Health and Safety:- Work Experience

Ken Mason MIOSH

Health and Safety Manager

Health and Safety

Extended Work Experience

Health and Safety

• Not an option

• From the cradle to the grave

Modern Legislation

• Management of health & safety Regs.• Employers must provide a:-“safe workplace”.• Reduce risks.• Inform their employee’s of the “risks.”• Employee’s must take reasonable care of ones

own health and safety.• Work as instructed.• Cooperate with their employer.

Modern Legislation

• Management of Health & Safety Regs.

• Employers must do thorough Risk Assessment for a “Young Person”

• Age of the student

• Maturity of the student .

• Phsycial capabilities

• Knowledge

Five to Ten Day Work Experience

• Observation

• Passing tools

• House keeping

• Making drinks

• Valet of vehicles

• Office work

Extended Work Experience

• Recondition of cylinder heads

• Rebuilding of gear boxes

• Replacing simple components

Health and Safety Check

• Management of health and safety

• Supervision of the student

• Welfare provisions

• Housekeeping

• Proposed tasks

• Dangerous machines

Health and Safety Check

• Dangerous substances

• Risk assessments

• Provision of personal protective equipment

• Emergency arrangements

• Hours of work

Health and Safety Check

M.O.T

H&S -School

• Maintain contact with the student

• Check on progress of the student

• Follow up risk assessments for the tasks

• Appropriate type of work

• Appropriate level of supervision