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Does a young persons risk assessment have to be signed by the responsible person from the company and is there any useful checklists out there as a starting point or example risk assessments for young people in various roles. Many thanks in advance.
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Treat it exactly as you would other risk assessments which means yes sign and date it.
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look at the tasks the young person is likely to be involved include his first line supervisor, as they are best placed and then will have an understanding of what they are authorised to do and will know when the assessment requires updating, young persons assessment should be specific Dave
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Whilst you may not find a law that says that a risk assessment must be signed when you get to court / in a claim situation you would have to justify all that U have done and that everything is satisfactory so I would listen to the advice already given as if no signatures are present this would probably be seen as a less than adequate document. Additionally if a RA was not dated how would you know when to update it?
Personally I never approve/pass etc* any form of risk assessment, WSSW or policy unless it was adequately signed off by an appropriate person and properly dated [*Approve etc.: I never approve any document unless I get adequately paid for the liability; but U know what I mean]
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Yes! Treat it as you would other risk assessments-signed and dated by the responsible person. Thank you for that boblewis.
I once worked with an organisation as is customary with construction projects, there was a need for risk assessment to be submitted by the principal contractor for the construction project. When they eventually forwarded them(Fire, Health, Safety and Welfare, and COSHH risk assessments)-submitted a day to the commencement of the project?
None of the documents was signed nor dated.
I did advice the organization not go ahead with the project should the principal contractor or their responsible person fail append date and signature on the risk assessments.
Within hours of my forwarding the advise to the contractor and the duty holders in the organisation involved in the project, the risk assessments were signed and dated and sent back to us.
It made me wonder why that important aspect of the document was omitted in the first place?
Regarding the young person's enquiry, I would also suggest that you visit:
http://www.legislation.g.../3242/regulation/19/made
for more information.
Good luck!
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Ian A H
Try proving that it is up to date and regularly reviewed without some form of signature-dating. Yes - no formal legal requirement but rather a need to demonstrate ongoing compliance as per most management systems
Bob
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