inexperience or person to be given full training lack of supervision and be deemed competent to use it; dangers of using electrical equipment in wet conditions explained; young person will not work on live circuits or apparatus; use of 110-volt equipment on site; provision of Personal Protective Equipment. Children under the age of 16 are Hand Arm prohibited from using hand held Exposure to Using hand held Vibration Vibration White equipment. Information, Vibration equipment Finger instruction and close supervision required. Poor guard rails on Supervisor to be instructed not some structures / to allow young person to work on Climbing ladders unfamiliarity / Working at height Major injury or climb on any unguarded or equipment failure to comply structures. Can only go on with working at guarded structures. height regulations Items dropped / fall Personal Protection Equipment Falling objects, from working area Working below (PPE) - Bump cap to be sharp protrusions above, contact with Major injury unprotected areas provided and worn at all times in at head height head / sharp such areas. protrusions Company / local Children under the age of 16 are authority unaware prohibited from working in of legalities. excess of 8 hours per day and Parents between 7pm and 7am. accommodating Student working Placement can be arranged in child with unacceptable conjunction with parent's shift unreasonable shift Working time and hours and not Exhaustion / pattern outside these hours, pattern to suit breaks taking regular fatigue ensuring business area approve personal rest / refreshment and school is informed. The requirements. It is breaks supervisor needs to ensure the foreseeable that a young person takes regular rest / young person may refreshment breaks and the not be used to young person is encouraged to working a long take their lunch breaks. working day. Lack of Mishandling, Supervisor's Supervisor to be instructed not Working with dropping or knowledge that Major injury to allow young persons to power tools losing control of young person is not operate power tools. power tools to operate power tools Lack of supervisor's or student's Children under the age of 18 are Working within knowledge that the prohibited from entering areas Exposure to areas with X-Ray young person is not Major injury where X-Ray equipment is in radiation equipment to enter areas when use. Information, instruction and X-Ray equipment is close supervision required. in use.
inexperience or lack of supervision person to be given full training and be deemed competent to use it; dangers of using electrical equipment in wet conditions explained; young person will not work on live circuits or apparatus; use of 110-volt equipment on site; provision of Personal Protective Equipment. Vibration Exposure to Vibration Using hand held equipment Hand Arm Vibration White Finger Children under the age of 16 are prohibited from using hand held equipment. Information, instruction and close supervision required. Working at height Climbing ladders or equipment Poor guard rails on some structures / unfamiliarity / failure to comply with working at height regulations Major injury Supervisor to be instructed not to allow young person to work on or climb on any unguarded structures. Can only go on guarded structures. Working below unprotected areas Falling objects, sharp protrusions at head height Items dropped / fall from working area above, contact with head / sharp protrusions Major injury Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) - Bump cap to be provided and worn at all times in such areas. Working time and breaks Student working unacceptable hours and not taking regular rest / refreshment breaks Company / local authority unaware of legalities. Parents accommodating child with unreasonable shift pattern to suit personal requirements. It is foreseeable that a young person may not be used to working a long working day. Exhaustion / fatigue Children under the age of 16 are prohibited from working in excess of 8 hours per day and between 7pm and 7am. Placement can be arranged in conjunction with parent's shift pattern outside these hours, ensuring business area approve and school is informed. The supervisor needs to ensure the young person takes regular rest / refreshment breaks and the young person is encouraged to take their lunch breaks. Working with power tools Mishandling, dropping or losing control of power tools Lack of Supervisor's knowledge that young person is not to operate power tools Major injury Supervisor to be instructed not to allow young persons to operate power tools. Working within areas with X-Ray equipment Exposure to radiation Lack of supervisor's or student's knowledge that the young person is not to enter areas when X-Ray equipment is in use. Major injury Children under the age of 18 are prohibited from entering areas where X-Ray equipment is in use. Information, instruction and close supervision required.
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