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Health & Safety
It is essential to ensure that best Health & Safety practice is followed. All our work experience staff are fully trained and have completed an IOSH Managing Safely course before carrying out any Health & Safety visits. Staff also complete in-house training after the IOSH course to ensure their knowledge is kept up to date and best practice is followed.
We visit all work placements used on a regular basis, according to their risk banding as follows: High risk - 1 year; Medium risk - 2 years; Low risk - 3 years.
However, if the company moves premises, the work experience contact changes or if we have received feedback that is not positive we will make an additional visit. We will also undertake, where necessary, separate visits whenever students with special needs are placed with a company.
The reason for visiting a company is to ensure the environment is suitable and safe for students. During the initial Health & Safety visit, EBP staff complete a questionnaire with the member of staff responsible for hosting the students. The following areas are addressed:
- Hours of work, dress code, welfare arrangements e.g. breaks
- Tasks the student will undertake
- General H&S policies, ensuring the supervisor is aware of their responsibilities to students, e.g. first aid, fire procedures, emergency arrangements.
- Equipment the student can or cannot use.
- Insurance and risk assessments - see below.
All employers are asked to complete a risk assessment taking into account the student's age and immaturity. Parents have the right to be made aware of the risks to their sons/daughters.
A copy of the company’s risk assessment will normally be sent to the student with the details of their placement. However, there are occasions where the student will be given a copy of the company risk assessment when they start the placement, and in some circumstances the student will be advised of the risks verbally.
Students are given H&S information and training before they start their placement. It is essential that employers inform us immediately should any accident/incident occur to the student.
Students will be required by us to sign an agreement form stating that the they
- will comply with all safety, security and other instructions given by the employer
- will not disclose any information confidential to the employer.
The employer is then asked to sign the form.
We will not set up a placement with a company which we do not believe can provide a suitable work environment and tasks for a student.
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