Carpenter / Joiner H&S Pack — UK 2026

Carpenters and joiners are asked for health and safety documents on site, and wood dust is the hazard that most often goes undocumented. This pack gives sole traders and small joinery firms the paperwork principal contractors ask for, with wood dust, MDF, adhesives and preservatives covered in the COSHH sections.

What's inside

✓  Health and safety policy statement

✓  Carpentry risk assessment tables: wood dust, circular and table saws, routers, nail guns, noise, working at height, manual handling of timber and sheet materials, hand tools, adhesives and preservatives

✓  General site risk assessment: electrical safety (110V on site), slips and trips, fire from sawdust and solvent-based finishes, asbestos in older buildings, lone working

✓  Method statement (RAMS) template

✓  COSHH assessments for wood dust (including MDF), wood adhesives, and wood preservatives and stains

✓  PPE record and checklist (dust masks, hearing protection, eye protection)

✓  Accident and incident record with RIDDOR reporting guidance

✓  10 toolbox talk topics plus a signed record sheet

✓  Site induction checklist

✓  Insurance and qualifications checklist

Wood dust is a regulated hazard

Wood dust has workplace exposure limits under UK regulations, and dust extraction and RPE are expected when you cut, sand or rout. The COSHH assessments and risk tables show how to set out your controls (extraction, masks, cleaning methods) so the paperwork reflects your workshop and your site practice.

How to use it

Open the Word file, replace every [bracketed] field with your own details and job information, delete the guidance boxes, then print it or save it as a PDF to send to the client or principal contractor.

Who it's for

Sole traders and small firms who need their own health and safety documents for commercial sites, domestic contracts, tender submissions or insurance. Based on COSHH 2002, PUWER 1998 and the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and CDM 2015.

Cost comparison

Health and safety consultants often charge several hundred pounds or more to produce risk assessments and method statements. This pack is £49 and you can reuse it on every job.

Editable Word files. Instant download. Updated 2026.

Please note: these are templates. They must be tailored to your actual work, site and equipment, and they do not replace a site-specific assessment or professional advice where your work calls for it. Written for England and Wales and based on the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, CDM 2015 and COSHH 2002 (plus the regulations named above).