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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778644803321

Titolo

Protecting youth at work [[electronic resource] ] : health, safety, and development of working children and adolescents in the United States / / Committee on the Health and Safety Implications of Child Labor, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

0-309-17430-9

1-282-08222-1

9786612082221

0-309-51759-1

0-585-14378-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Disciplina

331.3/1/0973

Soggetti

Child labor - Health aspects - Government policy - United States

Teenagers - Employment - Health aspects - Government policy - United States

Industrial hygiene - Government policy - United States

Industrial safety - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Scope and Patterns of Work by Children and Adolescents""; ""3 Health and Safety at Work""; ""4 Work�s Effects on Children and Adolescents""; ""5 Agriculture""; ""6 Laws, Regulations, and Training""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Sources of Information""; ""APPENDIX B Descriptions of Longitudinal Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""Other Reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families""