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Tools and machines can harm your teen at work. Here’s how to help keep them safe
After an ice storm froze the lifts at a New Brunswick ski hill where then 19-year-old Kody Thorne...
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Your kid just started a new job. But is their workplace safe? Here are 3 questions to ask
When Rachael Trant was a teenager, she started a job at an Ottawa pizza restaurant to help pay for...
5 essential tips for teens to stay safe around vehicles at work
Is your teen starting a new job? If they will be working with, or around vehicles, they need to...
Will your teen be using a ladder at their new job? They need this training to keep them safe
When 19-year-old Daniel Fullum volunteered to build houses in Ottawa, Ontario one summer, his...
Did your teen get a job in a factory? Here’s how to help keep them safe
When Sara Lambie was in her early 20s, she worked 12-hour shifts packaging fibreglass insulation on...
How a workplace tragedy inspired one father to commit his life to young worker safety
Most people hope for early retirement, but Rob Ellis says he’s on the “freedom 93 plan.” He wants...
What safety training should your teen get when they start a new job? Use this training checklist
Any job for teens can be dangerous without the right training. When your teen starts a new job,...
Just say no: Empowering your kid to refuse unsafe work
As parents, we want our teens to get a good job, learn the value of work and make a little extra...
Canadian youth are getting hurt in service industry jobs. What needs to change? A lot.
The service sector employs almost 80 per cent of Canada’s workforce and is where most young workers...