How to add, edit and download COSHH

Add site-specific COSHH to your HandsHQ projects to control harmful products on site. Available on Advanced plans and above.

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Written by Michelle Kimbler
Updated over a week ago

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 βž•

  • 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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