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Hand-Laying and Raking Hot Asphalt Risk Assessment

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Risk Assessment Matrix

Likelihood

  • 5 = Certain
  • 4 = Likely
  • 3 = Possible
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Severity

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  • 4 = Major Injury
  • 3 = Lost Time Injury
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  • 1 = Trivial Injury

Risk Rating [L x S]

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Risk Assessment Description:

This free hand‑laying and raking hot asphalt risk assessment template is designed for road construction crews, highway maintenance teams and civil engineering contractors who need a quick, compliant way to manage the hazards of handling molten bitumen. Whether you’re hand‑laying asphalt on a new carriageway, raking and smoothing hot mix during resurfacing, or repairing a pothole with hot bitumen, this hot asphalt risk assessment example provides pre‑filled hazards and control measures you can customise.

The template covers all key risks for hot asphalt work, including burns from molten bitumen, inhalation of fumes, manual handling of heavy loads, slips on oily surfaces, heat stress, eye injury from splatter, fire/explosion from volatile vapours, equipment failure, musculoskeletal strain, exposure to traffic, noise, vibration, silica dust, chemical additives, and fatigue. It also includes weather‑specific risks such as high temperature work and rain‑induced slip hazards.

Use this template for:

  • Site risk planning – identify and control hot‑asphalt hazards before work starts.
  • Worker briefings – provide clear, actionable control measures to the crew.
  • Compliance documentation – demonstrate adherence to CDM 2015, COSHH, and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Each hazard includes suggested control measures covering safe handling, PPE, ventilation, temperature monitoring, equipment inspection and emergency procedures. The risk matrix uses a standard 5×5 likelihood‑severity scoring, with controlled severity always matching the initial severity as required by HSE guidance.

Fully editable and shareable – customise hazards, add site‑specific risks, adjust control measures to match your conditions, then download as a PDF for records or share with your team.

Compliant with: Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, and relevant HSE guidance on hot bitumen handling.

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Risks covered in this Hand-Laying and Raking Hot Asphalt risk assessment

This Hand-Laying and Raking Hot Asphalt risk assessment template covers 15 assessed hazards, each scored before and after control measures on a 5×5 HSE risk matrix.

HazardInitial riskControlled risk
Burns from molten bitumen contact2010
Slips, trips and falls on hot oily surfaces168
Eye injury from bitumen splatter1510
Fire or explosion from volatile bitumen vapours1510
Equipment failure – hose or pump rupture1510
Working at road edge – fall from height1510
Exposure to moving traffic while working1510
Inhalation of hot bitumen fumes128
Manual handling of heavy asphalt loads126
Heat stress and dehydration128
Noise exposure from asphalt paving equipment96
Hand‑arm vibration from handheld tamping tools96
Silica dust exposure from aggregate handling and cutting84
Chemical exposure to anti‑strip additives84
Fatigue and musculoskeletal strain from prolonged standing and repetitive raking64

Frequently asked questions

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Are the risk assessment templates HSE-compliant?

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Are these risk assessment templates valid for UK construction work?

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What is the HSE 5-step risk assessment process?

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