COSHH

Beware when using Tinsle to decorate the boxes or if being used as a pacakaging material. Long term exposure to Tinsle can cause Tinselitis. Only use in a well ventilated are and keep away from small children.

Invictus,

Statement by Judith Hacket on the HSE website (you should draw the schools attention to paragraph 5):

Introducing students to the world of work can help them understand the work environment, choose future careers or prepare for employment. It can take the form of a short, or longer, placement with a placement provider (employer) where they will have the opportunity to observe and practice work tasks.       

But work placement arrangements are too often seen as over-bureaucratic and burdensome, putting off potential employers. We must tackle this and stop over-interpretation of the law. 

The effectiveness of the employer’s risk management arrangements is what matters. Employers should already be managing the risks in their workplaces and are best placed to assess whether or not they need to do anything additional for a new young person joining them.

Schools and colleges, or those organising placements, should simply ask sensible questions, in proportion to the level of risk, to satisfy themselves that those arrangements are in place.

They should not be second-guessing employers’ risk assessments or requiring additional paperwork. 

An appreciation of risk and how to deal with it can be one of the biggest benefits offered by a placement. We need young people (those under 18) to be offered opportunities to develop new skills and gain experience across the world of work.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/youngpeople/workexperience/

They are also doing nothing at your premises that they don't do/ havent done at school. So aside from the usual housekeeping instructions fire exits, toilets, etc. I, like you, fail to see what they expect you to provide them with.

I would have said an initial toolbox talk is of more benefit here than an actual risk assessment, as a risk assessment should be communicated anyway!!!  Supervision would also need to be provided at all times.

Very disappointed to see that the interaction between 2 students while wrapping a present was not identified. Who knows what harm could happen when one student is holding the wrapping paper around a present while a second student uses sellotape to tightly secure the wrapping paper. Good interaction / communication between students would be vital during this process - Heaven knows you could end up with nail polish been accidently removed from someones nail - imagine the litigation as a result

Will you be passing this risk assessment on to Santa's elves? After all, they've apparently been at serious risk of injury for centuries. It's time something was done about this appalling situation.

I thought Harry Potters friend Hermoine had set up the Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare or SPEW for short