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Risk Assessment Form
A structured general-purpose risk assessment form that walks you from hazard identification through likelihood, severity and control measures, with space to record residual risk and review dates.
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A general risk assessment form template.
About this template
The Risk Assessment Form is designed to be quick to complete and easy to adapt to your own workplace. Start from the template rather than a blank page, tailor the hazards, controls and responsibilities to your site, and keep a completed copy on file as evidence that the right checks were made.
How it links to the standards
The equipment and controls this template asks you to record are governed by published standards that define what each item must withstand and how it is tested. These are the ones that apply most directly:
- EN ISO 13688 — general requirements for protective clothing
The full EN standards library covers every standard referenced across SafetyOrbit.
Related guidance
Filling the template in is easier when you know the reasoning behind each control. These notes cover the practical detail:
- Tips and Tricks — the full technique-note library for this kind of work
Likelihood and severity are scored honestly, then matched to proportionate controls.
Related guidance
The technique notes behind this document, from Agriculture & Livestock:
Frequently asked questions
What does the Risk Assessment Form cover?
A structured general-purpose risk assessment walking from hazard identification through likelihood, severity and control measures, with space to record residual risk and review dates.
What makes a completed risk assessment defensible?
Showing hazards were genuinely identified, likelihood and severity judged honestly, proportionate controls selected, and the reasoning recorded clearly enough that another person could follow the same logic.
Why does this form include a residual risk field?
Recording the risk that remains after controls are applied shows whether the chosen controls are actually sufficient, rather than assuming any control automatically makes a task safe.
When should a risk assessment be reviewed using the review date field?
Whenever the task, equipment, environment or personnel involved changes materially, and otherwise on a periodic schedule appropriate to how quickly conditions on that job change.