General Risk Assessment

Updated 17 October 2025

This template is a general risk assessment form designed to identify, evaluate, and control potential hazards in a workplace or during specific tasks. It includes sections for detailing tasks, identifying various hazards, listing persons at risk, documenting control methods, and rating overall risk. The document also emphasizes special care for training young persons and ensuring all employees are aware of risk factors and control measures.

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GENERAL RISK ASSESSMENT

"Special care to be taken when training young persons on this risk assessment as this may be the first real life work/site experience and they will lack safety awareness and also consider their physical and psychological immaturity and inexperience before delegating tasks covered by this risk assessment. Also ensure training on safe use of all tools and equipment before commencement."

Section 1 – TASK/S Ref No: [number]

[service type]

[employee/s job title]

Section 2 – HAZARDS IDENTIFIED: (if the hazard is present in the task/activity tick the relevant topic)

Aggression	Lone Working	Temperature
Animal Attack	Machinery	Vehicles/Traffic
Asbestos	Manual Handling/Lifting	Vibration
Fabric of Building	Shift Work	Violence/Assault
Contact with Body Fluids	Noise	Ventilation
Contamination/Disease	Falling Objects	Water Systems
Display Screen Equipment	Plant Rooms	Weather
Dust/Fumes	Pressure Systems	Welding Flash
Electricity	Radiation	Work Equip/Tools
Fire/Explosion	Repetitive Strain Injury	Working at Height
Flammable Material	Scaffolding/Ladders	Workplace Lighting
Furniture	Sharps	Working Practices
Gas	Slip/Trip/Fall	Other
Hazardous Substance	Stress
Infestation	Substance Misuse

Section 3- PERSONS AT RISK (Enter relevant numbers affected)

Employee	Home Worker	Non-Employee	Disabled	Person/ Child	Contractor	Expectant/New Mother	Lone Worker	Shift Worker

Section 4 – CONTROLS

Indicate below the reference no. of the hazard identified in section 2, the present control method(s) and if it is considered these are adequate.

Hazard No.	Method of Controls (Include Company & Service procedures, relevant records held including training courses employees have/are required to attend)	Adequate? Yes or No

Section 5 – COMMENTS

Identify hazards that have no means of control, or are not adequately controlled. List any recommendations that you feel may resolve the hazards.

Hazard No.	Recommendations

Section 6 – OVERALL RISK RATING OF THE TASK/S TO BE UNDERTAKEN (Probable Frequency X Severity)

Frequency, Scale: Low 1 - High 5	1 Improbable, 2 Possible but unlikely, 3 Happens infrequently, 4 Happens quite frequently, 5 Happens very frequently
Severity, Scale: Low 1 - High 5	1 Trivial injury, 2 Minor injury, 3 Hospital Stay/Industrial illness, 4 Major injury, 5 Fatality
Reasons:

Section 7 – IDENTIFY OTHER RISK ASSESMENTS REQUIRED/RELEVANT (circle)

COSHH/ Manual Handling/ Personal Protective Equipment/ Noise/ Vibration/ Asbestos/ Lead/ Display Screen Equipment/ Fire/ Other (*please state)

[assessor’s name] [assessor's signature]

[signature date]

Section 8 – ACTION PLAN (where appropriate)

Hazard No.	Action Required	Person Nominated	Date Assigned	Date Completed

[manager’s name] [manager's signature]

[signature date]

Note: A copy of this risk Assessment must be kept at the place of work to which it refers and the risk factors and control measures brought to the attention of all employees carrying out and/or supervising or managing the work.

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