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Unguarded machine 20.04.2006

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Unguarded machine

A 16-year-old trainee lost part of his right index finger while working with a metal coil-slitting machine. The trainee had been with the company for only three days, when he trapped the tip of his index finger while trying to adjust moving parts of the machinery. There were no safety devices or guards in place. Investigators emphasised the extra health and safety precautions that companies need to take when employing young people, including a suitable young person’s risk assessment, followed by adequate training, supervision, information provision and instruction.

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European Youth Forum
"It is crucial that young people are taken into account in all issues that concern them, and that youth organisations are consulted at all levels to that effect. Occupational health and safety is obviously one such area considering the need to create quality jobs for young people in Europe and that non-fatal accidents are much more common among young workers than among other groups of workers. It is therefore very much welcomed that the Safe Start campaign this year focuses on young people."

Ludvig Hubendick, Policy Officer for Health and Sustainable Development European Youth Forum