A risk assessment template example shows two things at once: the template's shape and what fills it. This one is a hot works task, cutting and welding steel in a part-occupied building: four rows, the fire, the fumes, the gas cylinders and the trade next door, each with all eight columns completed, plus the findings and the footer. 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 risk assessment template on this site prints the same shape from your own task, free and without an account.
Row one: the fire
Hazard: ignition of materials by sparks or heat. Who: the crew and the building's occupants. Severity: fatal. Controls: the hot works permit, combustibles cleared or covered within the stated distance, a fire watch during and after, extinguishers at the task. Residual: low. Action: the permit obtained; owner, the foreman.
Row two: the fumes
Hazard: welding fumes. Who: the welder and anyone nearby. Controls: local extraction, the area ventilated, respiratory protection as the assessment for the process requires. Residual: low. The control is checked before the torch is lit, not after the smell.
Rows three and four: the cylinders and the neighbour
The cylinders: the DSEAR row, cited below, secured upright, flashback arrestors, stored away from the task. The trade next door: informed, the area barriered, the hours agreed. Residual low for both. Both rows are briefed before the start.
The findings and the footer
Significant findings: the fire and the cylinders. Author, reviewer, date, review date. The method places the permit and the clearance before the first spark. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps it; 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 template example
Can I use this example for my hot works?
The shape and the row headings, yes; the distances, the extraction and the permit are your site's.
Why is a fire watch a control?
Because the fire starts after the welder leaves; the watch is the control for the hazard the task leaves behind.
Is the template free?
Yes, without an account.