HAVS Risk Assessment Template — Free Generator for UK Contractors
Build a structured HAVS risk assessment under the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. Enter your site, workers, tool inventory and chosen control measures — the tool calculates worst-case daily exposure points against the EAV (100) and ELV (400), and generates a signable PDF ready to file.
Build your HAVS risk assessment
Fill in your site details, tool inventory, and chosen control measures. The tool calculates worst-case daily exposure against the EAV (100 points) and ELV (400 points), and generates a structured PDF ready to sign and file.
Workers exposed
List the workers who will use the vibrating tools on this activity.
Tool inventory and exposure
For each vibrating tool used in this activity, enter the manufacturer-declared vibration magnitude (m/s²) and a worst-case daily trigger time (minutes hands-on-tool). The tool calculates per-tool points per hour, daily points, and time to EAV.
Environmental factors
Regulation 5(3)(g) requires considering conditions that affect exposure — particularly cold and damp, which aggravate HAVS symptoms.
Control measures
Regulation 6 requires a programme of measures when exposure reaches or exceeds the EAV. Tick all measures in place on this activity.
Add at least one tool and one worker to enable document generation.
How this tool works
The template follows Regulation 5(3) — covering activity description, workers exposed (including vulnerable workers), tool inventory with vibration magnitudes and trigger times, environmental factors, and the control programme required under Regulation 6 when exposure reaches the EAV. Exposure is calculated using the HSE points methodology (Points/hour = 2 × magnitude²). This template is a starting structure for paper-based assessment. For ongoing crew-level tracking that updates the assessment as work and tools change, HAVS·Log automates the workflow.
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