NJ Safe Schools Program

Youth @ Work Training for Cosmetology

Students

By Krishnaben Patel

NJ Safe Schools Program

MissionHealth and Safety

Matters

• To assist schools in reducing risk to occupational safety and health hazards in secondary school and work microenvironments in which NJ adolescents spend time.

Young Workers• ______ minors work in the US each year

• Many youth are injured on the job:

o 158,000 <18-year-olds injured/year in the US

o 52,600 <18-year-olds to the ER for work related injuries

o 38 <18-year-olds die from occupational injuries each year

• Young workers are injured at a higher rate than adult workers.

Youth @ Work Training

• Health and Safety education• Importance of the training curriculum • Goals of the training

Cosmetology Field• Cosmetology careers• Beauty comes at a price…• Occupational hazards include

o Exposure to hazardous chemicalso Risk of infectiono Repetitive motion injurieso Burns/cuts/scratcheso Noiseo Stresso Violence in the workplaceo Issues from standing for long periods of time

Cosmetology Youth@Work Training

Schedule• Introductions and Salon Safety Quiz (pre-test)

•Child Labor Laws Introduction and Video: Teen Workers: Real Jobs, Real Risks

• Identifying Job Hazards and Find the Hazards Activity

•Controlling Hazardso Chemical Hazards/Proper Glove Removal Activity/Ventilation Videoo Ergonomicso Electric Safety 

• Putting it all together: Pyramid Game and Wrap-Up

The Salon Safety Quiz post-test will be administered by the cosmetology teacher(s) after the training is conducted, ideally the day after the training.

Pyramid Game

Results of Salon Safety Quiz

• Average Pre Vs Post scores

Grade 9 & 10 Grade 11 & 12

Over all0

102030405060708090

Pre- scoresPost-scores

Next Steps • Modifying the game• Modifying the quiz• More time spent on hazard identification • Goal: leads to better results

Acknowledgement of Sources

• Youth@Work Talking Safety Curriculum, CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Healtho http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/

• Introduction to OSHAo http://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/teachingaids.html

• Young Worker Safety and Health Training for the Cosmetology Industry- Safe School PowerPoint

Any Questions