Build HVAC risk assessments for installation, servicing, and maintenance. Covers refrigerants, working at height, electrical and confined space hazards.
Frequently asked questions
- What is an HVAC risk assessment?
- An HVAC risk assessment is a structured evaluation of the hazards associated with installing, servicing, maintaining or decommissioning heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration plant. It covers refrigerant handling, working at height, electrical isolation, hot works, confined spaces, manual handling and any site-specific risks for the job.
- Do HVAC contractors legally need a risk assessment?
- Yes. Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer must carry out a suitable and sufficient risk assessment for the work their staff do. For HVAC and refrigeration work this is normally task-specific and site-specific, and most principal contractors will also require a full RAMS pack before site access.
- What hazards should an HVAC risk assessment cover?
- Typical hazards include refrigerants and F-Gas, working at height on rooftops and plant, electrical isolation of three-phase supplies, hot works on pipework, confined-space entry to plant rooms and ductwork, manual handling of heavy units, slips/trips, and lone working when attending sites out of hours.
- Is this an HVAC risk assessment template?
- Riskora gives you something better than a static template — a guided builder that asks for the job details, picks the right HVAC hazards from its library, suggests controls, and downloads a finished PDF document you can issue straight to the client or principal contractor.
- Can I reuse my HVAC risk assessment for the next job?
- Yes. Save common HVAC activities as job templates and duplicate them per site, then tweak the site-specific details. Riskora keeps version history so you can show how the assessment evolved when an auditor or principal contractor asks.