Risk assessment for pregnancy
I told my manager on Monday that I am pregnant (7+5) as I've been feeling quite tired and sick and thought she should know. I work in a nursery so the job is quite physical and involves lifting, cleaning etc.
She said she won't bother doing a risk assessment until I'm 12 weeks and that the pregnancy shouldn't impact how I work at this stage... not sure i agree with this, but not sure what I can say.
Any advice?
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Hi, I also work in a nursery and told my manager at a similar time, i’m now 27 weeks pregnant. I’m pretty sure as soon as they are aware you are pregnant they are legally required to put a risk assessment in place and make adjustments where necessary to keep you and baby safe!
Id also say once you’ve got one, reflect on it regularly as your pregnancy progresses as there may be ‘risks’ that change that they will need to update for you, I think they’ve updated mine twice since the original!
There is some information here through one of the gov websites, also feel free to message me privately, I’m happy to share an example of my one from my first trimester if that’s helpful too 🤍
https://www.hse.gov.uk/mothers/employer/risk-assessment.htm
I’m a senior care assistant so slightly different job roll but as soon as you find out you are pregnant in a health care sector you have to inform your management so they can put a risk assessment in place regardless of what stage you’re at. You and baby come first x
100% should complete a risk assessment, it’s not an option, it’s their legal requirement x
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