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Plain English answers to the questions trades and small firms actually search. Every guide is free to read and points you to the template that finishes the job.
How to Write a Risk Assessment
How to write a risk assessment the HSE way. The five steps explained with a worked trade example, the law you must meet, and an editable template.
What Is a Method Statement? RAMS Explained
What a method statement is, how RAMS differs from a risk assessment, what a good one contains section by section, and an editable RAMS template.
Risk Assessment vs Method Statement: The Difference
Risk assessment vs method statement explained simply: what each does, when you need them, and how RAMS gives you both in one editable template.
What Is COSHH? A Plain Assessment Guide
What COSHH covers, when an assessment is legally required, how to read a safety data sheet, a worked example, and an editable COSHH template.
How to Do a Fire Risk Assessment
How to do a fire risk assessment in five steps, with a checklist, who is responsible under the Fire Safety Order, and an editable template.
Do You Need a Health and Safety Policy?
When UK law requires a written health and safety policy, the three parts every policy must have, and an editable template you can complete in minutes.
What Is a Hazard Log and How to Keep One
What a hazard log is, why UK firms keep one, what to record in each column, and how it works alongside your risk assessments.
How to Complete a Risk Assessment Form
How to fill in a risk assessment form field by field, with a worked example and the five by five scoring explained, plus an editable form to use.
Construction Phase Plan: What It Is and When You Need One
What a construction phase plan is, when CDM 2015 requires one, what it must contain, and who is responsible for writing it.
What Is a Dynamic Risk Assessment?
What a dynamic risk assessment is, when UK workers use one, how it differs from a written assessment, and how to record it, with an editable template.
Manual Handling Risk Assessment
How to carry out a manual handling risk assessment under the 1992 Regulations, the TILE factors, the MAC tool, and an editable template to record it.
Legionella Risk Assessment
When a legionella risk assessment is legally required, what it must cover under ACOP L8 and HSG274, who can carry it out, and an editable template.
Lone Working Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks to lone workers under UK law, the main hazards, the controls that work, and an editable template to record your assessment.
Working at Height Risk Assessment
How to assess work at height under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, the hierarchy of control, ladders, scaffolds and MEWPs, with an editable template.
DSE Assessment
What a DSE assessment is, who counts as a user under the 1992 Regulations, the workstation checklist, eye tests and homeworking, with an editable template.
Risk Assessment Examples
Worked risk assessment examples for common UK trades and tasks, showing hazards, who is at risk and the controls, plus an editable template to copy from.
Toolbox Talk Template
What a toolbox talk is, how to run one, what topics to cover and how to record attendance, with an editable toolbox talk template for UK sites.
Permit to Work Template
What a permit to work system is, when UK high risk jobs need one, the elements of a good permit, and an editable permit to work template.
First Aid Needs Assessment
How to carry out a first aid needs assessment under the 1981 Regulations, the factors to weigh, first aiders and kit, with an editable template.
Site Induction Template
What a site induction must cover, why CDM 2015 expects one, and how to record attendance, with an editable site induction template for UK sites.
Accident Report Form Template
What to record on an accident report form, the accident book duty, when RIDDOR reporting applies, and an editable accident report form template.
Office Risk Assessment
How to carry out an office risk assessment, the hazards that actually matter in an office, and an editable template to record it in the proper form.
Scaffolding Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks of scaffolding work, the inspection duty, the main hazards and controls, with an editable risk assessment template for UK trades.
Roofing Risk Assessment
How to assess roof work, the danger of fragile surfaces and edges, the controls that prevent falls, with an editable risk assessment template for roofers.
Electrician Risk Assessment
How electricians assess the risks of their work under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, safe isolation and the main hazards, with an editable template.
Plumber Risk Assessment
The hazards plumbers assess, from hot works and legionella to asbestos and manual handling, with the controls and an editable risk assessment template.
What Is a Risk Assessment?
What a risk assessment is in plain terms, why UK law requires one, what it must contain and who has to do it, with an editable template to start from.
