Free Risk Assessment Generator for Trades

Prepare an editable, site-specific risk assessment draft for a trade job. Record the work area, the people who could be affected, the hazards you find, the controls in place and the actions still needed. Add your business details and logo if you want a branded copy.

The tool is free and needs no account. You can save an unfinished draft or even a blank template as a PDF through your browser, and download a JSON copy to edit later. The document remains marked as a draft until a competent person checks it against the actual site and work.

Before using the document on a job

Walk the site, speak with the people doing the work and confirm that the listed controls are practical and in place. Example prompts and a numerical score cannot replace that judgement. The Health and Safety Executive’s risk-management steps are a useful reference. After assessing the work, you can use our job price calculator to plan the labour and material costs.

New to writing one? Read our practical guide to trade job risk assessments for a worked example, common omissions and a step-by-step walkthrough of this generator.

Once the hazards and controls are clear, use the free Method Statement Builder to put the actual work and checks in order. Review both drafts with the people doing the job before use.