Overview

Construction, including residential building, offers appealing careers and is often an industry where teens have their first job!

The following pages provide teens with safety working tips, information on appropriate jobs, on-the-job hazards as well as information to help with career choices.

So much to know, so much to do - where to begin?

• If you are a Hispanic worker (or employer), you can get further information at OSHA's Spanish-Language Compliance Assistance Resources page.
• OSHA's electronic tools and Construction Industry page are great places to start!
• Learn everything you ever wanted to know about construction safety by visiting the Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health (elcosh). It's also available in Spanish.

Real world, real rights, straight up! Learn more about anti-job discrimination and harassment law from the source. That's the focus of Youth@Work, an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission initiative for the young employee. It's also available in Spanish.

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