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An update on health and safety for
work experience placements revised HSE guidance
Kate Haire
Strategic Interventions Division
SBTAF – 1st May 2013
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
Background
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Part of larger project to revise much of HSE’s existing
guidance – as recommended by the Löfstedt report
(November 2011)
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Perceptions – a complex, bureaucratic process: more
trouble than it’s worth ?
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The Wolf Report
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
Revised guidance - aims
• Should be shorter and more straightforward
• Should only cover health and safety
Who’s it for ?
• Placement providers (employers), organisers
(schools/colleges/EBPs), parents and students
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
Underpinning philosophy
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The placement provider (employer) is best
placed to manage the risks…
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…so schools/colleges should not ‘second guess’
that process
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Schools’ and colleges’ past (including pooled)
experience with that employer should act as a guide
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No automatic need for repeat assessments for each
new student at a workplace
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
Guidance is structured according to the
responsibilities of those involved:
•Employer (placement provider) responsibilities
•Organisers – do’s and don’ts
•Parents & Students – guidance about
expectations
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
Additional information
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Guidance part of wider suite of young worker guidance,
complemented by FAQs
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DfE, education sector bodies and SBTAF Board have
been consulted
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Insurance – students are covered by ELCI policies
Work experience – revised HSE guidance
The future
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More students on good-quality work placements
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Less bureaucracy
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Still tied up in paper ? Let us know – the role of the
Mythbusters Challenge Panel
[http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/myth-busting.htm]