COSHH Assessment Template
A free COSHH assessment template for UK hospitality: a blank 17-field form, nine assessments already filled in for bleach, descaler, oven cleaner, degreaser, glasswash detergent, sanitiser, cellar CO2, used cooking oil and drain cleaner, and a chemical inventory register. PDF, ready to print.
The COSHH Assessment Template is a free PDF for UK food businesses with 11 record sheets: blank coshh assessment form with the 17 fields inspectors expect (product, sds reference, ghs symbols, h-codes, exposure, controls, ppe, storage, first aid, spills, disposal, review), pre-filled assessment: bleach and chlorine-based sanitiser, pre-filled assessment: descaler and limescale remover. Download it, print it or fill it in, and keep it with your food safety records; Paddl keeps the same records on a phone with timestamps and reminders.
A COSHH assessment identifies the hazardous substances in your workplace and the controls that keep staff safe from them. Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 every UK employer must carry one out and keep it on record, and for a kitchen or bar that means every cleaning chemical, sanitiser, oven cleaner, descaler and the gas in the cellar. This free template gives you the 17-field form inspectors expect, nine of them already completed for the products most hospitality businesses use, and an inventory register to track which products still need assessing. Change the details to match your own product's safety data sheet, sign and date each one, and you have a COSHH file rather than a blank template.
What's in the PDF
COSHH Assessment Form (Blank)
Complete one form per hazardous substance. Use information from the safety data sheet (SDS). Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Bleach / Chlorine-Based Sanitiser
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Descaler / Limescale Remover (Acidic)
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Oven and Grill Cleaner (Caustic)
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Degreaser (Alkaline)
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Glasswash and Dishwasher Detergent
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Surface Sanitiser (Quaternary Ammonium)
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Cellar Gas: CO2 and Mixed Gas Cylinders
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Used Cooking Oil and Hot Fat
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
COSHH Assessment: Drain Cleaner / Unblocker
Pre-filled for a typical product. Check every line against your own product's safety data sheet and change anything that does not match. Columns: Field · Details.
Chemical Inventory Register
Columns: Product Name · Manufacturer · Use / Purpose · Location Stored · SDS Available? · COSHH Done? · Review Date.
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How to use this template
List every chemical on the premises
Walk the kitchen, bar, cellar, toilets and cleaning cupboards and write every hazardous product into the inventory register, including anything decanted into a spray bottle.
Match products to the pre-filled assessments
Nine common products are already assessed. Write your product name and supplier at the top, then check every line against that product's safety data sheet and correct anything that differs.
Complete a blank form for anything else
Use the blank 17-field form for products the pack does not cover, taking the hazards from Section 2 of the SDS and the controls from Sections 7 and 8.
Sign, date, brief the team and diarise the review
Each form needs an assessor, a date and a review date. Brief the staff who use each product and record that briefing. Review annually and whenever a product changes.
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