Workplace health promotion for young workers - Pilot project U 21

Young people, predominantly males, develop a high-risk lifestyle in the transitional phase between 15 and 20 years. They are feeling pressure from different aspects of their life, e.g. friends and company, military/civil service, and family. Their answer to this is often a very risky lifestyle.

In collaboration with five model enterprises in the provinces of Oberösterreich, Salzburg and Niederösterreich, tailor made projects for young workers below 21 years of age were organised and implemented.

Objectives of the project were:

• Integration of occupational health in the training of apprentices and their personal development;
• Testing of new tools and approaches for the target group as well as collecting, analyzing and comparing data;
• To make the experiences and lessons learned from the project a guideline for companies.