SAMPLE YOUNG PERSONS RISK ASSESSMENT

The purpose of the Young Persons Risk Assessment is to make sure the health, safety and welfare of the young person has been considered with respect to their age, experience, maturity and any other factors. This will also make sure you have complied with Regulation 19 of the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000. This sample Young Persons Risk Assessment is designed for you to use as a starting point for the risk assessment you will need to complete. Risk Assessments in relation to young persons must take account of: Their inexperience, lack of awareness and immaturity Exposure to chemical, biological and physical agents Work equipment intended for their use; and The organisation of processes and activities intended for them to undertake. Measures to manage risks may not be extraordinary to those that are already in place. However, there may be instances where additional measures specific to young persons are necessary, eg close supervision. In certain circumstances, young persons will be prohibited from undertaking particular activities because of age-related restrictions or because significant risks are identified that cannot be avoided. Such risks can include: Work beyond their physical or psychological capabilities Work in which there is a risk to their health from exposure to extreme cold or heat, noise or vibration. Work involving harmful exposure to radiation Exposure to substances chronically harmful to human health, eg toxic carcinogenic, skin or respiratory sensitising, or have effects likely to be passed on genetically, or likely to harm the unborn child. Accidents which are unlikely to be recognised because of a lack of experience, training or sufficient attention to safety. As with any risk assessment, they must be revised periodically or where circumstances (eg nature of work changes, incident occurs) may make them no longer valid.

You can change this sample to suit your own situation and the needs of the young person. You will need to both:1. Tick the box of the specific hazard identified which are applicable to the job you are offering and 2. Add any further hazards that are not shown which apply to the job as this may NOT be a complete list of the significant risks and their control measures for your situation.
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Job Title Main Tasks and duties

What are the Hazards? Specific hazards Identified

What are you already doing? Current Control Measures

What further actions are necessary? Additional controls for the young person to make sure the risk is adequately controlled. young person instructed on manual handling while on induction young person to seek help when needed adequate breaks given depending on demand of the task practical training provided where risk cannot be reduced further young person to be instructed on use of mild chemicals only e.g. sanitizer, mild bleach young person instructed on chemical hazards the use of controlled chemicals such as solvents, and acids are not to be used by young persons young person to be issued with personal protective equipment while using chemicals young persons to be made aware of any such cleaning activities that will leave residue on the floor(s)

Action by who

Action by when

Done

Manual handling

manual handling eliminated where possible on induction employees are aware of lifting practices dual lifts where possible

Chemicals

Slips, trips and falls slipping on wet floors

Hot liquids Burns, scalding,

Knives, Cuts, stabbing

Use of hand tools Cut, abrasions, bruises

all chemicals stored and checked by manager access to chemicals only by authorized personnel. chemicals used under controlled conditions must be used with the appropriate equipment personal protective equipment used e.g. goggles, gloves, aprons and mask substitute with less harmful chemicals employees to be made aware of any wet floors with the use of signage or word of mouth depending on the size of the work area absorbent mats at entrances during wet weather spillages cleaned up immediately with paper towels all equipment must be well maintained and fit for use, pat (portable appliance testing) testing and visual frequent checking by the competent person all employees trained on use of machinery, e.g. coffee machine, urns, kettles, hot taps Use of personal protective equipment e.g. gloves, apron equipment maintained in good condition and fit for purpose knives to be kept sharp personal protective equipment e.g. gloves employees to be trained on equipment equipment to be visually checked before each use personal protective equipment to be issued

young person to be made aware of hot surfaces and equipment. young person fully trained on equipment young person fully supervised young person to use personal protective equipment e.g. gloves young person is trained and instructed on use young person is constantly supervised personal protective equipment e.g. goggles, or gloves young person to wear ear protection when using noisy equipment employer to issue personal protective equipment e.g. ear defenders
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What are the Hazards? Specific hazards Identified

What are you already doing? Current Control Measures

What further actions are necessary? Additional controls for the young person to make sure the risk is adequately controlled. provision of drinking water supply young person to be given adequate breaks depending on temperature and type of work employer to assess young person on ability to use hand tools young person to be issued with personal protective equipment young person to be instructed on the weather and risks e.g. sunburn, stroke, stress.

Action by who

Action by when

Done

Hot Environment Stress, Exhaustion, lack of concentration Noise Damage to hearing

adequate ventilation rest breaks employer to rotate employees to ensure they do not spend excessive time in a noisy environment employer to issue employees with personal protective equipment employees aware of risks e.g sunburn, cold hot weather personal protective equipment to be issued when necessary i.e waterproofs

Weather hot cold, rain

Young persons risk assessment completed by:- ____________________________ Date:- __________

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