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Five part-time summer jobs teens may want to avoid

Thursday, April 16th, 2009


Let’s face it. Not all part-time summer jobs are good summer jobs - in fact, some are downright dangerous, especially for teens. Here are five summer jobs that teens may want to avoid this summer.

1. Agriculture fieldwork and processing jobs: Not only do you run the risk of losing a limb while working with heavy machinery, you can suffer heat stroke, pesticide poisoning or accidental suffocation in grain silos.

2. Traveling sales crew jobs: Traveling sales jobs pose a great danger to teens looking for work. These sales crews often force teens to work long hours selling magazines or other items, charge teen workers for expenses like rent and food and sometimes even rob them. Stay clear of this one.

3. Construction jobs: Construction is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, period. Falls, electric wires and falling objects are some of the most common causes of death and injury among construction workers. Don’t work for any construction company unless they give you the proper training and equipment to do the job safely.

4. Driver/operator of forklifts, tractors or ATVs: Operating this equipment may seem fun, but it’s not a safe job for teens. This heavy equipment has seriously hurt people by rolling forward or tipping over.

5. Landscaping, groundskeeping or lawn service jobs: Mowing lawns is a classic summer job, but lawnmowers, hedge trimmers and chainsaws can be dangerous. If you work a landscaping job, wear goggles, gloves and other protection when handling pesticides and power tools.

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Time to work

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

My father did work on the construction and I often sees hims wear his wear his Dickies, with work pants. Looking at him makes me think that he really do looks protected with his clothes. He do needed to wear properly his uniform not just a requirement to his work and the grooming required as they starts to work. The clothing do give him protection against the accident.

With the proper clothing that they wear on their job they can sure to have comfort and protection. Like this clothings that he wear together with his work shirts. Whenever I saw this clothing on the washed clothes of my mother and take a look at it’s texture and quality. It may not be fashionable but seems to be comfortable as you wear it and can sure to give you protection against the harmful material at work.

Seeing my father in his working uniform makes me feel proud that he is a responsible father that even there is a lot of danger in his field of work he do take chances with it provide us all our needs. He do work on his job even there is a posibility of accident that may happen anytime, He was just thinking of giving us the neccesity an through his work he can do it.

What jobs are younger teens allowed to work?

Saturday, March 7th, 2009


Teenagers are often eager to get their first job. But what jobs are younger teens allowed to have?

At age 13, options for teen jobs are limited. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, you can deliver newspapers, babysit or work at a farm or business that’s owned or operated by your parents. You can work as an actor, model or performer too, if you’re that lucky!

More jobs for teens open up a year later. Fourteen-year-olds can work in offices, grocery stores, retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, baseball and amusement parks and gas stations. Once you turn 16, you can work pretty much any job as long as it’s not considered hazardous. Hazardous jobs include those dealing with explosives, radioactive materials, power-driven machines and saws, demolition operations, coal mining and other dangerous activities. Sorry, we know we just took away all the fun stuff. Employers may also have their own age guidelines for teen jobs.

Think these rules seem unfair? Count your blessings. A hundred years ago, it was common for teenagers - even preteens aged 10 or 11 - to work full-time in factories, mills and mines. Some photos from the early 1900s show 5-year-olds shucking oysters and 7-year-olds selling newspapers on the street. Suddenly your summer job selling lemonade doesn’t seem so bad, does it?

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