Young Workers Policy and Procedure
Editable Word policy and procedure for Queensland businesses with workers under 18: age-linked tasks, risk assessment, induction, supervision, raising concerns, the right to stop unsafe work and records.
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Written by Ryan Graham, health and safety professional (16 years on Queensland sites)
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About this template
Suits any business with school-leavers, apprentices, casual and part-time workers, work experience students or volunteers under 18. It turns the Children and Young Workers Code of Practice 2006 into steps a supervisor can follow, and lists the age rules we found in the WHS Act and Regulation. It gives no ages, hours or wages from child employment law.
What Is Included In Our Young Workers Policy and Procedure?
- Policy and procedure with an approval sign-off
- Age-linked tasks found in the WHS Regulation: licences, quad bikes, refuelling, asbestos and demolition supervisors
- Risk assessment before a young person starts
- Induction topics and plain-language checks of understanding
- Tasks a young worker should not do until trained and assessed
- Supervision, pace of work and working alone
- Bullying, harassment and psychosocial risks
- The right to stop unsafe work explained to young workers
- Work experience placements: school, provider and parent or carer contact
- Records, training and review
Legislation and Codes of Practice Referenced
- Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld): s 7 (meaning of worker), s 19 (primary duty of care), s 28 (duties of workers), ss 35 to 39 (notifiable incidents), ss 47 to 49 (consultation), ss 84 to 89 (right to cease unsafe work), ss 104 to 106 (discriminatory conduct)
- Work Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld): ss 32 to 38 (managing risks), s 39 (information, training and instruction), s 48 (remote or isolated work), ss 55A to 55D (psychosocial risks), s 89 (high risk work licence), ss 144D and 144G (demolition licence supervisors), s 169 (diving medical certificate), ss 226A and 226B (quad bikes), s 336 (age to supply flammable gas or liquid), ss 498 and 529 (asbestos removal supervisors)
- Children and Young Workers Code of Practice 2006 (Qld): an approved code of practice; sections 2.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5, 6.1 and 6.2
- Managing the Risk of Psychosocial Hazards at Work Code of Practice 2022 (Qld): lists young workers and others with limited work experience among the groups that may be more vulnerable
- Child employment and minimum age laws, working hours and breaks, wages, working with children checks and school work experience rules are outside the WHS legislation and are not covered here. Ask the relevant authority, the school or an adviser
- This document is general information for Queensland workplaces and is not legal advice
What You Get
- An editable Microsoft Word document (7 pages), A4 portrait
- Business details and document control typed once and filled in on every page, plus a space for your logo
- Purpose, scope and a policy statement with an approval sign-off
- Definitions, and responsibilities for each role
- A step-by-step procedure that says who does what
- Records, training, monitoring and review, related documents and a revision history
Review it and adjust it to suit your business, your sites and the way your team works, and talk it through with your workers. If you have any trouble downloading this template, you can contact us at any time. Please make sure you read our Disclaimer before downloading.
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Brief your crew
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What format is it?
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Is it compliant with Queensland law?
It's written around Queensland's Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Regulation 2011. Tailor it to your site, consult your workers and review it whenever conditions change; no template can guarantee compliance on its own.
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