Roofer H&S Pack — UK 2026.

Principal contractors, commercial clients and insurers expect roofers to produce a health and safety document pack before work starts. This pack gives sole trader roofers and small roofing firms the documents they are asked for, written for roofing rather than adapted from a generic office template.

What's inside

✓  Health and safety policy statement (add your name and business details)

✓  Roofing risk assessment tables, pre-populated with the hazards that matter: falls from height, fragile roof surfaces, falling objects, ladder access, weather, manual handling of tiles and slates, hot bitumen and torch-on felt, and asbestos in older buildings

✓  General site risk assessment: overhead power lines, noise, dust, lone working, slips and trips

✓  Method statement (RAMS) template with sequence-of-work and emergency procedure sections

✓  COSHH assessments for bitumen and hot tar, lead flashings and sheet lead, adhesives and sealants

✓  PPE record and roofer PPE checklist

✓  Accident and incident record with RIDDOR reporting guidance

✓  10 toolbox talk topics plus a signed record sheet

✓  Site induction checklist

✓  Insurance and qualifications checklist (public liability, employer's liability, CSCS, asbestos awareness)

Why roofing gets its own pack

Working at height is the central hazard in roofing, and it is the first thing an inspector, insurer or site manager asks about. The risk assessment tables set out edge protection, fall arrest, scaffolding, ladder use, fragile surfaces and weather limits in language you can adapt to each job, so your paperwork matches what you actually do on the roof.

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 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 £59 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).