• Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Easy to use health and safety templates for businesses
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
  • Editable, pre-filled small business risk assessment template for small business owners and sole traders, ready-to-use PDF for quick and easy health and safety compliance.
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Small Business Risk Assessment Template

Small Business Risk Assessment Template

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Pre-filled Risk Assessment for Small Businesses and Sole Traders: Effortless Health and Safety Compliance

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This ready-to-use Small Business Risk Assessment Template helps you quickly produce a practical risk assessment that supports compliance with health and safety law, without starting from scratch. Built for small business owners and sole traders, it makes it easier to identify hazards, assess risk, and put sensible controls in place so you can manage health and safety confidently day to day. Supplied as a downloadable, editable PDF, it provides a ready-made solution you can put in place straight away.

At a glance

  • Downloadable, editable PDF (fill in on a computer, save, and print if needed)
  • Pre-filled with common hazards, risks and practical control measures
  • Generic, non-industry-specific format suitable for a wide range of small businesses and sole traders
  • Fully editable for quick customisation, add detail where needed and remove anything that doesn’t apply to your activities
  • Includes extra space to add hazards specific to your business
  • Covers key hazards including fire safety, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls, manual handling, DSE, and more
  • Blank version included if you prefer to build your risk assessment from scratch
  • Easy-to-follow instructions included to help you complete and use the template

 

An Editable Risk Assessment Template Designed With Small Business Owners in Mind

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This template is generic (non-industry-specific), making it suitable for a wide range of small businesses and sole traders. It covers a broader mix of workplace hazards than many industry-specific risk assessments, helping you complete a thorough assessment even if your work varies or your team is small. Because it’s designed to be reusable, you can keep it as your go-to risk assessment and update it when your premises, equipment, staffing, or services change, without starting from scratch each time.

Hazards, Risks, and Controls Covered, With Space to Add Your Own

The editable template comes pre-filled with relevant content that you can quickly tailor to your business, adding detail where needed and removing any content that isn’t relevant to your activities. It gives you a strong starting point for identifying common small business hazards such as fire safety, electrical safety, slips, trips and falls, manual handling, display screen equipment (DSE), and work-related stress and mental health — along with practical control measures you can use to help protect yourself, staff, customers, and visitors.

Because every small business is different, blank pages are included to add additional hazards unique to your premises, activities, or ways of working. A fully blank version of the risk assessment is included too, ideal if you prefer to build your assessment from scratch.

 

This Small Business Risk Assessment Template Includes:

This Small Business Risk Assessment Template Includes:
  • Business details
  • Assessor details
  • Hazards
  • Controls
  • Responsibilities
  • Custom hazards pages
  • Sign-off section


Why Small Business Owners Should Choose This Risk Assessment Template:

Why Small Business Owners Should Choose This Risk Assessment Template:

  • Ease of Use: This generic risk assessment template for small business owners, managers and sole traders is designed to be straightforward and user-friendly. It comes pre-filled with relevant content to make conducting your risk assessments easy.

  • Cost-Effective: With health and safety consultants typically charging upwards of £400 per day, implementing health and safety measures can often be a burden. Take control using our templates and save your business time and money.

  • Industry-Specific Hazards and Risks: Each of our risk assessment documents includes a comprehensive list of hazards and risks that are commonly encountered in the specific industry or profession.

  • Control Measures: Alongside each identified hazard, there are suggested control measures or actions that can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk. These measures are based on industry best practices and legal requirements.

  • Legal Compliance: The small business risk assessment template is designed to comply with health and safety laws and regulations, helping businesses meet their legal obligations to provide a safe working environment.

  • Customisable Content: While the downloadable document comes pre-filled with relevant content, it is also easily customisable, allowing businesses to add or modify information to suit their specific operational needs and circumstances.

  • Additional Hazards Page: Our generic small business risk assessment has extra pages for documenting any additional hazards not covered in the pre-filled sections. This ensures that the document can cover all possible risks, tailored to the specific environment or operations of the small business.

  • Sign-off Section: A section for signatures from responsible persons, such as the business owner or assessor, indicating that the risk assessment has been completed.


