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Risk assessment

Risk assessment generator

Name the activity, add the hazards, tick the controls in place, rate the risk, download the PDF. Free, no signup.

Last reviewed 15 September 2026

This document is a starting point. The employer must check it against the actual workplace, the product safety data sheet and current HSE guidance before relying on it. It is not an HSE approved document.

How the generator decides

It does not. Each hazard in the library lists the controls a small employer is expected to have, and you tick the ones in place. Anything unticked goes on the further action list, so the gap is on paper. The rating is yours: the library suggests a severity for each hazard, and you set the likelihood from how the work is actually done.

Common questions

Where do the hazards and controls come from?
From a library written for the general workplace, each entry following the HSE guidance it cites. The generator never decides for you: you tick only the controls that are actually in place and you set the rating. Anything the library does not cover you type in.
Is the finished document HSE approved?
No document is HSE approved. HSE does not approve assessments. The output follows the five steps in HSE guidance, and the employer must review it against the actual workplace before relying on it.
Why do the controls start unticked when I load an example?
The example describes someone else's workplace. A risk assessment records what you do, not what someone else does, so the controls start blank and you tick the ones in place. Anything left unticked goes on the further action list.