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colin phillips  
#1 Posted : 22 January 2014 20:18:31(UTC)
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colin phillips

Hi to all safety practitioners out there! can anyone answer this question as I have tried to research this but cannot find a significant answer! The question is this: "Is there any law or legislation that states that there is a upper age limit to allowing persons to help out or work in a public (non domestic) kitchen as a volunteer or paid worker" I am interested if there is as I'm am researching this as a private matter. Any information or answers to this would be of help. cheers guys
John J  
#2 Posted : 22 January 2014 21:40:20(UTC)
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John J

No, it would be clear discrimination under the equality act.
bob youel  
#3 Posted : 23 January 2014 07:12:45(UTC)
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bob youel

John J is correct However proving that 'something' has gone on/is going on is a completely different matter I know of a ninety year old lady who is holding down a physical job with no difficulty. The only difficulty she had was after management discovered her age. However she was too smart for them so she remains at work
colin phillips  
#4 Posted : 23 January 2014 08:34:48(UTC)
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colin phillips

thank you guys for your response! as i suspected you have came up with exactly my thoughts on this matter. I think this yet another example of people using "Health and Safety" "legislation" as excuse to mask other deeper reasons for making a decision. It just annoys me that people cannot be upfront and truthful in particular with the elderly.
David Bannister  
#5 Posted : 23 January 2014 09:40:12(UTC)
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David Bannister

However, there may be valid H&S reasons for excluding someone from doing tasks that present high risk of harm to themselves by reason of their abilities, regardless of age.
colin phillips  
#6 Posted : 23 January 2014 16:58:42(UTC)
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colin phillips

David, I understand your point however a valid risk assessment would need to be done which considers all persons involved with the job/task and would mitigate the risks with appropriate control measures. with that in mind would it not be fair to say that a person younger than a certain age say 80 for example could equally be at risk of harming themselves. age alone is not a acceptable excuse..
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