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General legal requirements

Insurance tick
Current Employers’ Liability Insurance Certificate (covering students on work experience)  
Current Public Liability Insurance Certificate (where appropriate)  
Where the student will be a vehicle passenger, current business vehicle insurance certificate  
Registration tick
Placement premises registered with appropriate authority: HSE or local authority according to the nature of the business at a placement  
Health and Safety Policy tick
There are clear responsibilities for health and safety  
Health and Safety Policy is written down where there are 5 or more employees  
Consultation tick
There are arrangements to consult employees on health and safety  
There is an employee health and safety representative (if appropriate)  
Health and Safety Poster tick
Poster Health and safety law: What you should know is displayed and completed (or available as leaflet)  
Accident Procedures tick
Accident book available  
Provider aware of accident reporting procedures under RIDDOR  
Provider aware of any additional reporting requirements required by organisers or others  
First Aid tick
There is a qualified first aider or appointed person  
First aid equipment is provided and records kept of treatment  

If you are not satisfied with the provider’s standard of health and safety management, the provider’s business should not be included in the work experience scheme.