Summary: to add a COSHH assessment, go to an existing project. Select the "COSHH" tab on the left, click "Add COSHH" and search for the product you're using.
Note: the COSHH feature is not available on Basic plans.
COSHH video tutorial
Adding COSHH to your RAMS projects
First, navigate to an existing project in your HandsHQ account (or create and save a new one).
On the left-hand side, click the "COSHH" tab
Click "Add COSHH" on the right to open the HandsHQ COSHH database ➕
Search our COSHH database
Type to search by name, manufacturer, or HandsHQ reference number. Please use the official name used on the safety data sheet (SDS)
On the right, click 'Add COSHH" for the selected product
Make it site-specific: fill in the side panel with information about how you intend to use the product on site. You can also add a risk rating.
At the bottom of the side-panel, press "Add COSHH"
This automatically adds the edited COSHH assessment to your project PDF at the bottom of the document. Repeat the process to add more assessments.
Click "Back to project" to navigate back to the project overview. Your COSHH assessments are automatically saved and added.
Include safety data sheets (SDS) with your COSHH assessments
If you want the original safety data sheet (SDS) to appear in your final document, as well as the COSHH assessments:
Go to "Edit Project" and scroll to "Document settings" at the bottom
Tick the "Include SDS documents" box at the bottom
Save and Exit
This can be made a default selection under Settings > Projects if you want.
Note: including the SDS can make the documents very long - we only recommend this option if it's been requested by your client.
Download individual COSHH assessments
Once you've added COSHH assessments to a project, you can download the individual PDF for each COSHH.
Add the COSHH assessment following the steps above
Click "Actions" on the right > "Download COSHH"
Click "Download" to save it to your device
Select "include SDS" if you want to add the safety data sheet
Note: If you want to include the SDS in the individual download, make sure you select to include the SDS in document settings as described above
Note: you cannot download individual COSHH without adding them to a project first.
Edit or delete COSHH
You can edit or remove COSHH added to a project.
Navigate to the COSHH tab on your project
Click on the assessment you want to edit to pull out the side panel > Edit COSHH
Edit the details, and click Save
To remove a COSHH assessment from your project:
Click "Actions" on the right > Delete COSHH
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