Posted By Abs Malik We have a staff who wants to take a 15 year old on a construction site for VIEWING only. This is realted to school work experience and it will be a 1 day visit. Apart from undertaking RA's, PPE, ensuring no work is undertaken, is there anything else that needs to be covered? I have a gut feeling 15 year olds are not allowed even on work experience. Can you help pls.

Posted By paulw71 You should also spend some time with the individual giving him some form of induction and making him aware of site hazards.

Posted By Crim I occasionally take my eleven year old son on site inspections during the school holidays, only last week we went to a shop fitting site where he was inducted, signed in and followed me everywhere I went until he got bored and then signed out and sat in the car. I always ask permission of the site manager and ensure full PPE is worn including steel toed boots. My son is now showing signs of taking in knowledge and experience and beginning to point out the occasional safety breach to me, I find this quite amazing with him being so young. He thinks my job is rather easy really, as he says all I do is ask questions! Some observation!

Posted By Adam Worth http://www.hse.gov.uk/yo...workexperience/index.htm Just finished writing RA myself for manufacturign site so above link was open :) I've no idea about construction specific stuff tho.

Posted By Paul I would provide the R/A to the 15 year olds parents as the 15y/o is classified as a minor.

Posted By Pete48 It is still quite common for children on work experience to undertake that week or however long within the construction sector. The simple approach is to recognise that a child would need a high level of supervision and would be limited as to any actual hands on work that they could do. This extended duty is why today most larger construction project sites have become limited or no access and placements are generally associated with work shadowing the Q.S. or a project engineer or a designer etc. The school will not allow the child to attend without informed parental consent and if this is a part of the formal work experience for a year 10 or year 11 student you will be assessed by either the school or their placement service. See this site for more background http://www.safelearner.info/ Above all please don't be another "wrap them in cotton wool" organisation. After all they do manage to cross the road, ride bikes, help their dads fix things, survive the school playground, occasionally make their mum a cup of tea and go out at the weekend!