Welcome to the Young Worker Health and Safety Website! Our goal is to help prevent California’s young workers from being injured or killed on the job. Find out more. The laws noted at this site are specific to California. If you are in another state, visit our National Young Worker Safety Resource Center page to…
Take a photo (this May) add a caption that highlights the importance of job health and safety for young workers and you could win a gift card! Learn more.
Most teens are enthusiastic and eager to learn. They make my work a lot of fun. But teens can be injured on the job when they don’t receive adequate safety training and supervision.
— Scott Silver, Oakland Zoo
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February 6th – 8th, 2020 The COVID-19 Pandemic started shortly after YWLA 2020. Sadly, several teams’ hard work of planning community events to share what they had learned at YWLA were canceled due to Shelter in Place orders. It was an extremely hectic time of uncertainty and rapid transition. Many of the YWLA participants and…
The YWLA is a fun, interactive, all-expense paid, 3-day leadership training for teens on workplace safety, rights, and responsibilities…