Incidence of Work and Workplace Injury Among Alberta Teens
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.16Abstract
Utilizing a convenience sample of nearly 2000 respondents drawn fromadministrative data, this study finds 43.7 percentof adolescents (aged 12-14) and61.5 percent of young persons (aged 15-17) in the Canadian province of Albertareported employment in 2011/12. Of those employed,49.7 percent of adolescentsand 59.0 percent of young persons reported at leastone work-related injury inthe previous year. This study also identifies widespread non-reporting ofworkplace injuries and seemingly ineffective hazardidentification and safetytraining. These results add to the growing evidencethat the regulation of teenageemployment in Alberta fails to adequately protect these workers from injury.Downloads
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