Section 3 - YOUNG PERSONS RISK ASSESSMENT for the STUDENT

Name of Business:-

YOUNG PERSONS RISK ASSESSMENT FOR A WORK EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999

Occupational Sector Retail sales and Customer service

Job Title Pet shop assistant

Main Tasks and duties Duties include the cleaning and maintaining of pets (keeping good hygiene), replenishment of goods e.g. pet foods and pet accessories.

Specific Hazard Current Control Measures Additional controls for the The following control Identified young person to make sure the measures risk is adequately controlled will apply to this job (tick box) Environment  Area designed for adults  Tour of premises included only in induction  Unclear instructions due to  Young person to ask for unfamiliar surroundings and help when needed raised noise level  Environment not designed for children Manual handling  Manual handling eliminated  Young person instructed where possible on manual handling while  On induction employees are on induction aware of lifting practices  Young person to seek help  Pallet trucks, lifting when needed equipment maintained and in  Adequate breaks given good condition depending on demand of  Dual lifts where possible the task Chemicals  All chemicals stored and  Young person to be burns, irritation, toxins, checked by manager instructed on use of mild  Access to chemicals only by chemicals only e.g. authorized personnel. sanitizer, mild bleach  Chemicals used under  Young person instructed controlled conditions must on chemical hazards be used with the appropriate  The use of controlled equipment chemicals such as  Personal protective solvents, and acids are not equipment used e.g. goggles, to be used by young gloves, aprons and mask persons  Young person to be issued with personal protective equipment while using chemicals work place conditions  Work place to be clean and  Young person advised on unfamiliarality, light, tidy at all times all issues while on flooring  Adequate lighting induction  Heating and cooling is controlled and ventilation provided Fire  All employees given fire  Young person to be made training on induction and aware of fire hazards and regular fire drills procedures, and hopefully  Use of fire fighting media to be included in a fire readily available and training drill given  Management to be aware that young person is working in premises to be included in register. Slips, trips and falls  Employees to be made  Young persons to be made slipping on wet floors aware of any wet floors with aware of any such the use of signage or word of cleaning activities that mouth depending on the size will leave residue on the of the work area floor(s) People/money handling  Employers given full  Young person not to deal training with large amounts of  Mobile phones used if in any money trouble  Young person is  Employers trained to deal supervised with customers at home  Young person instructed on home visits, to touch nothing e.g. customers pets, valuables Animals  Employees are made aware  Young persons not to Pets e.g. birds, fish, of dangerous animals touch dangerous animals, tropical fish, snakes,  Employees are trained in the only to observe handling of dangerous  Young person to be animals assessed by employer before contact with different animals. Zoonoses, Sarcoptic  Employees to wash hands  Young person to always mang; with contact with after contact with animals wash hands after contact cat and dog’s skin  Use of personal protective with animals Handling faeces/urine equipment before  Young person to be issued assessment of animal with personal protective equipment when needed.

Young persons risk assessment completed by:- ______Date:- ______

Name of student:- ______

Copy of risk assessment sent to:- ______Date:- ______

A copy of the risk assessment will be sent to the parents via the school/college