Free, editable risk assessment templates, written by H&S consultants.
A risk assessment doesn't have to be complicated, but it does have to be right. These templates give you a clean, HSE-aligned structure you fill in yourself: the hazards, who might be harmed, what you're already doing, and what more you need to do. They're free, editable, and built for UK workplaces, not adapted from some US compliance form that names the wrong regulations.
Four ready-to-use templates, one free download.
Download the pack and you get four editable templates, each built around the HSE's approach and the regulations that actually apply in the UK.
The all-purpose form for any task or area. Hazards, who might be harmed, the controls already in place and the actions still outstanding.
For hazardous substances such as dust, fumes, cleaning chemicals and adhesives. The structure that records exposure and the controls that keep people safe.
The starting structure for the Fire Safety Order duty. Identify the hazards, the people at risk, and the precautions, then record your significant findings.
For lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling tasks. The frame for assessing the load, the task, the environment and the individual doing the work.
How to write a risk assessment in five steps.
The HSE sets out a simple five-step approach. The template walks you through it, but here's the method so you understand what you're doing.
The difference between a useful assessment and a worthless one is specificity.
A generic form that says "slips, trips and falls: keep floors clear" tells an inspector you copied a template. A real assessment names the actual hazard in the actual place: the wet floor by the wash bay, the unguarded step in the loading area, the chemical you decant by hand. Write what you actually do, not what a textbook says you should. If a control isn't in place yet, record it as an action with an owner and a date. That honesty is what makes the document stand up when someone checks.
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The pack covers the common assessments, but some duties deserve their own guide. Start here, or let us take the whole job off your desk.
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A template gets you started. Getting it right is the hard part.
A generic form won't know your site, your tasks or your risks. Your named Spectra consultant writes risk assessments that stand up when an auditor, a client or the HSE asks, built around your actual work, not a folder of generic forms. Book a free review and we'll tell you what's missing.