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Risk Assessment Form

Score a hazard, record the controls and set a review date that reflects the residual risk.

A ready-to-use facilities & property management form for small teams who need a reliable intake process: 29 questions, 4 pages, 7 conditional rules.

Questions
29
Pages
4
Layouts
classic
Conditional rules
7
Typical time
12 min
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Who this template is for

Risk Assessment Form is built for small teams who need a reliable intake process who need to collect the same complete information from everyone.

  • Small teams who need a reliable intake process working in facilities & property management.
  • Teams who need to collect the same complete information from everyone without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing chasing missing details over email with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are the people you send it to — the form asks them 29 questions across 4 screens.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of chasing missing details over email and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 19 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
  • It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It allows multiple selections without free text.
  • It captures a numeric value you can filter and sort on.
  • Conditional logic hides 7 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 4 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Risk Assessment Form lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
  5. 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  6. 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 7 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Hazardous substance, the form dynamically exposes “Product or substance name”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Hazardous substance, the form dynamically exposes “Upload the safety data sheet”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Manual handling, the form dynamically exposes “Typical load weight (kg)”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Manual handling, the form dynamically exposes “Are mechanical aids available?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Residual risk rating” is High, “Additional action required” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Residual risk rating” is High, “Action owner” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Residual risk rating” is High, “Action target date” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 7 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

This assessment follows the way risk is actually reasoned about: describe the activity, name the hazard, decide who could be harmed, score it, apply controls, then score it again. The activity is captured with its location and frequency, because a task done once a year and a task done nightly deserve different attention. Who is at risk is a multiple choice covering staff, contractors, visitors, members of the public and vulnerable groups, so the answer is never just 'everyone'. Likelihood and severity are scored one to five and the form asks for the initial risk rating, then for the control measures grouped the way the hierarchy of control expects — elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE — before asking for the residual score. Specific hazard types open the questions that go with them: a substance hazard opens the product name, the safety data sheet upload and the exposure route; a manual handling hazard opens the load weight, the distance and whether mechanical aids are available. Where the residual score stays high, the form requires an additional action with an owner and a target date rather than letting the assessment end on a number. The assessor signs, a reviewer countersigns, and the review date is mandatory.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Activity

  • Assessment referencerequired
  • Activity being assessedrequired
  • Locationrequired
  • How often is this activity carried out?required
  • Who is at riskrequired

Page 2 — Hazard and initial score

  • Hazard typerequired
  • Describe the hazardrequired
  • Product or substance name
  • Upload the safety data sheet
  • Typical load weight (kg)
  • Are mechanical aids available?
  • Likelihood before controls (1-5)required
  • Severity before controls (1-5)required
  • Initial risk ratingrequired

Page 3 — Controls and residual score

  • Elimination or substitution measures
  • Engineering controlsrequired
  • Administrative controlsrequired
  • PPE required
  • Likelihood after controls (1-5)required
  • Severity after controls (1-5)required
  • Residual risk ratingrequired
  • Additional action required
  • Action owner
  • Action target date

Page 4 — Sign off

  • Assessed byrequired
  • Assessment daterequired
  • Countersigned by
  • Review daterequired
  • Assessor signaturerequired

29 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 7 conditional rules, grouped into 3 behaviours driven by 2 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Hazard type

  • Reveals questions

    If “Hazard type” is Hazardous substance, the form reveals “Product or substance name” and “Upload the safety data sheet”.

  • Reveals questions

    If “Hazard type” is Manual handling, the form reveals “Typical load weight (kg)” and “Are mechanical aids available?”.

Driven by “Residual risk rating

  • Makes answers required

    If “Residual risk rating” is High, “Additional action required”, “Action owner” and “Action target date” become required before the form can be submitted.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Copy the template

    Rename it for the site or activity group you are assessing.

  2. 2

    Match the scoring to your matrix

    Likelihood and severity are scored one to five; adjust the Initial risk rating and Residual risk rating bands so they match the matrix your organisation already uses.

  3. 3

    Add your hazard types

    Extend the Hazard type list and attach follow-up questions to any hazard your sites deal with regularly, such as noise or lone working.

  4. 4

    Assess with the people who do the task

    Fill it in on site with the operator, not at a desk — the control-measure answers are only useful if they describe what is really possible.

  5. 5

    Diarise the review

    Use the Review date answer to drive a reminder, and re-assess sooner if the activity or the equipment changes.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Recording the risk score before controls but never after, so nobody can see whether the controls worked.
  • Listing 'be careful' as a control measure instead of a physical or procedural change.
  • Leaving the review date blank on a high residual score.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Share the assessment with everyone named in Who is at risk, attach it to any permit raised for the same activity, and diarise the review date.

Works in this layout

These pages cover the same subject ground as the risk assessment form, matched on the words people actually search for.

Frequently asked questions

How do I decide the review date?

Tie it to the residual rating and to change. A high residual score usually warrants a review within three months; a low one can sit for a year unless the task, the equipment or the people change.

Should PPE be listed as a control?

It can be, but it belongs last. The form asks for elimination, substitution and engineering controls first precisely so PPE is not the only answer.

Can I attach this to a permit?

Yes — that is the intended pairing. The Permit to Work Form has an attachment question for exactly this document.

What counts as high residual risk?

Whatever your matrix says. When High is selected the form insists on an additional action, an owner and a target date, so no assessment closes with an unresolved high score.

Who should countersign?

Someone other than the assessor — usually the manager accountable for the area — so the controls have been read by a second person.

Is the Risk Assessment Form template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Risk Assessment Form on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Risk Assessment Form template ask for?

It asks 29 questions across 4 pages, 19 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Risk Assessment Form form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic layout, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this facilities & property management form work?

7 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Hazardous substance, the form dynamically exposes “Product or substance name”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Hazardous substance, the form dynamically exposes “Upload the safety data sheet”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Hazard type” is Manual handling, the form dynamically exposes “Typical load weight (kg)”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Risk Assessment Form form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Risk Assessment Form form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

Is the signature on this form legally usable?

The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.

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