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.

These are workplace assessment tools rather than training courses, so no certificate is issued. Each tool produces a printable record of your completed assessment that you can keep with your health and safety records.

If you need a qualification, browse the accredited health and safety courses on Envico.

Any computer, tablet or smartphone with an up-to-date web browser such as Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

The tool is a single file you download once. After that it runs in your browser without an internet connection, and nothing you enter is stored or transmitted.

A blank risk assessment form tells you what to write down, not what to think about. Each DM Apps tool walks you through the assessment step by step, based on HSE guidance, so the hazards and controls that matter are covered and nothing important is missed.

You finish with a clear, printable record and a list of actions, ready to share with your team or file with your records. Pair it with training for the judgement behind it: see all DM Apps tools.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details, and your digital download follows straight away. Open the file in your web browser to start your assessment.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our secure checkout, where you can pay by debit or credit card.

Step 2

Your download link arrives by email straight after payment.

Step 3

Open the file in any web browser, complete the guided assessment and print or save your record.

DM Apps builds practical digital tools for workplace health and safety. Each tool is a guided assessment, built on HSE guidance, that runs in any web browser with no account and no subscription, and produces a printable record you keep.

The tools are built by the team behind Envico, drawing on more than 20 years of running a UK health and safety training business, for the people who need to get a workplace assessment documented today. Browse all DM Apps tools.

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