Risk Assessment Software for Manufacturing
Manufacturing sites carry some of the highest-risk hazard profiles in UK industry, from machine guarding and COSHH exposure to manual handling and confined spaces. Evalu-8 EHS gives your H&S team a single place to build, approve, and evidence every risk assessment, so operatives on the shop floor always work from the right version.
Build from real hazards
Create assessments around manufacturing-specific hazards such as machinery, manual handling and much more.
Keep controls consistent
Use reusable hazard and control libraries so approved wording can be applied across similar production lines, tasks, sites or departments.
Make reviews easier
Let review dates, assign actions and keep a clear record of updates, approvals, sign-offs and changes.
Built for manufacturing hazard profiles
Create risk assessments that cover how your production environment actually works
Use Evalu-8 EHS to create and manage risk assessments for the risks that appear across factory floors, engineering teams, dispatch areas and maintenance activity.
- Controlled hazard libraries covering machinery, COSHH, manual handling, and noise
- RAG risk scoring that’s clear to line managers and operatives alike
- Duplicate approved assessments across lines or sites without copy-paste errors
Signed, shared, and on the shop floor in minutes
Get assessments approved and in front of the right people in minutes
Once an assessment is built, it goes straight into a digital sign-off workflow. Your H&S Manager approves in-app, every action is time-stamped, and operatives can pull up the live version via QR code on the shop floor.
No more “I wasn’t sure if that was the latest one.”
- Digital E-sign with a full audit trail. Who created it, when, and who has seen it and signed it.
- QR code access on the shop floor so anyone can see the current approved version instantly
- Branded PDF export for contractors, clients, or client-site inductions in seconds
Hazard libraries
Create risk assessments that cover how your production environment actually works
Create controlled hazard libraries so common manufacturing hazards and control measures can be reused without relying on copy and paste.
- Consistent wording
- Faster assessments
- Site-level consistency
Manufacturing areas
FOOD & DRINK
Manage assessments for production lines, cleaning tasks, COSHH, manual handling, slips, machinery and hygiene-related risk.
ENGINEERING & MERAL
Create assessments for machinery, welding, cutting, grinding, lifting, hot work, workshops and contractors.
PLASTICS & CHEMICALS
Manage assessments for substances, storage, handling, PPE, ventilation, emergency controls and production tasks.
PACKAGING AND PRINT
Build assessments around machinery, repetitive handling, cutting equipment, inks, noise and shift-based production.
WAREHOUSE AND DISPATCH
Manage forklift movement, loading, unloading, racking, pedestrian routes and manual handling.
MAINTENANCE TEAMS
Create assessments for planned maintenance, reactive breakdowns, isolation, access and non-routine work.
Get assessments in front of the right people
Operatives, supervisors, managers and contractors can access the latest approved assessment and sign off digitally, reducing the “is this the latest version?” problem.
A clear process, built around Manufacturing
From hazard identification to a signed, version-controlled assessment — in minutes, not days.
Build
Choose from manufacturing-specific templates — machinery, COSHH, manual handling, hot works — or build from scratch with guided hazard prompts.
Assess
Score likelihood and severity using the RAG matrix, add control measures, specify required PPE, and assign ownership to the right person on site.
Approve
Send for digital sign-off. Your H&S Manager reviews and approves in-app — every action is time-stamped and stored against the assessment.
Access
Operatives access the current approved version on the shop floor via QR code or mobile app. No printing. No version confusion. No excuses.
faster to build and issue risk assessments for manufacturing teams
fewer expired assessments — review reminders fire before you even think to check
audit-ready — every assessment, approval, and version change stored and searchable
What UK law requires from Manufacturing businesses
Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every UK employer must carry out suitable and sufficient risk assessments and review them when anything changes. For manufacturers, "sufficient" means documented, version-controlled, and accessible to the people carrying out the work — not just filed away on a shared drive that nobody checks.
- MHSWR 1999 Requires suitable and sufficient risk assessments for all work activities, reviewed whenever there is reason to suspect they are no longer valid.
- COSHH Regulations 2002 Mandates documented COSHH assessments for all hazardous substances used in manufacturing processes, including review after incidents or process changes.
- PUWER 1998 Work equipment must be suitable for its intended use and subject to documented risk assessment — particularly relevant for machinery, presses, and CNC operations.
- Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Requires assessment and reduction of risk from manual handling tasks where there is a possibility of injury — a daily reality on most manufacturing sites.
It has brought all of our health and safety under one roof. I can see exactly which assessments are current, which are due for review, and pull everything out instantly if the HSE comes knocking.
James M. Health & Safety Manager · UK ManufacturerRisk assessment by manufacturing task
Manufacturing risk does not sit neatly in one document. Different tasks create different hazards, controls, sign-off needs and review triggers. Evalu-8 EHS helps you manage each assessment around the work being carried out on the shop floor.
Operating machinery
Build structured assessments around guarding, moving parts, start-up, shutdown, operator interaction, safe systems of work, emergency stops and residual risks.
Clearing blockages
Manage risk assessments for jam clearing, machine stoppages, lock-off requirements, stored energy, access points and supervisor approval before work resumes.
Chemical use
Create assessments around substances used in production, cleaning, maintenance or treatment processes, including exposure routes, storage, PPE, emergency arrangements and control measures.
Forklift movement
Assess risks linked to forklift routes, pedestrian segregation, loading bays, reversing areas, blind spots, racking, vehicle movement and shared access points.
Maintenance work
Manage assessments for planned maintenance, reactive breakdowns, isolation, working at height, contractor activity, access equipment and tasks that sit outside normal production.
Cleaning equipment
Build assessments for cleaning, washdown, hygiene tasks, chemical exposure, slips, machinery access, isolation, confined areas and out-of-hours activity.
Risk Assessment Software FAQs for Manufacturing
Is Evalu-8 EHS suitable for manufacturers with multiple sites or production lines?
Yes. Evalu-8 EHS is designed for UK businesses managing risk assessments across multiple sites, lines, and teams. You get a single central view of everything, with the ability to control which teams can see or edit which assessments.
Is Evalu-8 EHS suitable for manufacturers with multiple sites or production lines?
The platform creates a documented, version-controlled record of every assessment, including who built it, who approved it, and when it was last reviewed. That’s the evidence base HSE inspectors and your own auditors need to see.
How does Evalu-8 EHS help us stay compliant with MHSWR and HSE expectations?
Yes. COSHH assessments sit within the same risk assessment module, using the same guided structure, RAG scoring, and approval workflow. You’re not managing them in a separate spreadsheet or folder.
How does Evalu-8 EHS help us stay compliant with MHSWR and HSE expectations?
Absolutely. Operatives can access any current risk assessment via the Evalu-8 EHS mobile app or by scanning a QR code linked to the document. They always see the latest approved version, not something someone emailed them three months ago.
Can we carry out COSHH risk assessments in the same system?
You duplicate the closest existing assessment, update what’s changed, and send it through the approval workflow. The old version is archived automatically. Everyone is working from the new version the moment it’s approved, with no manual distribution required.