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Chapter 1. Literature review -- 1.1 Occupational Health and Safety Indices for Young Workers -- 1.1.1 Australian young worker fatality data -- 1.1.2 Australian young worker injury and illness data -- 1.1.3 US young worker injury data -- 1.1.4 Gender variations in US patterns of adolescent work-relat...

2.1.4 Occupational health and safety obligations of others -- 2.1.5 Enforcement of the occupational health and safety obligations of franchisors and franchisees -- 2.2 Conclusions --ch. 3. Methodology -- 3.1 Research Aims and Questions -- 3.2 Research Design and Methodology -- 3.2.1 Research design...

4.1.8 Shift times usually worked -- 4.1.9 Preferred shift times -- 4.1.10 Current student status -- 4.2 Findings. Training Undergone by Young Casual Workers Surveyed -- 4.2.1 Training undertaken in fast-food company -- 4.2.2 Methods of training in fast-food company -- 4.2.3 Time spent in training in...

43.2.2 Work intensification and perceived probability of injury -- 4.3.2.3 Task in progress when lost-time injury occurred -- 4.3.2.4 Shiftwork and fatigue impacts on OHS indices -- 4.3.3 Work-related injury/illness experiences in previous time periods -- 4.3.4 Chronic work-related injury/illness ex...

4.4 Findings. Hazard and Risk Recognition by Young Workers Surveyed -- 4.4.1 Hazard identification -- 4.4.2 Perceived impact on health status -- 4.4.3 Manual handling hazard assessment -- 4.4.4 Perceived electrical hazards -- 4.4.5 Perceived physical hazards -- 4.4.6 Interpretation of hazard recogni...

4.6 Findings. Legislative Unerstanding of Young Casual Workers Surveyed -- 4.6.1 Young casual workers belief about primary responsibility for OHS of customers -- 4.6.2 Young casual workers belief about primary responsibility for OHS of contractors -- 4.6.3 Understanding of general responsibility for...

5.2.3 Is there a relationship between reported work-related injury/illness levels and the economic climate? -- 5.2.4 Does unemployment, particularly youth unemployment, impact on reporting of hazards and incidents? -- 5.2.5 What influences do government OHS activities have on young workers and emplo...