Health assessment7

1

Without prejudice to regulation 11 of the General Duties Regulations

a

where the assessment of risk under regulation 5(2) shows that there is a risk to the safety, the physical or mental health or development of young people; or

b

where a young person is likely to be required to work at night,

no young person shall be engaged as a worker unless he has been provided with a free assessment of his health and capacities before he starts work, and monitoring of his health at regular intervals thereafter.

2

The requirement for health assessments in the case within paragraph (1)(b) shall not apply where the only night work carried out is of an exceptional nature.