Risk assessment sounds daunting, but this is really just a prompt list. You work down the common hazard categories, mark what applies, and nothing obvious is missed before you get into assessing the detail.

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Further Reading

Further guidance on identifying hazards and assessing risk:

• Risk Assessment
• Managing Health and Safety at Work
• Slips, Trips and Falls

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Risk Assessment Hazard Prompt Template

A prompt sheet that walks an assessor through the common workplace hazard categories so none are overlooked, then provides space to describe each activity and hazard, rate the inherent and residual risk, and record the control measures in place.

Hazard identification is the starting point of the risk assessment duty under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, and it underpins the hazard identification and risk assessment requirements of ISO 45001. This form gives you a simple, repeatable prompt so assessments start from a complete picture.

Built for Hazard Identification and ISO 45001

The form supports the hazard identification and risk assessment requirements of ISO 45001 (clause 6.1.2):

• A prompt list of common hazard categories - slips and trips, hazardous substances, work at height, biological hazards, struck-by, noise, confined space, vibration, manual handling and more
• A Yes / No marker and risk rating against each hazard category so nothing is skipped
• Space to describe each activity and its associated hazard, referenced back to the prompt list
• Inherent and residual risk ratings either side of the control measures, with the persons at risk recorded

What's Included in this Hazard Prompt Form

The form is set out so an assessment moves logically from prompt to detail to actions:

• Header - completed by, date, and the location, task or activity being assessed
• Hazard prompt list - the common hazard categories with a Yes / No marker and risk rating for each
• Activity and hazard description - describe each activity and associated hazard, with inherent risk rating, control measures and residual risk rating, and the persons at risk
• Additional controls required - any further actions, who they are assigned to and the target date
• Notes - other opportunities to eliminate hazards or reduce risk, and feedback from interested parties

Who Needs a Hazard Prompt Form?

Any organisation carrying out its own risk assessments, and anyone who wants a consistent starting point so assessors do not rely on memory. It suits SMEs, supervisors and managers new to risk assessment, and any business working towards or maintaining ISO 45001 certification.

Included in the ISO 45001 Toolkit

This form is part of the ISO 45001 Toolkit - risk assessments, registers, procedures and guidance for managing health and safety in one download - and is included in every alphaZ ISO toolkit that covers ISO 45001.

Pairs with the General Risk Assessment

Once hazards are identified, the detailed assessment is recorded on the F-HS20 General Risk Assessment - and completed assessments are tracked in the F-HS12 Risk Assessment Register.