--- title: First Job, Safe Job | Katharine Reid description: Helping parents keep their teens safe at work. Practical tips and checklists to start the conversation about workplace safety with teens, so their first job is a safe one. --- [![FirstJob_SafeJob_reverse (1)](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Job%2c%20Safe%20Job%20Blog/FirstJob_SafeJob_reverse%20(1).png?width=1614&height=626&name=FirstJob_SafeJob_reverse%20(1).png "FirstJob_SafeJob_reverse (1)")](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job) [![FirstJob_SafeJob (1)](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/First%20Job%2c%20Safe%20Job%20Blog/FirstJob_SafeJob%20(1).png?width=1614&height=626&name=FirstJob_SafeJob%20(1).png "FirstJob_SafeJob (1)")](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job) - About Us Show submenu for About Us - [About First Job Safe Job](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/about) - [Contributors](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/contributors) - [Blog Homepage](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job) - [Français](https://engage.wsps.ca/premier-emploi) Close - About Us Show submenu for About Us - [About First Job Safe Job](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/about) - [Contributors](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/contributors) - [Blog Homepage](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job) - [Français](https://engage.wsps.ca/premier-emploi) # Katharine Reid # First Job, # Safe Job #### Helping parents keep #### kids safe at work ## Posts by Katharine Reid: [![ A young worker being trained at a coffee shop by her supervisor. Both looking at a tablet.](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/WHATSA~1.png?width=365&name=WHATSA~1.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/safety-training-for-your-teen) ## [What safety training should your teen get when they start a new job? Use this training checklist](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/safety-training-for-your-teen) Any job for teens can be dangerous without the right training. When your teen starts a new job,... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/safety-training-for-your-teen) [![Teen in wheelchair working as a barista at a small buisness.](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/uniform%20-%20900x444.png?width=365&name=uniform%20-%20900x444.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/the-surprising-way-uniforms-and-jewellery-impact-safety-how-to-keep-your-teen-safe) ## [The surprising way uniforms and jewellery impact safety: How to keep your teen safe](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/the-surprising-way-uniforms-and-jewellery-impact-safety-how-to-keep-your-teen-safe) Your teen may feel like what they wear to work won’t impact the safety of their job, but that... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/the-surprising-way-uniforms-and-jewellery-impact-safety-how-to-keep-your-teen-safe) [![](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/PPE%20-%20900x444.png?width=365&name=PPE%20-%20900x444.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/ppe-and-your-childs-first-job-a-parents-guide-to-peace-of-mind) ## [PPE and your child's first job: A parent's guide to peace of mind](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/ppe-and-your-childs-first-job-a-parents-guide-to-peace-of-mind) It’s scary sending your kid into the workforce for the first time. Will their boss or manager take... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/ppe-and-your-childs-first-job-a-parents-guide-to-peace-of-mind) [![](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Food%20Prep%20-%20900x444.png?width=365&name=Food%20Prep%20-%20900x444.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/food-prep-jobs-for-teens-4-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) ## [Food prep jobs for teens: 4 tips to help keep them safe](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/food-prep-jobs-for-teens-4-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) Food prep jobs for teens come with a lot of inherent risks: extremely hot surfaces, sharp objects... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/food-prep-jobs-for-teens-4-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) [![A young worker in a hotel](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/900x444%20-%20FJSJ%20Photos%20%281%29.png?width=365&name=900x444%20-%20FJSJ%20Photos%20%281%29.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/hotel-jobs-and-teens-what-you-need-to-know-to-keep-your-child-safe-at-work) ## [Hotel jobs and teens: What you need to know to keep your child safe at work](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/hotel-jobs-and-teens-what-you-need-to-know-to-keep-your-child-safe-at-work) When Tricia Bahen was 17, she got a job at a popular resort as a maid (and sometimes waitress). She... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/hotel-jobs-and-teens-what-you-need-to-know-to-keep-your-child-safe-at-work) [![Young workers receiving training in a warehouse.](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Repeating%20Tasks%20-%20900x44.png?width=365&name=Repeating%20Tasks%20-%20900x44.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/what-was-that-again-how-repeating-tasks-can-help-your-child-stay-safe-at-work) ## [What was that again? How repeating tasks can help your child stay safe at work](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/what-was-that-again-how-repeating-tasks-can-help-your-child-stay-safe-at-work) When Chris Suppa was a teenager, he started working for a photography retail store and processing... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/what-was-that-again-how-repeating-tasks-can-help-your-child-stay-safe-at-work) [![Teen working in a horse barn.](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Farm%20-%20900x444.png?width=365&name=Farm%20-%20900x444.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/so-your-teen-got-a-job-on-a-farm-5-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) ## [So your teen got a job on a farm: 5 tips to help keep them safe](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/so-your-teen-got-a-job-on-a-farm-5-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) Between the ages of 14 and 17, Jessica Bailie worked at a pick-your-own farm, bakery, market and... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/so-your-teen-got-a-job-on-a-farm-5-tips-to-help-keep-them-safe) [![Images of two teens at a landscaping job.](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/900x444%20-%20FJSJ%20Photos.png?width=365&name=900x444%20-%20FJSJ%20Photos.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/landscaping-jobs-for-teens-six-ways-to-keep-your-child-healthy-and-safe-at-work) ## [Landscaping jobs for teens: Six ways to keep your child healthy and safe at work](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/landscaping-jobs-for-teens-six-ways-to-keep-your-child-healthy-and-safe-at-work) When Nathan Birtch was in his late teens and early 20’s he worked for a landscaping company cutting... [Read More Click to view blog post](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/landscaping-jobs-for-teens-six-ways-to-keep-your-child-healthy-and-safe-at-work) [![](https://engage.wsps.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Tools-900x444.png?width=365&name=Tools-900x444.png)](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/tools-and-machines) ## [Tools and machines can harm your teen at work. Here’s how to help keep them safe](https://engage.wsps.ca/first-job-safe-job/tools-and-machines) After an ice storm froze the lifts at a New Brunswick ski hill where then 19-year-old Kody Thorne... 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