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School Nurses: A Resource for Young Worker Safety

Doloris N. Higgins, RN, MS, COHN-S

Doloris N. Higgins, RN, MS, COHN-S, is a safety and occupational health specialist with the Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Jeanette Tierney, RN, BSN, COHN-S

Jeanette Tierney, RN, BSN, COHN-S, is the director of Wisconsin Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (WI FACE), Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI

Meredith Lins, RN, BSN

Meredith Lins, RN, BSN, is an investigator with Wisconsin FACE, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI

Lawrence Hanrahan, PhD

Lawrence Hanrahan, PhD, is a Senior Epidemiologist, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Madison, WI

On average, 67 youths under age 18 die at work in the United States each year, and many more suffer work-related injuries. In 1998, an estimated 77,000 young workers suffered work injuries that required treatment in hospital emergency rooms. It is estimated that only one third of work-related injuries are seen in emergency departments; therefore, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that nearly 230,000 youths suffer work-related injuries each year. Through NIOSH’s Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) program, NIOSH investigators identified poor knowledge of child labor laws, lack of safety training and supervision, inappropriate job assignment, and lack of employer compliance with labor laws as factors contributing to young worker deaths. School nurses serve as a resource to other professionals, parents, employers, and students and can help foster safer working conditions for youth by providing these groups with young worker safety information.

Key Words: child labor • occupational fatalities • prevention • school nurses • young workers

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 6, 317-323 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/10598405040200060501
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