The unique developmental considerations of youth-related work injuries

Adolescents and young adults experience higher risks of occupational injuries and fatalities compared to adults. Consequently, understanding the risk and protective factors of a young worker through a developmental lens is all the more compelling. The following manuscript describes the developmental processes of adolescence using a bioecological framework. It describes how factors such as neuromaturation, pubertal development, physical growth, and social contexts may place youth at greater risk of injury and other negative outcomes in the work environment. The emphasis of the paper is on the developmental processes specific to adolescence, but discussed in the larger contexts of macro forces such as policies, schools, and families. Implications of developmental factors on work-based practices and policies are also discussed.

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chlthu a dit :

Les travaux s'intéressant au développement des jeunes et la santé sécurité du travail est un courant de recherche. Par contre, il me semble très important de souligner qu'il a été démontré qu'effectivement que les jeunes sont plus à risque d'accident mais que ce sont d'avantages les caractéristiques du travail qui font que les jeunes sont plus à risque que leurs caractéristiques individuelles. Ils sont notamment exposés à plus de contraintes de travail, le cumul de contraintes étant associé à une hausse du taux d’accidents au travail...

Je vous laisse ainsi 3 références:

- F. Curtis Breslin, Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa

Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang, Mieke Koehoorn. Systematic review of factors associated with occupational disease among young people, Toronto, Ont.: Institute for Work and Health, 2006. Disponible au : www.iwh.on.ca/.../systematic-review-of-factors-associated-with-occupational-disease-among-young-people

- Gervais, Michèle; Massicotte, Paul; Champoux, Danièle. Conditions de travail, de santé et de sécurité des travailleurs du Québec. Études et recherches / Rapport  R-449, Montréal, IRSST, 2006, 140 pages. Disponible au : www.irsst.qc.ca/.../_publicationirsst_100183.html

- Ledoux, Élise; Laberge, Marie. Bilan et perspectives de recherche sur la SST des jeunes travailleurs. Études et recherches / Rapport  R-481, Montréal, IRSST, 2006, 80 pages. Disponible au : www.irsst.qc.ca/.../R-481.pdf

Chloé Thuilier

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IRSST

# juillet 22, 2010 2:02

chlthu a dit :

Dans le même numéro que cet article a été publié:

A commentary on the unique developmental considerations of youth: Integrating the teenage cortex into the occupational health and safety context.

Breslin C, Smith P.

Int J Occup Environ Health. 2010 Apr-Jun;16(2):216-22.

In this commentary we provide a critique of the bio-ecological model and the supporting evidence, including how cognitive assets of youth are systematically ignored. Indirect epidemiological evidence that suggests that developmental factors appear to make at best a minor contribution to the elevated work injury risk of youth is reviewed. Ways in which work injury may be different from other settings where youth are at risk for injuries is also discussed. It is concluded that until developmental research specific to work injuries is conducted, caution should be used in extrapolating from research from other areas

www.iwh.on.ca/.../a-commentary-on-the-unique-developmental-considerations-of-youth-integrating-the-teenage-cort

# août 5, 2010 2:24

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