WorkPlace Safety Video Lead Up

Lost Youth

B.C. has more than 250,000 young workers ranging in age from 15 to 24. Many are high school, college, or university students who hold part-time jobs while attending school and who take on full-time jobs during summer months.

Others work full-time, usually in entry-level jobs, and are just beginning their climb up the work ladder. They work in many areas from fast-food and retail clothing sales to construction and tree planting.

These young people have one thing in common; they are at high risk of being injured on the job. Their injuries range from minor to serious, resulting in short-term or long-term disabilities, and sometimes in death. Like all workers, they have a right to a safe and healthy workplace. (Source: Lost Youth Discussion Guide - Worker's Compensation Board of BC)

Before viewing the video Lost Youth, you need to read the following from the Lost Youth Booklet

• page 3
  
• page 5,
  
• page 6 (read "About Lost Youth"),
  
• Page 7 (first and last paragraph) and
  
• page 8