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- Young people should learn about safety and health in the workplace as an integral part of their education, before entering the workforce. Young workers should receive job-specific occupational safety and health training in preparation for employment and at the outset of employment.
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Includes advice for young people at work, parents, carers, schools, colleges and work experience organisers.
- The Law
Working hours and young workers. Young people and children...
- Training and Supervision
Many young people are likely to be new to the workplace and...
- Work Experience Organisers
Young people at work; Advice for work experience organisers....
- Overview
Young people need clear and sufficient instruction, training...
- Risks
Risks to young people at work. As an employer, you should...
- Apprentices
Employers have the primary responsibility for the health and...
- Schools and Colleges
Young people at work; Advice for schools and colleges....
- The Law
Young people should learn about safety and health in the workplace as an integral part of their education, before entering the workforce. Young workers should receive job-specific occupational safety and health training in preparation for employment and at the outset of employment.
- Employing A Young Person For The First Time
- If You Already Employ A Young Person
- Greatest Risks to Young People
- Levels of Risk
- Written Risk Assessment
If you are employing a young person for the first time, or employing one with particular needs, you should review your risk assessment before they start. You do not need to do a separate risk assessment for work experience students, as long as your existing assessment already considers the specific factors for young people.
If you employ a young person already, or have done recently, your existing arrangements for assessment and management of the risks for new young people should be enough. This is providing that the new starter is of a similar level of maturity and understanding, and has no particular needs, such as a disability.
For many young people the workplace will be a new environment and they will be unfamiliar with 'obvious' risks and the behaviour expected of them. They may lack experience or maturity. Make sure they understand what is expected of them, check they understand and are able to remember and follow instructions. They may not have reached physical maturi...
Low risk environments
For placements in low-risk environments, such as offices or shops, with everyday risks that will mostly be familiar to the young person or student, your existing arrangements for other workers should be enough.
Less familiar risks
For environments with risks less familiar to them (for example in light assembly or packing facilities), you should make arrangements to manage the risks. This should include induction, supervision, site familiarisation, and any protective equipment needed.
High-risk environments
For work in a higher-risk environment such as construction, agriculture and manufacturing: 1. consider the work they will be doing or observing, the risks involved and how they are managed 2. satisfy yourself that the instruction, training and supervisory arrangements have been properly thought through and work in practice Consider specific factors that must be managed for young people, including exposure to: 1. radiation 2. noise and vibration 3. toxic substances 4. extreme temperatures Wher...
If you have fewer than 5 employees you do not need to do a written risk assessment. If a work experiencestudent increases your staff to 5 you do not need to do a written risk assessment for this temporary period.
Many young people are likely to be new to the workplace and facing unfamiliar risks from the job and their surroundings. You should give them clear and sufficient instruction, training and...
Mar 15, 2024 · Key points. Employers are responsible for providing young workers with a safe and healthy workplace. Young workers may have little or no prior work experience. They also have high rates of job-related injuries. Young workers can practice basic safety skills to protect themselves on the job. Why it's important.
Jan 13, 2021 · The thinking is that if children start learning about safety and health and identifying risks, it becomes a natural part of how they work, play and live. This arms them with a positive perception of OSH that they can carry into adulthood. It may also encourage them to consider a future OSH career.
Under health and safety law, every employer must ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, the health and safety of all their employees, irrespective of age. As part of this, there are certain considerations that need to be made for young people. This section outlines the requirements in the law.
