4301.0 Young worker health and safety : Young worker fatalities

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
Session Objectives: Participants will be able to: -discuss unique factors that contribute to fatal occupational injuries among young workers -Describe approaches by health, safety and labor organizations to addressing risk for work-related fatalities among young workers
Moderator:
Mary E. Miller, MN, RN
Discussant:
Letitia Davis, ScD, EdM

2:30pm
Adolecent worker fatalities involving child labor and OSHA violations in North Carolina (1991- 2008)
Kimberly J. Rauscher, ScD, MA and Carol W. Runyan, PhD
     
2:45pm
Case analysis of a young worker fatality: Focus on prevention
Sheila Brown Arbury, RN, MPH, COHN-S
        
3:00pm
Cause and Prevention of Young Worker Fatalities
Ernest Weiss, Senior Analyst

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Organized by: Occupational Health and Safety
Endorsed by: School Health Education and Services, Social Work, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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