The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require suitable and sufficient risk assessments to be carried out for work activities.
Follow the 5 steps to risk assessment
- Identify the hazards
- Identify who will be harmed and how
- Evaluate the risk and decide on control measures
- Record the risk assessment
- Review the risk assessment
At Cousins Safety we have taken the hard work out of it and provided you with a bank of template risk assessments in word format for you to download and adapt for your school or nursery.
There is also a template risk assessment policy to adapt to your school.
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Asbestos RA
General risk assessment for the management of asbestos in school.
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Banking RA
Risk assessment to cover schools storing and banking of cash.
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Bikes and Trikes RA
Risk assessment to cover the use of small bikes and trikes used in nursery, pre-school and Foundation stage.
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Cleaning RA
Cleaning operations managed by the school site team.
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Classrooms – General RA
General classroom risk assessment.
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Daytime/Evening Event in Hall RA
General risk assessment template for events during the day or evening held in school hall.
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Doors RA
Assesses the risk from doors including finger entrapment.
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Driving for Work RA
General risk assessment for driving for work including travelling for meetings, training etc.
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Emergency Procedures RA
Risk assessment for managing emergency procedures.
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Education Visits and Journeys RA
Template risk assessment for the management of educational visits and trips.
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First Aid Needs RA
Template First Aid needs risk assessment to assess the risk and identify and record first aid arrangements and cover for your school.
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Home Visits RA
Template risk assessment for Home visits that cover foundation teacehrs and family support workers or SENDCO that carry out home visits.
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Hot Weather RA
Template risk assessment for Hot Weather conditions.
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Infection Control RA
Risk assessment for infection control.
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Keeping Chickens RA
Risk assessment for keeping chickens in schools.
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Lettings RA
Lettings Risk Assessment updated to include COVID.
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Lone Working RA
Risk assessment for lone working in schools during school holidays, out of hours or in remote areas.
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Lunchtimes and Breaks RA
Risk assessment for covering breaks and lunchtimes.
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Managing Behaviour RA
Template risk assessment for Managing behaviour in the school or setting.
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Management Controls and Procedures RA
Risk assessment for managing health and safety in the school or setting.
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Managing Contractors RA
Risk assessment for managing the control of contractors.
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Managing Medications RA
Risk assessment for Managing medications for pupils and staff with medical needs.
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Manual Handling Risk Assessment RA
Template risk assessment to record each manual handling task and assess the manual handling risk.
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Office RA
Risk assessment for office environment.
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Parents Evenings RA
Template risk assessment for Parents evenings held in school.
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Ponds RA
Template risk assessment for use and maintenance of pond in school.
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Polling Station RA
Risk assessment where school or setting is used as apolling station – this covers closure of school or remaining open scenarios.
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Premise – General RA
Template risk assessment for general management of a school premise.
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Pre-School RA
Template risk assessment covers activities in a pre-school environment.
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Pre-School RA
Playgrounds, Play Equipment RA
Risk assessment for use of playground and play equipment.
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Pregnancy RA
Risk assessment for New and Expectant Mothers.
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Pupil on Crutches RA
Template risk assessment for pupil in school on crutches.
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Pupil Individual RA (Behaviour and SEN)
Template for individual pupil RA.
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Safeguarding RA
Template risk assessment for safeguarding arrangements.
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Security RA
Template risk assessment for security of the school or setting.
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Snow and Ice RA
Template risk assessment for gritting and clearing snow and dealing with ice.
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Slips, Trips and Falls RA
Template general risk assessment for slips, trips and falls.
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Stress Management (general) RA
Template risk assessment to cover the Management of stress within the school or setting.
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Summer/Christmas Fair RA
Template risk assessment for summer fetes or Christmas fairs.
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Teacher on Crutches RA
Template risk assessment for member of staff working on crutches.
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Vehicle Movement on School Premise RA
Template risk assessment to cover vehicle movement including visitors, deliveries bus drops etc.
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Violence and Aggression towards Staff RA
Template risk assessment for managing the risk of violence and aggression towards staff.
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Volunteers RA
Template risk assessment for managing volunteers in schools.
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Work Equipment RA
Risk assessment for safe use of work equipment.
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Working Off Site RA
Risk assessment for working offsite for example at another setting.
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Working at Height – Putting up Displays RA
Template working at height for putting up displays.
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Working at Height – Accessing Shelving 1 Metre using a Step Ladder RA
Template risk assessment for using a step ladder for accessing shelving up to 1 metre.
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Working at Height – Opening and Closing Blinds and Windows RA
Template risk assessment for opening and closing blinds/windows.
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Working at Height – Changing Light Bulbs RA
Risk assessment for changing a light bulb.
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Working at Height – Use of Ladder (for short duration of work) RA
Template risk assessment for using a ladder (under 30 mins).
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Working at Height – Use of Mobile Towers RA
Template risk assessment for use of mobile tower used by Site Team.
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Young Person RA – Cleaner
Template risk assessment for (6th former’s) employed as cleaners at a school or setting.
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