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Teen Worker Safety in Fast Food Restaurants

March 28, 2002

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries and the Washington Restaurant Association are conducting a joint, statewide program to prevent injuries to teen workers in fast food restaurants.

EHS Today Staff

The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) and the Washington Restaurant Association are conducting a joint, statewide program to prevent injuries to teen workers in fast food restaurants. It focuses on preventing slips and falls, cuts, burns and sprains.

Participating fast food restaurants are being asked to implement new safety procedures, send managers and supervisors to safety-training classes, conduct regular crew safety meetings and place stickers on equipment prohibited for use by teens.

The training classes, "Supervising for Safety," are sponsored by the L&I and the Washington Restaurant Association and are free. They are being offered on April 25 in Spokane at the West Coast Ridpath Hotel, and on May 23, June 19 and July 24 in King County at a location to be announced at a later date.

For registration information, call Mary Miller of L&I at (360) 902-6041.

edited by Sandy Smith ([email protected])

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Dave Blanchard, Editor-in-Chief: During his career Dave has led the editorial management of many of Endeavor Business Media's best-known brands, including IndustryWeek, EHS Today, Material Handling & Logistics, Logistics Today, Supply Chain Technology News, and Business Finance. In addition, he serves as senior content director of the annual Safety Leadership Conference. With over 30 years of B2B media experience, Dave literally wrote the book on supply chain management, Supply Chain Management Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2021), which has been translated into several languages and is currently in its third edition. He is a frequent speaker and moderator at major trade shows and conferences, and has won numerous awards for writing and editing. He is a voting member of the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame, and is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.

Adrienne Selko, Senior Editor: In addition to her roles with EHS Today and the Safety Leadership Conference, Adrienne is also a senior editor at IndustryWeek and has written about many topics, with her current focus on workforce development strategies. She is also a senior editor at Material Handling & Logistics. Previously she was in corporate communications at a medical manufacturing company as well as a large regional bank. She is the author of Do I Have to Wear Garlic Around My Neck?, which made the Cleveland Plain Dealer's best sellers list.

Nicole Stempak, Managing Editor: Nicole Stempak is managing editor of EHS Today and conference content manager of the Safety Leadership Conference.