TUC highlights risks of young people at work

A report in the TUC magazine Hazards has revealed that over 4000 young people (16-24 years) are seriously injured at work every year, 12 are killed (2004/5, 16 in 2003/4) and 15,000 are injured badly enough to be forced off work for more than three days. Despite stricter health and safety rules for the youngest workers, 16-24-year-olds are at risk because their employers fail to take account of their lack of workplace experience and training, according to the report, entitled “Too young to die.”