More than 80 percent of teens will work while in high school. Most are unprepared for the hazards they face. Young people under age 25 are twice as likely as adults to get hurt on the job. Efforts to prepare the emerging labor force often miss skills for safe and healthy work. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), through its free, online curriculum, Talking Safety, addresses this critical gap. The presenter introduces the curriculum and the foundational work safetyskills and knowledge it teaches.