Health & Safety
Take on an under-18 and you owe them a specific assessment before they start — one that accounts for inexperience, and that involves a parent or guardian. Gaffer records the young person, their date of birth, the hazards they may be exposed to, and the supervision arrangements that make it safe.
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An assessment per young worker, covering the hazards the regulations single out for under-18s.
The assessment records that experience, physical capability and health have been considered — the factors that make an under-18 a different risk from an adult doing the same task.
For under-18s the assessment records that a parent or guardian was consulted and a health questionnaire completed, which is a requirement people routinely miss.
Working at height, machinery use, manual handling, hazardous substances and electrical work are each flagged so the restricted ones are explicit.
Young persons assessments sit with your HR records, training and qualifications in one platform.
Before a person under 18 starts work. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations require a specific assessment that accounts for their inexperience, lack of awareness of risk and immaturity, and for under-16s the findings must be communicated to a parent or guardian.
Sometimes, with proper training and supervision, but certain high-risk work is restricted for under-18s. The assessment is where you record which activities are permitted, which are prohibited and what supervision applies — rather than deciding it informally on site.
No, it sits on top of it. The task still needs its own assessment; this one addresses whether that task is appropriate for this particular young person and what additional controls apply.
The specific young-person duties fall away, but the assessment's review date is a good prompt to confirm the supervision arrangements are still right for someone who is still, in practice, inexperienced.
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