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The columns every risk assessment form needs, a filled in example, how to adapt it for tasks, sites and events, and where Irish employers find free templates.

A risk assessment template is a form with a column for each thing Section 19 of the 2005 Act requires you to record. The best templates are short, fit on one or two pages per activity and force the assessor to answer the questions that matter: what could go wrong, to whom, what stops it now, what more is needed and who will do it. The format below is used across Irish workplaces and matches the HSA guidance.

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The hazards, who might be harmed and how, existing controls, a risk rating, further actions with owners and dates, the residual risk, and the assessor, date and review date.

Yes. The HSA publishes sample forms in its risk assessment guidance and its BeSMART tool produces risk assessments and a safety statement online for free.

An assessment of one specific activity, such as using a bench grinder or cleaning a fryer, rather than of a whole area, so the hazards and controls are precise enough to train from.

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The syllabus tracks exactly what the HSA expects from a competent person: the five steps of risk assessment, likelihood and severity, control measures, the Safety Statement and living review routines. Examples come from real Irish workplaces, from construction sites and kitchens to offices and wards.

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For career progression, a risk assessment certificate is the proof of safety competence that opens supervisory and management roles across every Irish industry.

Every module comes from licensed, Chartered (CMIOSH) consultants who know exactly what Irish inspectors check on inspection day.

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Every business. Section 19 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires every employer to identify hazards and carry out written risk assessments, and Section 20 requires a Safety Statement built on those assessments. The person doing the work must be competent: sufficient training, skills, experience and knowledge.

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Risk Assessment Template

The columns every risk assessment form needs, a filled in example, how to adapt it for tasks, sites and events, and where Irish employers find free templates.

The header

Company and site. The activity, task, area or equipment being assessed. The assessor's name and the date. The people consulted. The review date. A reference number so the assessment can be cited in the safety statement, method statements and training records.

The columns

Hazard: what could cause harm. Who might be harmed and how: the groups of people and the type of injury or ill health. Existing controls: what is already in place. Risk rating with existing controls: likelihood, severity and score. Further action required: the additional controls, in hierarchy order. Action owner and target date. Residual risk rating once the actions are complete. Done date and sign off.

A worked row: using a stepladder in a stockroom

Hazard: fall from stepladder while reaching high shelves. Who: stockroom staff, fracture or head injury. Existing controls: EN 131 professional stepladder, monthly inspection, staff told not to use the top two steps. Rating: likelihood 3, severity 4, score 12, medium. Further action: replace with a platform step with handrail for the high shelves; reorganise heavy stock to waist height; ladder safety training for all stockroom staff; add to induction. Owner: stockroom supervisor, four weeks. Residual: likelihood 1, severity 4, score 4, low.

Adapting the template

Task based assessments for routine activities. Site specific assessments for construction and installation work, feeding the method statement. Event assessments for one off activities. Individual assessments for pregnant employees, young workers and employees with particular needs. Specific assessments required by regulation, manual handling, chemical agents, noise and DSE, use their own factors but the same structure.

Free resources for Irish employers

The HSA publishes risk assessment and safety statement guidance with sample forms, and its BeSMART online tool generates risk assessments and a safety statement for over three hundred types of small business at no cost. Sector bodies in construction, farming and hospitality publish their own templates.

Header and reference

Site, activity, assessor, date, consulted, review date, reference number.

Seven working columns

Hazard, who and how, existing controls, rating, further action, owner and date, residual.

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Free online risk assessments and safety statements for small Irish businesses.

The accredited Risk Assessment Course shows how to complete a template properly for real tasks, with a CPD certified certificate on completion.

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