Risk Assessment Templates for Workshop

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Save time with this bundle of fully editable Microsoft Word templates for machinery and workshop activities.

Includes a selection of Risk Assessments, with selected documents also featuring Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) and/or Toolbox Talks. Templates cover hazards, risks and control measures associated with machinery, hand and power tools, workshop equipment and general workshop activities.

All documents are supplied in one convenient ZIP folder and can be easily adapted to suit your organisation, equipment and working practices.

Ideal for workshops, businesses, employers, contractors and self-employed professionals.

Each document should be reviewed and amended to reflect your specific activities, machinery, equipment, working environment and risks before use.

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Designed to help identify and manage risks associated with the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and protective clothing, including unsuitable equipment, incorrect fit or use, damaged PPE, inadequate maintenance and insufficient protection from workplace hazards.

Includes appropriate control measures to help ensure PPE is suitable, correctly used and maintained, while supporting safer working practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage electrical hazards, including electric shock, burns, damaged cables or equipment, unsafe connections, overloaded circuits, and inadequate isolation or maintenance.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of electrical injury, fire and other incidents, while supporting safer working practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using hand chisels, blades and other sharp tools, including cuts and lacerations, puncture injuries, flying fragments, damaged or unsuitable tools, incorrect handling, and risks to others in the work area.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of injury and accidents, while supporting safer selection, handling and use of sharp tools and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage common hazards within a workshop environment, including machinery and equipment, hand and power tools, manual handling, hazardous substances, noise and vibration, electrical risks, slips and trips, and poor housekeeping.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of accidents, injuries and harmful exposure, while supporting safer workshop activities and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using handling aids, including manual handling, pushing and pulling, crushing and trapping injuries, unstable or falling loads, damaged or unsuitable equipment, uneven surfaces, and risks to others in the work area.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of accidents, injuries and musculoskeletal problems, while supporting safer handling and movement of loads and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with operating a metal lathe, including rotating parts, entanglement, ejected workpieces, flying swarf and metal fragments, sharp edges, cutting tools, noise, and incorrect machine setup or use.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of entanglement, cuts, impact injuries and other accidents, while supporting safer metal lathe operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with portable sanding machines, planing machines and routers, including contact with moving or cutting parts, flying debris, wood dust, noise and vibration, electrical risks, damaged equipment, and loss of control during use.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of cuts, eye injuries, respiratory exposure and other accidents, while supporting safer use of portable woodworking equipment and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using electric and hand saws, including contact with blades, cuts and lacerations, kickback, flying debris, dust, noise and vibration, electrical risks, and damaged or unsuitable equipment.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of cuts, eye injuries, harmful exposure and other accidents, while supporting safer selection, handling and use of saws and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using a power plunge router, including contact with rotating cutters, kickback and loss of control, flying debris, wood dust, noise and vibration, electrical risks, and damaged or incorrectly fitted cutters.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of cuts, eye injuries, respiratory exposure and other accidents, while supporting safer operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using planing and thicknessing machines, including contact with rotating cutters, entanglement, kickback and ejected materials, wood dust, noise, manual handling, and incorrect machine setup or use.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of cuts, entanglement, impact injuries and harmful exposure, while supporting safer operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with exposure to wood dust, including inhalation of airborne dust, skin and eye contact, dust generated by cutting, sanding and machining, inadequate extraction or ventilation, and the accumulation of combustible dust.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce respiratory problems, irritation, harmful exposure and fire risks, while supporting safer working practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with general painting tasks, including paints, solvents and other substances, fumes and vapours, skin and eye contact, working at height, manual handling, tools and equipment, and slips and trips.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of injury and harmful exposure, while supporting safer painting activities and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with manually handling inanimate objects, including lifting, lowering, carrying, pushing and pulling loads, awkward postures, repetitive movements, and handling heavy, bulky or difficult items.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of strains, sprains and other musculoskeletal injuries, while supporting safer manual handling practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with lone working, including limited access to assistance, communication difficulties, emergencies, accidents or illness, workplace violence, and working in isolated or unfamiliar locations.

Includes appropriate control measures to help protect lone workers and ensure suitable communication, monitoring and emergency arrangements are in place, while supporting safer working practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with driving on company business, including road traffic collisions, driver fatigue, distractions, adverse weather and road conditions, vehicle defects, journey planning, and loading or unloading vehicles.

Includes appropriate control measures to help reduce the risk of accidents, injuries and vehicle-related incidents, while supporting safer work-related driving and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with disk cutters and abrasive wheels, including contact with rotating parts, wheel or disc failure, flying debris, sparks, dust, noise and vibration, and incorrect use or selection of equipment.

Includes appropriate control measures, safe working procedures and toolbox talk guidance to help reduce the risk of injury and harmful exposure, while supporting safer working practices and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with cordless nail guns, including accidental discharge, contact with nails or fasteners, flying debris, equipment malfunction, noise, awkward working positions, and risks to others in the work area.

Includes appropriate control measures and safe working procedures to help reduce the risk of injury, while supporting safer operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with operating a generator, including electrical risks, fuel handling, fire, exhaust fumes and carbon monoxide, hot surfaces, noise and vibration, manual handling, and moving parts.

Includes appropriate control measures and safe working procedures to help reduce the risk of electrical injury, fire, burns and harmful exposure, while supporting safer generator operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using power hand tools, including contact with moving or cutting parts, flying debris, dust, noise and vibration, electrical risks, damaged equipment, kickback, and loss of control during use.

Includes appropriate control measures and safe working procedures to help reduce the risk of cuts, impact injuries, harmful exposure and other accidents, while supporting safer use of power hand tools and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using a cordless drill, including rotating parts, entanglement, flying debris, dust, noise and vibration, battery and charging hazards, hidden services, and loss of control during use.

Includes appropriate control measures and safe working procedures to help reduce the risk of cuts, impact injuries and harmful exposure, while supporting safer cordless drill operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using an angle grinder, including contact with rotating discs, disc failure, flying debris and sparks, dust, noise and vibration, electrical risks, kickback, and fire hazards.

Includes appropriate control measures, safe working procedures and Toolbox Talk guidance to help reduce the risk of cuts, eye injuries, burns and harmful exposure, while supporting safer angle grinder operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using a bench top grinder, including contact with rotating wheels, wheel failure, flying particles and sparks, entanglement, noise and vibration, electrical risks, and incorrect adjustment or use of the equipment.

Includes appropriate control measures, safe working procedures and Toolbox Talk guidance to help reduce the risk of cuts, eye injuries, burns and other accidents, while supporting safer grinder operation and health and safety compliance.

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Designed to help identify and manage hazards associated with using a panel saw, including contact with the saw blade, kickback and ejected materials, flying debris, wood dust, noise, manual handling, entanglement, and incorrect machine setup or use.

Includes appropriate control measures and safe working procedures to help reduce the risk of cuts, impact injuries and harmful exposure, while supporting safer panel saw operation and health and safety compliance.

Easily adapt the assessment and SOP to suit your workshop, equipment and activities.