Rights on the Job
It's illegal for your employer to punish you for doing this
Reporting a safety problem at work
You have to be this old to operate large machines.
18 years old
These laws protect teens from working too long, too late, or too early.
Child labor laws
If you are hurt at work, name a step you would take.
Tell your boss
Get medical treatment
Fill out a claim form
Call 911
Name a way a chemical can get into your body and harm you.
Skin or hands
Breathe it in
Drink/eat or swallow
$11.80
Name the machine used in a deli that a teen under 18 is not allowed to use
Meat slicer
When you turn this age you aren't protected anymore by child labor laws
18 years old
What are the letters used in remembering how to use a fire extinquisher?
P-A-S-S
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Name a way a chemical can hurt you.
Breathing problems
Skin rash or reaction
Dizziness
Burn
Death or organ failure
What is the minimum wage for fast food workers?
$13.75
Some states require teens under 18 and still in school to get this before starting a job. You can get it at the main office or nurse's office in your school.
a work permit
NY law says that 14- and 15-year-olds can work until this time on a school night
7 p.m.
Name one thing you can do to keep safe at work.
Report unsafe working conditions
Get safety TRAINING!
Follow safety rules
Wear protective equipment when required
What is one way we can reduce or remove the hazard of a slippery floor?
Put out a hazard sign or slippery floor sign
Clean it up quickly
Slip resistant floor or shoes
Tell your boss or alert others then clean it up
Name a piece of safety equipment your boss may give you to protect you
A mask, goggles, hard hat, steel toed boots, long coat, headphones
Harm or hurt
How many hours a day can you work at 14-15 on a school night?
This type of insurance pays your wages and medical benefits (doctor's visits, emergency room fees) if you are hurt on the job.
Workers' compensation
What do you use on a grease fire?
Put lid on
Baking soda
Name one right workers have on the job.
Right to report a problem to your boss
Free from harassment or discrimination
Free from bullying
Right to a safe workplace
Right to minimum wage
Name the biological hazard that is happening right now and the reason we are not at school?
Covid-19 virus
NY law says that this the maximum number of hours 14- and 15-year-olds can work in a school week.
18 hours
What is an unplanned event that poses a threat called?
Emergency
Name one pathway at Edison Tech that you will choose at the end of this year.
Automotive
Building and Grounds
Construction
Culinary
Media