Health and safety warning: a young worker injured every 40 minutes

According to new research a young worker is seriously injured at work every 40 minutes and one is killed every month.

As four million 16-24 year olds go to work this summer, and over 250,000 start their first job, the TUC is warning them, and their employers, to make sure they don't become one of the many young workers seriously injured at work.

The new research comes not long after the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) called on the Government to take more action in or... (666 more words)

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