Feature Story: Supervisors prevent injuries by listening to teens who speak up about workplace safety - U of R study

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2015-05-19
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External Relations, University of Regina
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External Relations, University of Regina
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As many parents encourage their teen-aged children to find summer jobs, here’s something to think about. How safe is that workplace? And if it’s not safe is your teenager prepared to speak up about it? A study, co-authored by Dr. Sean Tucker, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, shows that teens – even those as young as 15 and 16 years of age – have suggestions for how to improve workplace safety but usually only speak up "under certain conditions," says Dr. Tucker. “We found that teens were more likely to speak up and share safety-related ideas with their supervisor when they also had an emotional attachment to their workplace.”

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Sean Tucker, Faculty of Business Administration, Nick Turner, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
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