S.L. 646.4 Art. 4Assigning work.

(1) An employer shall ensure that any young person in his employ or to whom he has assigned work, is at all times adequately protected against any hazards which may result from the assessment referred to in the preceding regulation, and, in particular, shall ensure that the work assigned to the young person -

(a) is not beyond such young person’s physical or psychological capacity; and

(b) does not involve any exposure to any of the chemical, physical or biological agents or to any of the processes listed in the Schedule, or to any other physical, chemical or biological agent which is toxic, carcinogenic, causes heritable genetic damage, causes harm to an unborn child or which in any other way chronically affects human health; and

(c) does not involve a risk of accidents which it may be assumed cannot be recognized or avoided by young persons owing to their insufficient attention to safety or lack of experience or training; and

(d) does not involve a risk to health from extremes of cold or heat, or from noise or vibration.

(2) A young person may be allowed to perform work for a limited period of time with any of the physical, chemical or biological agents mentioned in the foregoing subregulation, if such work is indispensable for the young person’s vocational training, provided that at all times, the work is performed under the supervision of a competent person, and that the young person is adequately protected against risks to his health and safety.

(3) It shall be the duty of an employer who employs or gives out work to a young person to ensure that such young person is at all times:

(a) properly trained for the work assigned, taking into account any health and safety hazards which may be present; and

(b) supervised by a competent person who has been trained in the work activity assigned to a young person, including the use of tools, machinery and equipment, and who is aware of the risks involved and of the preventive measures to be taken.