The Five Steps to Risk Assessment
The five steps to risk assessment set out by the HSE, explained plainly with a worked example, and an editable template that follows the same five steps.
Risk Assessment Matrix and 5x5 Scoring
What a risk assessment matrix is, how the 5x5 likelihood and severity scoring works, how to read the risk rating, and an editable template with the matrix built in.
What Is Manual Handling? TILE Explained
What manual handling means, what TILE stands for, the law behind it, and how to assess a lift, with an editable manual handling risk assessment template.
Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 explained plainly: what they require, the avoid assess reduce duty, weight guidelines, and a template to record it.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 explained: what work at height means, the hierarchy of control, inspection duties, and a template to record your assessment.
Stress Risk Assessment
How to carry out a work related stress risk assessment using the HSE Management Standards, the six areas to cover, and an editable stress risk assessment template.
DSEAR Risk Assessment
What a DSEAR risk assessment is, when it is required for flammable and explosive substances, what it must cover, and an editable template to record it.
PUWER Risk Assessment
What a PUWER risk assessment is, which work equipment it covers, what it must check, and an editable template to record equipment risks and controls.
Asbestos Risk Assessment
When an asbestos risk assessment is needed, the duty to manage asbestos, checking before you disturb a building, and an editable template to record it.
Confined Space Risk Assessment
What a confined space is, the specific risks, what the 1997 Regulations require, and an editable risk assessment template to record controls and rescue plans.
Noise Risk Assessment
When a noise risk assessment is required, the action values under the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, the controls, and an editable template.
Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS) Risk Assessment
What a hand arm vibration risk assessment covers, the exposure action and limit values, the controls, and an editable template to record HAVS risks.
New and Expectant Mother Risk Assessment
When a pregnancy or new mother risk assessment is required, the hazards to consider, the employer duty, and an editable template to record adjustments.
Young Persons Risk Assessment
When a young persons risk assessment is required for workers under 18, the extra factors to weigh, the employer duty, and an editable template to record it.
Slips, Trips and Falls Risk Assessment
How to assess slips, trips and falls, the most common workplace injury, the usual causes and controls, and an editable risk assessment template to record it.
Working From Home Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks for employees working from home, the DSE and wellbeing factors, the employer duty, and an editable homeworking risk assessment template.
Landlord and HMO Fire Risk Assessment
When a landlord needs a fire risk assessment, the extra duties for HMOs and blocks of flats, what it must cover, and an editable fire risk assessment template.
Types of Fire Risk Assessment
The four types of fire risk assessment for blocks of flats explained, what each covers, which one you need, and an editable fire risk assessment template.
Fire Door Risk Assessment and Checks
Why fire doors matter, what a fire door check covers, the duties on responsible persons, and an editable template to record fire door inspections.
Fire Risk Assessment Checklist
A plain fire risk assessment checklist for UK premises covering hazards, people, escape routes, alarms and records, with an editable template to complete it.
The Accident Book
When an accident book is a legal requirement, what must be recorded, the data protection rules, and an editable accident record template for UK workplaces.
Method Statement Example
A worked method statement example showing each section, what to write in it, and how it pairs with a risk assessment, with an editable method statement template.
DSE Workstation Checklist
A plain DSE workstation checklist for screen users to self assess their desk, chair, screen and posture, with an editable DSE assessment template to record it.
Care Home Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks in a care or nursing home, the hazards specific to care, the main controls, and an editable risk assessment template to record them.
School Risk Assessment
How schools assess risk across premises, activities and trips, the main hazards, who is responsible, and an editable risk assessment template to record it.
Warehouse Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks in a warehouse, from forklifts and racking to manual handling, the main controls, and an editable risk assessment template to record them.
Restaurant Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks in a restaurant kitchen and front of house, the main hazards and controls, and an editable risk assessment template to record them.
Shop and Retail Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks in a shop or retail unit, from slips and manual handling to violence at the till, with an editable risk assessment template to record it.
Gym and Fitness Studio Risk Assessment
How to assess the risks in a gym or fitness studio, from equipment and manual handling to member health, with an editable risk assessment template to record it.