Working at Height Risk Assessment Tool

Falls from height are the single biggest cause of workplace deaths in the UK. Under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, every employer must risk-assess any work at height and apply the hierarchy of control — and there's no minimum height, so a loading dock, a kick stool or an open excavation edge all count. The hard part isn't knowing the rules; it's planning the job in the right order and catching the failures before someone gets hurt. This tool does exactly that.

It walks you through the Regulation 6 hierarchy in order — avoid, prevent, then minimise — and is built to catch the specific failures the HSE prosecutes most often: reaching for a harness as the first resort instead of collective protection, using fall arrest with no rescue plan, uncontrolled fragile surfaces, and the wrong equipment grabbed because it was to hand. It flags each gap, gives you a prioritised set of control actions in hierarchy order, and produces a recorded action plan for the task.

It's a self-contained file that runs in any web browser: nothing to install, no account, no subscription, no internet needed once downloaded. Assess one task at a time and re-run it for every job, access method or site — yours to keep and use as often as you need.

What it does

• Walks the Regulation 6 hierarchy of control in order — avoid, prevent, minimise
• Detects the prosecuted failure patterns, not just a hazard count — PPE-as-first-resort, fall arrest with no rescue plan, uncontrolled fragile surfaces, wrong equipment for the task
• Branches by access type (ladder, tower, scaffold, MEWP, roof) and raises the priority for roof work and public-exposure areas
• Gives a specific control action for every gap, ordered by where it sits in the hierarchy
• Checks equipment suitability, inspection and competence, and weather and ground conditions
• Produces a dated, printable assessment record with a 12-month review date
• Points you toward working at height training to build competence in the team

Who it’s for

Site and project managers, facilities and maintenance managers, contractors and tradespeople, and anyone planning or supervising work at height — from a one-off access job to regular roof, scaffold or MEWP work.

How you get it

Instant digital download after purchase. A single HTML file — open it in any browser on a PC, Mac, tablet or phone. No software, no sign-up.

Frequently asked questions

Important. This is an assessment aid, not legal advice and not a guarantee of compliance. It helps you carry out and document your own assessment; it does not replace a suitable and sufficient risk assessment, a method statement, or professional advice. Outputs are indicative only and should be checked by a competent person. These tools are the property of DM Apps and are licensed for your own use; they may not be resold or redistributed.

These are workplace assessment tools rather than training courses, so no certificate is issued. Each tool produces a printable record of your completed assessment that you can keep with your health and safety records.

If you need a qualification, browse the accredited health and safety courses on Envico.

Any computer, tablet or smartphone with an up-to-date web browser such as Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

The tool is a single file you download once. After that it runs in your browser without an internet connection, and nothing you enter is stored or transmitted.

A blank risk assessment form tells you what to write down, not what to think about. Each DM Apps tool walks you through the assessment step by step, based on HSE guidance, so the hazards and controls that matter are covered and nothing important is missed.

You finish with a clear, printable record and a list of actions, ready to share with your team or file with your records. Pair it with training for the judgement behind it: see all DM Apps tools.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details, and your digital download follows straight away. Open the file in your web browser to start your assessment.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our secure checkout, where you can pay by debit or credit card.

Step 2

Your download link arrives by email straight after payment.

Step 3

Open the file in any web browser, complete the guided assessment and print or save your record.

DM Apps builds practical digital tools for workplace health and safety. Each tool is a guided assessment, built on HSE guidance, that runs in any web browser with no account and no subscription, and produces a printable record you keep.

The tools are built by the team behind Envico, drawing on more than 20 years of running a UK health and safety training business, for the people who need to get a workplace assessment documented today. Browse all DM Apps tools.

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