Complete on a computer or by hand

Editable small business risk assessment template that can be completed on a computer or printed and filled in by hand.

This downloadable risk assessment for small business owners is fully editable on a computer. You can open it, fill it in, save, and you’re done. It can also be printed and completed by hand if needed. If you’re unsure how to do either of these, don’t worry — simple instructions are included.


Health and safety documents you will receive:

  • 1 x Pre-filled Small Business Risk Assessment (A4 size, Editable PDF)
  • 1 x Blank Risk Small Business Assessment (A4 size, Editable PDF)
  • 1 x User instructions

 

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      Risk Assessment FAQs

      How do I complete a risk assessment for my business?

      Completing a risk assessment is simple with our pre-filled templates. Just download the relevant template, review the pre-filled content, and edit it to reflect the specific hazards, people at risk, and control measures in your workplace. Our templates guide you step-by-step, helping you create a compliant risk assessment with ease — even if you’re not a health and safety expert.

      What is a risk assessment?

      A risk assessment is a systematic process for identifying and evaluating potential risks that could negatively impact individuals, assets, the environment, or organisations. The purpose of risk assessment is to determine the magnitude of potential hazards and decide on appropriate ways to eliminate or control the risk.

      Here’s how it typically works:

      1. Identify Hazards: Determine what could potentially cause harm. This includes looking at all aspects of the work environment, processes, and any external factors that could contribute to risk.
      2. Analyse Risks: Assess the likelihood and consequences of these hazards. This involves considering the severity of the harm that could occur and the probability of it occurring.
      3. Evaluate Risks: Decide whether the existing precautions are adequate or if more should be done. The aim is to minimise risks as much as reasonably practicable.
      4. Record Findings: Document the hazards, their associated risks, and the measures that are in place to mitigate them. This record is crucial for communication and ongoing management of risks.
      5. Review and Update: Regularly revisit the risk assessment to ensure it remains relevant and up-to-date, especially when changes in working practices or new hazards arise.

      Risk assessments are essential for maintaining safety and compliance in various sectors, including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and education, among others. They help prevent accidents and injuries, thereby ensuring a safer workplace and environment.

      When should a risk assessment should be conducted?

      A risk assessment should be conducted whenever there are potential risks associated with a work activity, process, or environment that might affect the safety and health of individuals or the integrity of assets and operations. It is particularly crucial when introducing new processes, equipment, or chemicals; changing work practices or layouts; responding to accidents or near-misses; and regularly as part of an ongoing safety management program. Additionally, it is legally required in many areas for businesses to perform risk assessments to ensure workplace safety and compliance with health and safety regulations.

      What should be included in a health and safety risk assessment?

      A good risk assessment identifies workplace hazards, evaluates who might be harmed, outlines the level of risk, and details the control measures in place. Our templates include these essential sections and come with examples, so you’ll know exactly what to write and where.

      Are your risk assessment templates suitable for small businesses?

      Yes, our risk assessment templates are ideal for small businesses — especially those looking for industry-specific guidance. Each template is pre-filled with relevant content tailored to your sector, helping you meet legal requirements without starting from scratch. You can easily customise the document to reflect your business’s unique activities, premises, and processes, ensuring the risk assessment is both accurate and compliant.

      What does my business need for Health and Safety?

      Unsure about your business's health and safety requirements? Check out this page for essential information on meeting health and safety standards effectively.

      How can I download this document?

      Once you have completed your purchase you will be sent a link via email to download your files. This is usually within an hour.

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      How can I edit the document?

      By hand:

      Simply open the document through your web browser, or other print software, and navigate to print. The document can be printed in black & white if needed. Grab a pen...

      On a computer:

      We recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader, the free, user friendly app from Adobe.

      Don't worry, you won't need to learn any new software skills. In this simple app you can open your document, make edits, save changes and print.

      Use this link to download your free copy from Adobe.com. Alternatively, navigate to Adobe.com and search for Acrobat Reader.

      On a mobile device:

      Although our documents can be downloaded to and edited on mobile devices, for the best user experience and full functionality we recommend using a computer, laptop or similar.

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