Cleaning Risk Assessment Template
Every cleaning task carries risk — wet floors, working at height, manual handling, exposure to chemicals. UK law requires you to assess these risks and record your findings. This guide walks through the five steps of a cleaning risk assessment and gives you a template structure you can use for any job.
Why cleaning companies need risk assessments
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment. For cleaning companies, this means documenting the hazards of each type of work and the steps you take to keep people safe.
Risk assessments protect your staff, satisfy clients and are almost always required when tendering for commercial contracts.
The five steps of a risk assessment
- Identify the hazards — slips, trips, chemicals, working at height, manual handling
- Decide who might be harmed and how — cleaners, clients, the public
- Evaluate the risks and decide on control measures
- Record your findings in writing
- Review and update the assessment regularly
What to include in a cleaning risk assessment
- The task and location being assessed
- Equipment and materials used
- Hazards identified for that specific task
- People affected and how
- Control measures to reduce each risk
- Residual risk rating after controls
- Assessment date and review date
Tailoring by cleaning type
A risk assessment for office cleaning looks very different from one for deep cleaning or window cleaning. Office work focuses on slips, trips and electrical safety; window cleaning must address working at height; deep and kitchen cleaning bring stronger chemicals and hot surfaces into play. A good template lets you adapt hazards and controls to the exact task.
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