Interactive Risk Assessments for Post-Primary Schools

Note: The following risk assessment templates contain a non-exhaustive list of all the hazards and risks present in your school. It may therefore be necessary to use the blank template (No. 74) provided at the back of Part C for those hazards not specifically dealt with. These templates should form a good foundation for identifying hazards, assessing risks, and implementing control measures. However, schools should also pay close attention to their own school environment and identify and write down other hazards that may be present, and control measures that may be in place or are required to be implemented.

See page 56-68 of the Guidelines for information on how the risk assessment templates work, including a sample template on page 60-61. Suggested templates that can be completed for each subject area or work activity can be found on page 64-67.


	No. 1 Art Room (General)
	No. 2 Art (Ceramics)
	No. 3 Art (Use of Safety Cutters/Knives)
	No. 4 Canteen (General)
	No. 5 Canteen (Working with Chemical Products)
	No. 6 Cleaning (General)
	No. 7 Cleaning (Hazardous Chemicals and Biological Agents)
	No. 8 Cleaning (Waste Compactor and Baler)
	No. 9 Cleaning (Work at Height – Ladders)
	No. 10 Cleaning (Welfare Provisions - Rest Rooms, Wash Basins, Showers)
	No. 11 VDU Workstations (General)
	No. 12 Slips, Trips and Falls
	No. 13 Manual Handling
	No. 14 General Access/Egress
	No. 15 Work at Height (General)
	No. 16 Platform Lifts
	No. 17 Passenger/Services Lifts
	No. 18 Fire (Specialist Rooms)
	No. 19 Fire (General Classrooms and Offices)
	No. 20 Fire - School Onsite Events (Plays, Musicals, Concerts, Meetings)
	No. 21 First-Aid
	No. 22 Portable Electrical Appliances
	No. 23 Workplace Bullying
	No. 24 Workplace Stress
	No. 25 Car Park and External Areas
	No. 26 Staff Room
	No. 27 Pregnant, Post-Natal and Breastfeeding Women
	No. 28 Noise
	No. 29 Radon
	No. 30 Mould
	No. 31 Asbestos
	No. 32 Legionella
	No. 33 Lone Workers (e.g. caretakers)
	No. 34 Home Economics Room (General)
	No. 35 Home Economics (Use of Safety Cutters/Knives)
	No. 36 Home Economics (Portable Electrical Appliances)
	No. 37 Maintenance (General)
	No. 38 Construction Contractors
	No. 39 Maintenance (Tractors)
	No. 40 Boiler House and Fuel Tanks)
	No. 41 Grass Cutting/Ride-on Mower
	No. 42 Pressure Washers
	No. 43 Strimmers
	No. 44 Waste Compacter and/or Baler
	No. 45 Maintenance (Work at Height - Ladders)
	No. 46 Exercise Equipment/Gym Equipment
	No. 47 Goal Posts
	No. 48 Student Considerations
	No. 49 Science (Bunsen burners)
	No. 50 Science (Chemicals)
	No. 51 Science (Glassware)
	No. 52 Technologies (Powered Hand Tools)
	No. 53 Technologies (Non-Powered Hand Tools)
	No. 54 Technologies (Hand Fed Table Band Saw)
	No. 55 Technologies (Electric Ovens)
	No. 56 Technologies (Metal Working Centre Lathe (manually operated))
	No. 57 Technologies (Woodworking Bench Circular Saw
	No. 58 Technologies (Bench/Pedestal Grinder)
	No. 59 Technologies (Hazardous Chemicals - Metal Work, Wood work, etc.)
	No. 60 Technologies (Milling Machine)
	No. 61 Technologies (Morticer)
	No. 62 Technologies (Pedestal Drill (Metal Work))
	No. 63 Technologies (Surface Planing and Thicknessing Machine)
	No. 64 Technologies (Portable Router)
	No. 65 Technologies (Hand Held Portable Circular Power Saw)
	No. 66 Technologies (Bench Mounted Scroll Saw)
	No. 67 Technologies (Vacuum Former)
	No. 68 Technologies (Wood Lathe)
	No. 69 Technologies (Powered Guillotin)
	No. 70 Technologies (Manual Treadle Operated Metal Cutting Guillotines)
	No. 71 School Offsite Activity (School Excursions - Day Trips, Matches)
	No. 72 School Offsite Activity (Outdoor Adventure Activity)
	No. 73 School Offsite Activity (Work Placements)
	No. 74 Blank Risk Assessment Template

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Interactive Risk Assessments for Post-Primary Schools