COSHH Risk Assessment Tool

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) require every employer to assess the risk from hazardous substances — chemicals, dusts, fumes, vapours, mists and biological agents — and to prevent or adequately control exposure. Even a low-risk office has COSHH duties: cleaning products alone count. The hard part isn't knowing the rule; it's working through every substance in a structured way and catching the gaps before an inspector — or an illness — does.

This tool builds a register of your substances and assesses each one against the COSHH framework and the hierarchy of control. It branches by work type (cleaning & general vs construction & industrial), takes the hazard classification straight off the safety data sheet, weighs exposure route, amount and frequency, and flags the failures the HSE acts on most often — relying on PPE or RPE first, a serious inhalation hazard controlled by procedure alone, health surveillance that's needed but missing, and tight-fitting RPE with no face-fit testing. You get a prioritised set of control actions in hierarchy order and a dated, printable assessment record for your file.

What it does

• Builds a multi-substance COSHH register in one assessment
• Applies the hierarchy of control — eliminate, substitute, engineering/LEV, safe systems, then PPE/RPE
• Detects the prosecuted failures: PPE-first, no LEV where needed, missing health surveillance, no face-fit testing, no SDS on file
• Flags Workplace Exposure Limit (WEL) and health-surveillance duties (e.g. isocyanates, silica, sensitisers)
• Branches by work type for relevant substance prompts and controls
• Produces a dated, printable record with a 12-month review date
• Points you toward COSHH training to build competence in the team

Who it’s for

Employers, managers, supervisors and anyone responsible for assessing or controlling hazardous substances — from an office or cleaning store to construction, manufacturing and workshops.

How you get it

Instant digital download after purchase. A single HTML file — open it in any browser on a PC, Mac, tablet or phone. No software, no sign-up, works offline.

Frequently asked questions

Important. This is an assessment aid, not legal advice and not a guarantee of compliance. It helps you carry out and document your own assessment; it does not replace a suitable and sufficient assessment by a competent person. Outputs are indicative only and should be checked by a competent person. These tools are the property of DM Apps and are licensed for your own use; they may not be resold or redistributed.

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