Hazard report form for roofers and roof work
Short answer
A roofing hazard form is about the surface and the edge. It records what the roof is made of, whether any of it is fragile, what stopped a fall and what the weather was doing. This page lists those fields, with a free PDF and Word template. You can also report by voice from the ladder.
What goes wrong in roofing
On a roof the ground is the hazard, and so is the wind. A sheet that’s fine at 7am can lift at 11. A roofing form needs to capture the conditions as well as the object, which a general hazard form never asks about.
- Fragile sheeting and skylights hidden by moss, paint or dust
- Open eaves and gable ends with no rail and no anchor point
- Wet tiles, algae and dew on a pitched roof
- Wind lifting stacked sheets or loose flashing
- Torch-on membrane work and gas bottles near edges
- Ladders landing on guttering instead of a firm fixing
Fields that earn their place on a roofing form
Roof hazards depend on conditions, so the conditions go on the form. They’re the fields that explain why it was fine yesterday and not today.
- Roof type and pitch: metal, tile or membrane, and roughly how steep
- Fragile material present, and whether it was marked or covered
- Edge protection, harness anchor or travel restraint in use
- Wind and rain at the time, and the last time it rained
- Access used: ladder, scaffold stair or elevating work platform
- Who was working or walking below
On paper and by voice
The wind picks up at eleven. The sheets stacked at the ridge start to lift and the labourer below can’t hear you shout. You’re on a ladder, one hand free. A thumb on the mic and “sheets lifting at the ridge, wind’s up, clear the driveway” goes to the manager’s screen before you reach the ground.
Where Haznote fits
Haznote records the voice note and the time, so the report shows when the wind turned. The AI drafts a description and a suggested priority. The manager confirms it and decides whether the crew stops. Haznote doesn’t read the weather for you.
Download the form.
A free example to print or edit. It’s general information, not legal advice, and it asks for no email.
Plain answers.
Should weather go on a hazard form?
Yes, for roof work. Wind and rain change what counts as a hazard, and the record is thin without them.
Does the form cover a fall?
No. A fall is an incident. Use the fall from height template and read the notifiable incidents page.
Can a sole trader use it?
Yes. A dated record of what you saw and what you did about it helps if a builder or insurer asks.
Where this comes from.
This page describes how Haznote works. It makes no claims about the law, so it cites no regulator.
Report a roofing hazard by voice. A manager confirms it.
Run it on one site and see the first report land in the manager’s list.