A risk assessment layout serves three readers, and the order of its four parts is for them. The header, for the person filing it: task, site, job, author, reviewer, version, dates. The rows, for the crew and the method writer: hazard, who, how, likelihood, severity, control, residual risk, action. The significant findings, for the inspector: the hazards that matter and the controls decided. The footer, for everyone: signatures and the review date. The risk assessment template on this site prints that layout, free and without an account.
The header
Task in a sentence, site address, job reference, author, reviewer, version, date. A header with no reviewer has not been checked; one with no version cannot be placed in a sequence. The template prints the header from the job's record so it is never blank.
The rows
One per hazard, numbered so the method can reference them. Hazard, who is at risk, how, likelihood, severity, the control, the residual risk, further action with an owner and a date. The columns are the five steps laid sideways. The HSE's guidance, cited below, gives risk assessment as five steps: identify hazards, assess the risks, control the risks, record your findings, review the controls, and says that if you employ 5 or more people you must record your significant findings.
The findings block
A few lines under the rows: the hazards that could cause real harm and the controls decided, and the groups especially at risk. The part regulation 3 names, cited below, and the part a layout most often omits.
The footer
Author's and reviewer's signatures, the review date, the trigger events. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the assessment in this layout against the job; the template prints it. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: SafetyCulture lists its Premium plan at $29 per seat per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with a free plan for small teams; Contractor Foreman lists its Basic plan at $49 per month for one user. DailyLogDesk Pro is $29 per month for the whole site team.
Questions people ask about risk assessment layout
Portrait or landscape?
Landscape for the rows, so the columns fit; the template prints that way.
Should the layout include a risk matrix?
A short likelihood and severity scale beside the rows; the words matter more than the numbers.
Is the template free?
Yes, without an account.