This section focuses on health and safety aspects of the world of work in which children are employed. Most work environment involve one or more health and safety hazards.
Occupational hazards can have health consequences on all workers.
A combination of chemical, physical and stress hazards is found in many work places and can lead to occupational accidents and diseases. Children workers are more susceptible to occupational hazards at the workplace compared to adult workers because of the difference in growth and development, anatomically, physiologically and psychologically. This usually leads to irreversible damage to their physical and physiological development, including permanent disabilities, which may affect their adult lives. Consequently, they may become premature victims of work-related diseases and incapacitation. Data obtained from the CLS provides to large extent information on the health status of working children and safety in selected occupations and industries.