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Young person risk assessment template
For employers and supervisors planning a young person's work. Record placement, task suitability and induction and review. Try the form below, see every question or download a blank PDF or Word copy.
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Is a separate assessment always required for a young worker?
HSE says existing assessments may be sufficient if they already consider the specific factors for young people. Review before employing a young person for the first time or one with particular needs, taking account of experience, awareness and maturity.
Last updated . Facts checked by the SiteSurvey team on 6 October 2026 against HSE assessing risks to young workers and HSE training and supervising young workers.
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A young worker assessment recording tasks, experience, supervision, training, task restrictions, communication and review before and during placement. 5 sections and 31 questions. Follow-up questions and guidance appear only when an answer calls for them, so the person on site never sees the ones that do not apply.
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Add this form to a project in SiteSurvey and it fills in what the project already knows, so nobody on site retypes it and every form on the job uses the same names. Anything filled in can still be changed.
- Project: the project name
- Site or premises address: the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisation: the project's customer
Record details and scope
- ProjectShort answer
Filled in from the project in SiteSurvey.
Fills in from the project name - Site or premises addressShort answerFills in from the site address, from the space or the project
- Client or organisationShort answerFills in from the project's customer
- Record date*Date
- Person completing the record*Short answer
- CheckThis supports workplace risk management for young workers. It does not authorise prohibited work or replace employment-law checks, safeguarding procedures or necessary parental information.
- CheckHSE says existing assessments may be sufficient if they already consider the specific factors for young people. Review before employing a young person for the first time or one with particular needs, taking account of experience, awareness and maturity.
Placement
- Worker or placement reference*Short answer
- Age group relevant to work restrictions, without full date of birthShort answer
- Tasks, location and placement dates*Short answer
- Existing assessment and relevant restrictions*Short answer
- Named supervisor and deputy*Short answer
Task suitability
- TaskRepeat for each task. Each one asks:
- Task and equipment*Short answer
- Experience and training needs*Notes
- Risks arising from inexperience or other relevant factors*Notes
- Restrictions and supervision arrangements*Notes
- Task decision*Choose one
- Permitted within recorded controls
- Not permitted
- Further assessment needed
Induction and review
- Induction, demonstration and understanding checks*Notes
Record the task-specific instruction, supervision and how understanding will be checked. Attendance alone does not demonstrate understanding.
- How to ask for help and report concernsNotes
- Required information shared with relevant peopleNotes
- Review dateDate
- Changes triggering reassessmentNotes
Actions and review
- Are further actions required?*Choose one
- Yes
- No
- Further actionRepeat for each further action. Each one asks:Shown when “Are further actions required?” is “Yes”
- Action and evidence reference*Notes
- Person responsible*Short answer
- Target dateDate
- Action status*Choose one
- Open
- In progress
- Completed
- Completion evidence*NotesShown when “Action status” is “Completed”
- Outstanding limitations and information to pass onNotes
- Record status*Choose one
- Ready for review
- Further work needed
- Work or use stopped
- Reviewed byShort answer
- Review dateDate
- Author signature*Signature
- CheckSigning records the information entered. It does not itself certify legal compliance, remove a limitation or authorise unsafe work.
Scope and responsibility
This supports workplace risk management for young workers. It does not authorise prohibited work or replace employment-law checks, safeguarding procedures or necessary parental information.
What a useful entry looks like
Induction, demonstration and understanding checks
Record the task-specific instruction, supervision and how understanding will be checked. Attendance alone does not demonstrate understanding.
Supervisor will demonstrate the packing task, observe the worker repeating it and record any further instruction needed before the task is allocated.
Fictional example of record wording. Use the actual evidence and approved arrangements for your job; this is not a completed report or an instruction to carry out the work.
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Young Person Workplace Assessment FAQs
How should I record “Induction, demonstration and understanding checks”?
Record the task-specific instruction, supervision and how understanding will be checked. Attendance alone does not demonstrate understanding.
Does every placement need a new standalone form?
No. Use it where it helps document specific factors or changes; HSE allows existing suitable assessments to cover them.
Should sensitive personal histories be included?
Record only information needed to manage work safely, using restricted references for sensitive matters.
Does training remove every restriction?
No. A training record does not override legal prohibitions or make unsuitable work acceptable.
What are the limits of this template?
This supports workplace risk management for young workers. It does not authorise prohibited work or replace employment-law checks, safeguarding procedures or necessary parental information.
Can I complete this form on site and share the record?
In the SiteSurvey app the form works offline, with signatures recorded against the questions. Share the completed record as a PDF or a link. Dates and action owners are recorded fields; this form does not send reminders or update other systems.
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