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P agi A6 J uly 2, 1997 • T he P ortland O bserver Labor Department promotes teen work safety Bobby Lee, now 17, recalled his horrific workplace accident, which happened in July 1995, shortly after he began his job at a beef processing plant in Cincinnati “ I slipped on the floor and fell into the meat grinder It cut off my arm,” he said This summer, more than 3 million young people under 18 are expected to work in summer jobs, over a million more than dur ing the school year, according to the U.S. Department o f Labor The governm ent says 210,000 teen agers get hurt on the jo b each year, a third o f them winding up in hospital em ergency rooms. Every week, at least one teen-ager on average dies as a result o f a work- related injury. Io bring down these numbers, a diverse coalition has launched a nationwide educa tion drive to publicize the hazards and pro mote ways to keep teens safe on the job The campaign, "Work Safe This Summer,” brings together parents, employers, pediatricians and the young workers themselves, includ ing Bobby Lee. who is serving as an unpaid spokesman While some employers are instinctively wary o f federal mandates, others have hopped on board. Kmart Corporation will distribute 37 million shopping bags featuring the Work Safe This Summer logo and the slogan "Learn a Lesson fora Lifetime” along with informa tion on how to learn more about teen work safety, said corporate affairs vice president Shawn Kahle. Each o f K m art's 2,100 stores nationwide will also post "The Teen W orkers’ Bill of MINI-MART ARCO 0 Rights," which includes this item: "I have the right to required safety clothing, equip ment and training " The declaration, drafted by the l abor Department, also states that teen-agers under 18 are by law prohibited from certain tasks, such as using power tools and slicing machines Some companies have independently tried innovative ways o f preventing injuries and fatalities among their teen-age workers. In Virginia, a chain o f 31 pizza restau rants is posting signs offering a $ 100 reward to workers under 18 who report they have been asked to perform hazardous jobs, such as operating a machine that Hattens dough. Several young employ ees asked by supervi sors to do risky work have taken the reward, said Vicky Johoske, a spokeswoman for Blue Ridge-based Aces Inc., a franchisee of Z'"- “-”- MICHAEL E. HARPER, SR. 7509 N.E. 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Killingsworth Night Clubs, Company Picnics, O • If parking 3 hours or more, use the economy Lot. The cost is $6 per day and $36 per week. There are 7,000 spaces available in the Economy Lot. (Elk Cleaners & Laundry Entertainment Specialist ôp&t 7 • Avoid the roadway congestion in front o f the terminal by parking in either the parking garage or the Short-Term Lot. Construction has reduced the number of lanes on the upper roadway (departing/ ticket lobby level) and traffic is detoured from the lower roadway Tuesdays through Saturdays from midnight to 8 a.m. Lisa Harper fit M ichael "J" T im W arren • Allow extra time Be at PDX 90 minutes before your flight departs and allow up to 2 hours during the busiest departure times (6 a m to 8 a m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m ). COUPON STATE FARM INSURANCE C O M PA N IES HOME O FFIC E S: BLOOM INGTON, ILLINOIS NICK’S ARCO Masad N. Nicola Little C aesar's The supervisors were fired, she said. Wawa convenience stores in Pennsylva nia, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware have issued different-colored smocks to workers under 18, so that supervisors will know who isn't allowed to operate the elec tric meat slicer. said Lori Bruce, spokes woman for the 497-stores chain based in Wawa, PA In Texas, W hataburger restaurants devel oped a computer tracking system to ensure that their 8.000 young workers in nine states aren’t scheduled for too many hours or too late in the evening. Injuries and some fatalities have resulted from late-night robberies o f retail stores, including fast-food outlets, according to government reports. PDX provides Summer travel reminders for departing passengers (Proprietors) Our Specialty: Real Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Q Mon-thUr 11:30am-9:00pm*FRl-SAT 11:30am-Ì 1:00pm* Sun 1:00pm-7:00pm 3328 N.E. KILLINGSWORTH 288-3836 TT% 5Q3-282-58O9 Or 503-286-3126 2 9 4 8 'H f‘M L'KJr. ‘flivd. Port (ami, Oregon 97212