Where work is carried out in peoples homes we will make a verbal request to use their washing facilities if required. 3.39 Working at Height It is the policy of the company to comply with the current Work at Height Regulations. Work at height will be avoided wherever possible, where work at height can not be avoided; the site foreman is responsible for carrying out a risk assessment and selecting appropriate work equipment to access height and ensuring the appropriate safety measures to prevent falls are implemented.
Only trained and competent staff will be allowed to work at height and apprentices will be closely supervised.
Where the risk of a fall can not be eliminated the foreman will put in place measures and equipment to minimise the distance and consequences of a fall should one occur.
3.40 Young Workers
Risk Assessments must be carried out in compliance with The Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations as amended. This includes young persons on job experience working within the business. There are also special provisions for young people in the Working Time Regulations concerning limits of hours of work, rest from work and annual holidays.
Young workers are seen as being particularly at risk because of their possible lack of awareness of existing or potential risks, immaturity and inexperience. The responsible person will therefore:
Assess risks to young workers Take into account their inexperience, lack of awareness and immaturity Prohibit certain activities where higher risks are identified
Not allow the young person to operate any machinery or equipment without proper supervision and training Provide training to ensure competence before allowing any unsupervised activity to be undertaken Provide suitable supervision at all times Not employ any person under the age of 14 years for any paid or non paid employment
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