Electrical Risk Assessment Template

Build and download a free electrical risk assessment for panel upgrades, service work, and rewires. Score each hazard Likelihood × Severity, apply the hierarchy of controls, and re-score the residual risk — with PDF, Excel, or Word export.

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Electrical risk assessment

Identify each jobsite hazard, score it Likelihood × Severity, add controls, then re-score the residual risk before work starts.

Risk Assessment

Electrical · Jobsite Safety

Matrix
Score = Likelihood × Severity. 5×5 is the industry standard.

Assessment #

Date

Assessor name

Assessor title

Project / job

Job location

Task / activity

People at risk

Review date

Contractor

Low1–4Medium5–9High10–15Critical16–25

Likelihood 1–5: Rare · Unlikely · Possible · Likely · Almost certain. Severity 1–5: Insignificant · Minor · Moderate · Major · Severe. Controls follow the hierarchy — Elimination → Substitution → Engineering → Administrative → PPE (PPE is the last resort).

Hazards, controls & residual risk

1Electric shock / contact with live wiring

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

4·5 = 20Critical

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

1·5 = 5Medium

Action owner

Target date

2Fall from height — ladder / rooftop unit

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

3·5 = 15High

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

2·4 = 8Medium

Action owner

Target date

3Manual handling — lifting heavy equipment

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

4·3 = 12High

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

2·2 = 4Low

Action owner

Target date

4Hand & power tool injury / cuts

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

3·3 = 9Medium

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

2·2 = 4Low

Action owner

Target date

5Slips, trips & falls — wet floors / hoses / cords

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

3·2 = 6Medium

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

1·2 = 2Low

Action owner

Target date

6Confined space — crawlspace / boiler room / attic

Hazard

Who is at risk

Existing controls

Initial likelihood

Initial severity

Initial score

3·4 = 12High

Additional controls

Control type

Residual likelihood

Residual severity

Residual score

1·4 = 4Low

Action owner

Target date

Highest residual risk

Medium

Communication statement

Assessor sign-off

2026-07-29

Reviewer sign-off

2026-07-29

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What's included

  • 5×5 (1–25) and simple 3×3 (1–9) risk-matrix modes
  • Color-coded risk bands — Low, Medium, High, Critical
  • Company, license, assessor, project, location, and task fields
  • People-at-risk and next-review-date fields
  • Up to 12 hazard rows with who-is-at-risk and existing controls
  • Pre-filled electrical hazards — shock and arc flash, ladder falls, tool injuries, manual handling
  • Initial Likelihood × Severity scoring with an instant colored score
  • Hierarchy-of-controls control type — lockout/tagout, NFPA 70E PPE, and more
  • Residual re-scoring that shows real risk reduction
  • Overall residual band, safe-to-proceed toggle, and communication statement
  • Dual assessor and reviewer signatures
  • Export to PDF, Excel (.xlsx), or Word (.docx)

How to use this template

  1. 1

    Set the job and pick your matrix

    Add your company, electrical license, assessor name, project, job location, task, people at risk, and review date. Choose the 5×5 matrix (the industry standard, scoring 1–25) or the simpler 3×3 mode (1–9).

  2. 2

    List each hazard and score the initial risk

    For every hazard, note who is at risk and the controls already in place, then rate Likelihood × Severity. The color-coded score updates instantly so you see Low, Medium, High, or Critical at a glance.

  3. 3

    Add controls and re-score the residual

    Assign controls using the hierarchy — Elimination → Substitution → Engineering → Administrative → PPE — then re-score the residual risk. A drop from 20 to 5 documents that the controls actually worked.

  4. 4

    Sign off and download

    Confirm the overall residual band, toggle "safe to proceed," add the communication statement, capture the assessor and reviewer sign-off, and export a color-coded PDF, Excel, or Word file to brief the crew.

Why electricians run a risk assessment before energizing

Electrical work carries the trade’s highest-consequence hazard — contact with live conductors and arc flash — alongside ladder falls and power-tool injuries. A risk assessment forces the crew to verify de-energization, plan lockout/tagout, and select the right NFPA 70E PPE before anyone opens a panel.

Scoring each hazard Likelihood × Severity makes the danger explicit. The 5×5 matrix bands every risk Low to Critical, the hierarchy of controls pushes elimination (lockout/tagout and verified de-energized) ahead of PPE, and the residual score documents that a Critical 20 dropped to a controlled 5.

Use this free electrical risk assessment builder to standardize jobsite safety across your electricians. Pair it with CloseCrew so Larry, your AI receptionist, answers every call while your crew works the job safely.

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Risk Assessment Template FAQs

What is a Electrical risk assessment template?

It is a structured form that identifies jobsite hazards before work starts, rates each one by likelihood and severity, assigns controls, and re-scores the residual risk. It gives your electrical crew a repeatable, documented safety check that satisfies OSHA and most general-contractor and insurer requirements.

Risk = Likelihood × Severity. On the standard 5×5 matrix each is rated 1–5, so scores run 1–25 and fall into four bands: Low (1–4), Medium (5–9), High (10–15), and Critical (16–25). The simple 3×3 mode scores 1–9 instead. Higher scores demand more urgent action.

A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) breaks one task into steps and lists the hazard at each step. A risk assessment looks at the whole job, puts a numeric Likelihood × Severity score on every hazard, and records the residual risk after controls. Many contractors use both — a JSA for the task and a risk assessment for the job.

Residual risk is the score that remains after your additional controls are in place. You score each hazard twice — the initial risk with only existing controls, then the residual risk once new controls are added — and the drop (for example 20 down to 5) proves the controls reduced the danger.

It ranks controls from most to least effective: Elimination, Substitution, Engineering controls, Administrative controls, and finally PPE. Always try to design the hazard out first; PPE is the last resort because it only protects the worker wearing it, not everyone on site.

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