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Young persons risk assessments for apprentices on site

Take on an under-18 and you owe them a specific assessment before they start — one that accounts for inexperience, and that involves a parent or guardian. Gaffer records the young person, their date of birth, the hazards they may be exposed to, and the supervision arrangements that make it safe.

Replaces a folder of last year's templates with the dates changed. It is the evidence that wins tenders and satisfies insurers, produced as the work happens.

Health & Safety in Gaffer
Why it matters

The H&S paperwork gets done because it lives where the work is.

Risk assessments, method statements, permits, toolbox talks, inspections and registers — 39 features covering the records an inspector, a main contractor or an insurer will ask for.

Win tenders that demand evidence, and sleep better knowing the file is complete.

What you get
  • Employment start date and the assessment and review dates
  • Parent or guardian consulted and health questionnaire completed
  • Experience considered and physical capability assessed
  • Working at height, machinery, manual handling, hazardous substances and electrical work flagged
  • Supervision arrangements and any prohibited activities recorded
  • Linked to the worker's training records and qualifications
Inexperience is the hazard
Parent or guardian consulted
Restricted activities flagged
Where it fits

Step 04 of the job: on site

The engineer taps "On my way" and the customer gets a text with an arrival window. On site: clock in, photos, the certificate for the job — EICR, Gas Safety, whatever the trade needs — signed on the device. No signal? It syncs later.

Young persons risk assessments is one part of that step. The rest of the job — quoting, scheduling, certificates, invoicing and payment — runs in the same system, on the same record. See the whole job →

Step 04 of a job in Gaffer: The paperwork happens on site
Common questions

About young persons risk assessments

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What does young persons risk assessments replace?

For most trade businesses, a folder of last year's templates with the dates changed. It is the evidence that wins tenders and satisfies insurers, produced as the work happens.

Does young persons risk assessments work on a phone, and offline?

Yes. The mobile app is offline-first: records created on site are stored on the device and synced automatically, in order, when signal returns. Lofts, plant rooms and rural sites were the design brief.

Which plan is it on?

Every paid plan. Young persons risk assessments is included for unlimited users at no extra cost — the monthly, annual and lifetime plans differ only in how you pay.

How long does it take to start using?

Minutes. Start a 14-day free trial with no card, pick your trades at sign-up, and young persons risk assessments is switched on with your trade's templates already in place.

Put young persons risk assessments to work.

Full platform, 14 days free, no card needed. Set up in an afternoon, import your customers in a few clicks, and send your first quote today.

Founding members: first 100 businesses get 50% off every paid plan, for as long as they stay subscribed.