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Example Risk Assessments

This library contains example risk assessments for use as a starting point for your own assessments. They must be modified to your own work. 

Blank risk assesment forms - Risk assessment form only and Risk assessment with guidance

Please note: It is the responsibility of the Academic Supervisor / Principle Investigator / Line Manager to ensure that the appropriate risk assessments have been completed by a competent person. The Academic Supervisor / Principle Investigator / Line Manager must authorise the final version before use. The risk assessment must be signed by all those involved to ensure that they have read and understand the risks and will abide by them.

Help and Advice is always available from your School Safety Advisor, you will also find some useful guidance from Central Safety Services Risk Assessment Tool.

Use the appropriate link below to download the form required:

3D Printers

Compressed Gases

Cryogenic Liquids

Driving at Work

Fieldwork – in the UK

Fieldwork – low and moderate risk countries

Filming in Labs

Fridges and Freezers in labs

FSE Generic High Risk Area

Lithium Batteries

Local Exhaust Ventilation / Fumehoods

Hand-held tools

Heater in Offices

Heat Gun

Ice Machine

Lab Equipment

Ladders and Step Ladders

LED's

Lone Working

Manual Handling - Equipment

Manual handling - Trolleys

Open Day

Office

Out of Hours (OOH) Working

Portable Power Tools

Sharps

Soldering

Storage at Height

Stress

Transport of Chemicals

Travel - in the UK 

Travel - low risk countries

Travel – low and moderate risk countries

Travel - high and extreme risk countries

Vacuum Equipment

Visitor Event

Water Baths

Work Experience Student

Working from home