DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 97-143 Child Labor Research
Needs Recommendations from the NIOSH Child Labor Working Team
When identifying occupational safety and health research needs
for children and adolescents, the Child Labor Working Team
considered existing knowledge, current research efforts, and
needs expressed by stakeholders. These research needs are
outlined in the following subsections. Substantial gaps exist in
the coverage provided by occupational injury surveillance
systems, and concerns exist about their underestimation of
injuries in children and adolescents. Problems are greatest in
the agricultural sector, but they occur across all industries.
The occupational safety and health community needs to
standardize nomenclature and establish a minimum data set to be
collected on occupational injuries in children and adolescents.
We need better understanding of the types of work children and
adolescents do, the hazards they are exposed to, and the
distribution of risk factors. The health outcomes o