workers: Real Jobs, Real Risks English/Spanish (also viewable online or downloadable).
- Restaurant Safety : Robbery Prevention and Awareness / Cómo Prevenir Robos (English/Spanish).
Workshops
No-fee workshops provided by L&I at locations near you.
Alerts & Bulletins
Learn about specific events and how you can prevent them from happening in your workplace.
Young cook seriously burned by boiling water (75 KB PDF) / Un joven se quemó limpiando una freidora (Spanish version) (84 KB PDF) (SHARP).-
Young man seriously burned while cleaning deep fryer (90 KB PDF) (SHARP).
Training from Others
Training resources from other organizations. Important: "Links" to other information sources are provided as a courtesy, but we cannot vouch for or take responsibility for information contained beyond files administered by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Information in this content may conflict with L&I rule requirements. Links do not represent or imply the endorsement of commercial products by the State of Washington, Labor and Industries, or by departmental staff. For more information, read L&I's Intended Usage policy.
Accident Prevention Program
- Clean-up Safety (OSHA Teen safety poster).
Physical Safety & Health
- 17-Year-Old Pizza Delivery Driver Killed in a Motor Vehicle Accident (N.J. Fatality Report. Note: Minors under 18 years old are NOT permitted to drive on the job).
- 25-Year-Old Restaurant Manager Electrocuted (NIOSH FACE Fatality Report).
- Frozen "mushroom cap" handle traps worker inside freezer (WorkSafeBC Hazard alert).
- Preventing Electrocutions of Workers in Fast Food Restaurants (NIOSH Alert)
- Full NIOSH FACE fatality report: Electrocution in a Fast Food Restaurant.
- Preventing Slips/Trips/Falls (OSHA Teen safety poster).
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Preventing Work-Related Burn Injury to Youth Working in Fast Food Restaurants (303 KB PDF) (NIOSH).
- Safe Knife Handling (OSHA Teen safety poster).
- Safer Lifting (OSHA Teen safety poster).
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Scald Burns in Restaurant Workers (236 KB PDF) (Includes stories of injuries to young workers).
- To Prevent Burns (OSHA Teen safety poster).
- Young pizzeria worker loses three fingers (WorkSafeBC on-line video).
- Young worker's arm caught in conveyor belt (WorkSafeBC Hazard alert).
- Youth Restaurant Cashier Shot to Death During Attempted Robbery (WI NIOSH Fatality Report).
Specific Workplaces and Activities
- Drive-thru (OSHA Teen safety poster).
- Fryer Safety (OSHA Teen safety poster).
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Preventing Deaths, Injuries, and Illnesses of Young Workers (303 KB PDF) (NIOSH Fact sheet).
- ProSafety Culinary Arts Curriculum (University of Washington).
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Young Worker Safety Can't Wait - Safety Kit for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry (2.7 MB PDF / 8 min.) (WorkSafeBC. Training tool for owners, managers, supervisors)..
- Youth Worker Safety in Restaurants (OSHA eTool).
- Youth Worker Safety in Restaurants - Quizzes (OSHA eTool).
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.
