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young persons at work risk assessment
is required under the Management of Health & Safety at Work
Regulations 1999, and assesses risks to those in the workplace below the
age of 18.
Examples of hazards associated with young persons may be:
It is a requirement that the young persons at work risk assessment be carried out by a competent person. Failure to comply with this requirement may render the risk assessment as non-conforming and void.
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On
a practical level, the main benefit of a young persons at work risk
assessment is to reduce the likelihood of harm
occurring to a young person at work.
On a legal level, the main benefit of having a young persons at work risk assessment in place is that if a worst-case scenario does happen and a young person at work is harmed, your organisation will have a legal defense. These benefits rely on the risk assessment being kept up-to-date, and recommendations made in the risk assessment being acted on within a reasonable timeframe. *
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