The Master Painter Australia - April 2016 Vol. 1 | Page 50

REPORTER: Joe Bloggs EMAIL: [email protected] THE MASTER PAINTER AUSTRALIA 050 BLOG: www.address.co.uk Ensuring all new workers are familiar with health and safety arrangements on your construction site is critical, but young workers in particular require special treatment. Workers aged 15 to 25 have a 75 per cent greater chance of being hurt, and in NSW 15 people in this age group are injured every day, with building sites one of the highest-risk workplaces. Typical injuries include cuts, lacerations, bruises, contusions, punctures and fractures. likely to recognise and be able to cope with potential hazards. This requires knowledge, skills and experience only gained by time on the job. On a building site, this inexperience and lack of awareness can increase the chances of being injured or causing an injury. So while it might be costly and time-consuming to provide extra training to bring younger workers fully up to speed on potential hazards and safe working practices, it is a smart investment as well as a legal requirement. A training checklist for young workers could look like this: Young Workers need special treatment to keep them safe Young construction workers are also more likely to experience manual handling injuries, such as sprains, strains and tears, from incorrect lifting or moving heavy or awkward objects. Falls from Ensuring all new workers familiar health height are another major risk andare building siteswith usually haveand safety arrangements onas your construction site isroofs, critical, but young numerous pitfalls such ladders, floor openings, scaffolds and stairs. workers in particular require special treatment. Young construction workers are also more likely to experience Workers aged 15 to 25 have a 75 per cent greater chance manual handling injuries, such as sprains, strains and tears, from of being hurt, and in NSW 15 people in this age group are incorrect lifting or moving heavy or awkward objects. Falls from injured every day, with building sites one of the highest-risk height are another major risk and building sites usually have workplaces. Typical injuries floor include cuts, lacerations, bruises, numerous pitfalls such as ladders, openings, roofs contusions, punctures and fractures. Workers aged 15 to 25 have a 75 per cent greater chance of being hurt, and in NSW 15 people in this age group are injured every day, with building sites one of the highest-risk workplaces. Typical Young construction workers are also more likely to injuries include cuts, lacerations, bruises, contusions, punctures experience manual handling injuries, such as sprains, Young construction workers are also more likely to experience strains and tears, from incorrect lifting or moving heavy or manual handling injuries, such as sprains, strains and tears, from awkward objects. Falls from height are another major risk incorrect lifting or moving heavy or awkward objects. Falls from and sites usually numerous pitfalls height arebuilding another major risk and have building sites usually havesuch as ladders, floorsuch openings, roofs, stairs. numerous pitfalls as ladders, floorscaffolds openings,and roofs, scaffolds and stairs. One reason why young workers are more vulnerable is they are less One reason why young workers are more vulnerable is they are less likely to reco ۚ\