NJ Safe Schools Program

Youth @ Work Training for Cosmetology

StudentsBy 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 Hazards

o 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