# COSHH Chemical Register: free UK download

Canonical: https://paddl-ai.co/templates/coshh-chemical-register
Last reviewed: 2026-09-11 by the Paddl team

Free COSHH chemical register for your kitchen

## In one sentence

The COSHH Chemical Register is a free PDF + Editable Spreadsheet for UK food businesses with one record sheet: product name and manufacturer columns, use or purpose of each product, storage location on site. 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.

Before you can assess your chemicals you need to know what you have, and that is what a register is for. This free COSHH chemical register lists every hazardous substance on site, from oven cleaner to sanitiser, where it is stored, and whether you hold a Safety Data Sheet and a completed COSHH assessment for it. It pairs with a per-product COSHH assessment to keep your chemical safety in order.

## Why you need it

- The COSHH Regulations 2002 require you to know and control the hazardous substances you use
- A register tells you at a glance which products still need an assessment or an SDS
- It stops forgotten products lingering at the back of a cupboard with no paperwork
- EHO and HSE inspectors can ask what chemicals you hold and where
- It is the natural starting point before completing individual COSHH assessments

## What is included

- Product name and manufacturer columns
- Use or purpose of each product
- Storage location on site
- Safety Data Sheet held? column
- COSHH assessment completed? column
- Assessment review date
- Prompt to remove products no longer in use

## Record sheets

- **COSHH Chemical Register**: columns Product Name, Manufacturer, Use / Purpose, Storage Location, SDS Held?, COSHH Done?, Review Date

## How to use it

1. **Walk the site** Go through every store, cupboard, and cleaning station and list each chemical product you find.
2. **Record location and use** Note what each product is for and exactly where it is stored, so anyone can find it and its paperwork.
3. **Check the paperwork** For each product, mark whether you hold an SDS and a completed COSHH assessment, and chase anything missing.
4. **Keep it current** Update the register whenever a product comes in or goes out of use, and review it alongside your assessments.

## Tips

- Remove products no longer in use rather than keeping them on the register and on the shelf
- Never decant a chemical into an unlabelled container, because the register and label must match
- Store the register with your COSHH assessments and Safety Data Sheets in one folder
- Flag incompatible chemicals so bleach and acidic descalers are never stored together
- Paddl's AI-powered SDS reader can pull hazard data from Safety Data Sheets to build the register faster

Download the file from https://paddl-ai.co/templates/coshh-chemical-register (email required). The Paddl features that keep the same records: https://paddl-ai.co/features/coshh, https://paddl-ai.co/features/risk-assessments, https://paddl-ai.co/features/compliance, https://paddl-ai.co/features/documents.