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Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
Student Workers at Higher Risk of Workplace Injuries
July 11th, 2008
More than 4 million students will enter the workforce as seasonal workers this summer -- and while these students are an excellent asset to businesses, they also are at risk of being injured if proper safety training isn't provided. Student workers are nearly twice as likely as adults to be injured on the job, due in large part to a lack of workplace training. According to Accident Fund's recently completed Future Business Index, just over half (54 percent) of businesses surveyed plan to provide any safety training for their student workers, despite saying that workplace safety is a high priority. "We were surprised to hear that so few companies...
Source: Health Business Week (2008-07-11)
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