Painter & Decorator H&S Pack — UK 2026

Painters and decorators are asked for health and safety paperwork on commercial jobs, and the chemical side of the trade is where most people are least prepared. This pack gives sole traders and small decorating firms the documents clients and principal contractors ask for, with COSHH assessments written for the products you actually use.

What's inside

✓  Health and safety policy statement

✓  Painter and decorator risk assessment tables: solvent and VOC exposure, lead paint in older properties, sanding dust, working at height, chemical strippers, isocyanates and two-pack paints, manual handling, wet floors

✓  General site risk assessment: electrical safety, working in occupied homes, confined spaces, noise, lone working

✓  Method statement (RAMS) template

✓  COSHH assessments for solvent-based paints, paint strippers, and sanding dust, with space to add your own products

✓  PPE record and checklist (nitrile gloves, RPE, goggles, dust masks)

✓  Accident and incident record with RIDDOR reporting guidance

✓  10 toolbox talk topics plus a signed record sheet

✓  Site induction checklist

✓  Insurance and qualifications checklist

Built around chemical exposure

Solvents, strippers and sanding dust are covered by the COSHH Regulations, and a principal contractor can ask to see your assessments before you start. The COSHH sections show the hazards, exposure routes, controls, PPE, first aid, storage and disposal for each product type, so you can complete them from the Safety Data Sheet for the products on your van.

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 and the Work at Height 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).