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Riskora structures a substance-led COSHH assessment — exposure routes, hierarchy of control, PPE/RPE, storage, spill response and review fields — ready for a competent person to sign off. 100+ industries supported.

COSHH Assessment example document — COSHH Assessment — Flat-Roof Re-cover, 22 Cromwell Road. Client: Bristol City Council Housing — Repairs Team. Site: 22 Cromwell Road, Bristol, BS6 5EX. Scope: Substance-led COSHH assessment for the hazardous substances used during the flat-roof strip and torch-on re-cover: bitumen primer, LPG for the torch, and cementitious repair mortar. Covers exposure routes, persons exposed, the hierarchy of control, PPE/RPE, storage, spill and first-aid response, waste disposal and review.

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You're probably here because…
  • Client asked for COSHH on a substance you've not assessed before
  • Last assessment was a blank template with 'use PPE' filled in
  • Need every exposure route covered, not just inhalation
  • COSHH and the project RAMS keep drifting out of sync
What to add to the box
  • Substance name and SDS section 2 / 3 data
  • What the substance is used for, where and by whom
  • Existing controls and PPE in use
  • Storage conditions and quantities on site
  • A previous COSHH assessment to update
Inside the document

What a Riskora COSHH assessment includes

Every section a reviewer expects in a defensible chemical risk assessment — prompted, not optional.

Substance identity

Product, supplier, concentration and physical form.

SDS information

Reference to the current Safety Data Sheet and the key hazard data.

Hazard classification

Hazard statements and pictograms summarised against the activity.

Exposure routes

Inhalation, skin, eye, ingestion and injection — all prompted.

Hierarchy of control

Elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative and PPE/RPE in order.

PPE & RPE selection

Specific PPE/RPE per substance, with type and standard.

Storage & segregation

Storage conditions, incompatibilities and quantity controls.

Spill & emergency

Spill response, first aid, fire-fighting and exposure response.

Example output

See the COSHH assessment you'll hand to the reviewer

Substance-led, SDS-aware and structured around the hierarchy of control. Preview a complete COSHH PDF with exposure routes, controls, PPE/RPE and emergency arrangements set out the way a competent person expects.

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Not a blank template

Not a blank template. Not 'wear gloves and goggles'.

A real COSHH assessment is built around the substance and the actual exposure — elimination and substitution checked first, engineering and admin controls before PPE, and PPE/RPE captured with a type and standard. Riskora enforces that order so the assessment holds up.

Inside the document

What your RAMS actually contains

Riskora builds a structured, client-facing document — not a generic AI paragraph. Every section is shaped around your job, your site and your team.

  • Hazards

    Task-specific hazards for the job, captured row by row — not a generic list pulled from an old RAMS.

  • Controls

    Control measures mapped to each hazard with residual risk scoring after controls are applied.

  • PPE

    PPE requirements tied to the activity and site, ready to brief to the team.

  • Method steps

    Step-by-step method statement structured around how the work is actually sequenced on site.

  • Emergency arrangements

    First aid, rescue plan, emergency contacts and site-specific escalation routes.

  • COSHH prompts

    Substance prompts when the work involves chemicals, dusts, fumes or sealants — flagged early, not missed at review.

  • Sign-off

    Operative sign-off captured against the document — names, dates and acknowledgement of the brief.

  • Version history

    Every change tracked so you can show what was issued, when, and which version the team signed.

  • Approval status

    Clear approval state on every document — draft, in review, approved, issued — visible across the team.

  • Audit trail

    Who created it, who reviewed it, who signed it. A complete trail you can hand to a principal contractor or auditor.

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Before & after

From copied-and-pasted to site-specific

The reason RAMS get rejected is rarely the format — it's that the document is obviously generic. Riskora rebuilds it around this job, this site and this task.

Before

Generic template copied from an old job.

  • • Hazards and controls that don't match this site or task.
  • • Method steps written for a different sequence of work.
  • • No emergency arrangements specific to the location.
  • • Client flags it as generic and asks for a rewrite.
After

Site-specific document structured around this job, site and task.

  • • Hazards captured from the actual scope you pasted in.
  • • Method steps sequenced for how the work runs on site.
  • • Emergency arrangements and rescue plan tied to the location.
  • • Approved internally, briefed to the team, signed off and stored.
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How it works

From job details to signed-off document

A four-step workflow used by contractors, consultants and safety teams to turn informal job details into client-ready safety paperwork.

  1. 1
    Paste job details

    Drop in a client email, a WhatsApp from the site manager, a scope of works or a tender note. Anything that describes the job.

  2. 2
    Riskora structures the document

    Riskora turns your brief into hazards, controls, method steps, PPE, emergency arrangements and COSHH prompts.

  3. 3
    Review, edit and download

    You stay in control of every section. Tweak anything, then download a clean PDF or share a link.

  4. 4
    Brief the team and record sign-off

    Brief operatives, capture their sign-off and keep a full audit trail of who signed which version.

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Built for site reality

Built by people who've written this paperwork on real sites

Riskora is built by a founder with hands-on site and document experience — designed for contractors, consultants and safety teams who need to issue, brief and prove safety paperwork without losing a day to admin.

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  • Built for contractors, consultants and teams
    Solo trades, principal contractors and in-house safety teams all run on the same workflow.
  • Supports multiple countries
    UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, US and Canada — wording and document types match the local standard.
  • Not just documents
    Sign-off, approvals, version history and an audit trail — the management workflow around the paperwork.
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Describe the substance and what it's used for. Riskora structures the assessment around the SDS, the exposure routes and the controls — and prints a reviewable PDF.

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FAQ

Questions for this exact situation

A COSHH assessment is a substance-led risk assessment for hazardous substances used or created at work. It covers what the substance is, how it is used, who is exposed, the controls in place and the emergency arrangements.

Yes. A current Safety Data Sheet is the starting point for any COSHH assessment. Riskora prompts for the SDS reference and the key hazard data it contains.

Yes. A general risk assessment is task-led. A COSHH assessment is substance-led — built around the chemical, biological or hazardous material specifically. The two work together.

Substance identity, SDS reference, hazard classification, exposure routes, persons exposed, control measures, PPE/RPE, storage, spill response, waste disposal and review details.

Yes. Riskora prompts for elimination and substitution first, then engineering controls, then administrative controls, then PPE/RPE — the order HSE expects in a defensible assessment.

No. Riskora structures the content; the assessor is responsible for ensuring the SDS is current, the controls are suitable and the assessment reflects the actual conditions of use.

Riskora helps structure a site-specific safety document. It does not replace competent review, site supervision, client requirements or legal duties. Always check the final document before issue.

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