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Templates you complete and own

Editable Word templates with print-ready PDFs. Adapt them to your premises, people and activities.

Practical health and safety templates for UK small and mid-size firms. They help you organise records without drowning in forms. Each pack is a starting point you adapt to your workplace. Register interest in the pack that fits, and we’ll let you know when it’s ready.

Clear office corridor with a fire door at the end and an extinguisher mounted on the wall

Fire safety pack: Offices In development

England & Wales · Word + PDF

A fire risk assessment template for small offices in England & Wales.

A practical pack for small, simple offices in England and Wales. It helps you record a fire risk assessment using the five-step approach in HM Government guidance, plan actions, and keep basic alarm, equipment and training records. It supports the responsible person’s paperwork; it does not take their place. Built for UK small and mid-size firms with their own office space.

Editable Word (.docx) with print-ready PDF

What’s inside
IDDocumentCore / Optional
FIRE-OFF-01Fire risk assessment (5-step): cover details, a section for each step, people especially at risk, and a responsible-person record blockCore
FIRE-OFF-02Significant findings and action planCore
FIRE-OFF-03Emergency plan and evacuation procedureCore
FIRE-OFF-04Weekly fire alarm test logCore
FIRE-OFF-05Emergency lighting log (monthly function + annual duration), where fittedCore
FIRE-OFF-06Extinguisher monthly visual check log + annual service recordCore
FIRE-OFF-07Fire door check logCore
FIRE-OFF-08Fire drill record + staff fire training recordCore
FIRE-OFF-09Responsible person information and servicing / contractor recordCore
FIRE-OFF-10Fire warden / marshal nomination and dutiesOptional

Both variants also include a README and licence notes.

Who it’s for

  • UK firms with small, simple, single-occupier or own-demise offices in England and Wales
  • Facilities and office managers who want consistent check sheets
  • Responsible persons who want an editable starting point, and who will seek a fire risk assessor for complex sites
  • Multi-site firms adapting one office pack for each site

We’ll let you know when the pack is ready.

Cosy holiday cottage sitting room with a smoke alarm on the ceiling and a door to the hallway

Fire safety pack: Holiday & short-term lets In development

England & Wales · Word + PDF

A fire risk assessment template for holiday & short-term lets in England & Wales.

A practical pack for small paying guest accommodation in England and Wales, such as cottages, flats, small B&Bs and self-catering with a simple layout. It helps you record a fire risk assessment, leave clear guest information, and keep changeover and alarm checks organised. It supports the responsible person’s paperwork; it does not take their place. Built for hosts and small operators.

Editable Word (.docx) with print-ready PDF

What’s inside
IDDocumentCore / Optional
FIRE-STL-01Fire risk assessment (small paying guest accommodation), with a sleeping-risk section and a responsible-person record blockCore
FIRE-STL-02Significant findings and action planCore
FIRE-STL-03Emergency arrangements (owner / manager)Core
FIRE-STL-04Guest fire safety information sheet + house plan / escape-route templateCore
FIRE-STL-05Changeover / pre-arrival fire checkCore
FIRE-STL-06Smoke and CO alarm test logCore
FIRE-STL-07Responsible person information and servicing recordCore
FIRE-STL-08Fire door / escape route check log (where fire doors are fitted)Optional
FIRE-STL-09Extinguisher / fire blanket visual check log (where provided)Optional
FIRE-STL-10Emergency lighting log (where fitted)Optional

Both variants also include a README and licence notes.

Who it’s for

  • Owners and managers of small holiday & short-term lets in England and Wales
  • Hosts with a handful of simple guest properties
  • Managing agents who want consistent changeover and alarm check sheets
  • Anyone who wants an editable starting point, and who will seek a fire risk assessor for complex or higher-risk premises

We’ll let you know when the pack is ready.

Written for England & Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate fire safety law, so contact us before using it there.

The responsible person must complete the fire risk assessment, act on its findings and keep it under review. Get advice from a competent fire risk assessor where premises are complex or higher risk. This template is not approved by any fire and rescue authority.

HSEHQ template. Adapt it to your actual activities, hazards, risks, responsibilities and legal duties. It is not legal advice, competent-person review, ISO certification or certification support, regulator approval, or a guarantee of legal compliance.

Paper H&S management system starter pack (do it yourself) Coming soon

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales); Northern Ireland not covered · Word + PDF

A simple, editable starter for small and mid-size firms that still run health and safety on paper or shared drives. It helps you organise a policy statement, short standalone procedures and document control, plus our workplace risk assessment pack. You complete and own the paperwork.

  • Policy index
  • Health & safety policy statement blank
  • Arrangements pointers
  • Document control list
  • Five standalone procedures (risk assessment; incident reporting and investigation; corrective action and close-out; competence and training; document control)
  • Workplace risk assessment pack (included)

Who it’s for: firms in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) with roughly 5–150 people. Northern Ireland is not covered.

HSEHQ template. Adapt it to your actual activities, hazards, risks, responsibilities and legal duties. It is not legal advice, competent-person review, ISO certification or certification support, regulator approval, or a guarantee of legal compliance.

Workplace risk assessment pack Coming soon

Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales); Northern Ireland not covered · Word

An editable workplace risk assessment template with a completed example, README and licence notes.

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HSEHQ template. Adapt it to your actual activities, hazards, risks, responsibilities and legal duties. It is not legal advice, competent-person review, ISO certification or certification support, regulator approval, or a guarantee of legal compliance.

What these templates are, and are not

  • Editable starting points you adapt to your premises and activities.
  • Not legal advice, and not a substitute for a fire risk assessor or other competent advice where you need one.
  • Fire packs are written for England & Wales. The starter pack and risk assessment pack are written for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales); Northern Ireland is not covered.

HSEHQ consultancy and templates support your own health and safety management. They are not legal advice, and you remain responsible for your legal duties.

Questions about a pack, or need something else? Talk to us. Need help setting it up? See consultancy.

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