COSHH Software

COSHH Software That Drafts Each Assessment in Minutes

Describe the job and swiftRMS drafts the COSHH assessment, with UK limits from EH40, controls, RPE and PPE, and the RAMS for the same job alongside it. Uploading your own safety data sheets is coming soon on Business.

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  • Drafted from your description of the job
  • UK EH40 limits, never foreign ones
  • Generated alongside your RAMS
  • Your own SDS uploads, coming soon

Built with UK health & safety regulations in mind

  • CDM 2015Referenced
  • HASAWA 1974Referenced
  • HSE GuidelinesApplied
  • UK StandardsAligned

The basics

What is a COSHH Assessment?

COSHH stands for Control of Substances Hazardous to Health. The COSHH Regulations 2002 require employers to assess the risks from hazardous substances and put controls in place to protect workers. Any business using chemicals, dusts, fumes, or biological agents needs a COSHH assessment before work begins.

The problem

COSHH is legally required — and commonly done wrong

  • Generic templates that don't list the actual substances used on site
  • Missing WEL references from EH40 — a common HSE improvement notice trigger
  • No link between the COSHH assessment and the related RAMS or method statement
  • Takes a competent person 60–90 minutes per substance group to write properly

With swiftRMS

A complete, linked COSHH assessment in minutes

  • Describe the task — the AI lists the hazardous substances involved
  • EH40 WELs applied to each substance, with exposure routes — no manual lookup
  • Controls generated in hierarchy-of-control order, with RPE and PPE specified
  • COSHH generated alongside the RAMS for the same job — one coherent document pack

How it works

From substance to assessment in 2 minutes

What takes a competent person 60–90 minutes to research and write by hand, swiftRMS generates while the kettle boils.

  1. 1

    Describe the task

    Type what the job involves in plain English. "Applying a two-pack floor coating in a plant room" is enough. swiftRMS identifies the hazardous substances involved.

  2. 2

    Your data sheets (coming soon)

    Soon on Business, upload the safety data sheets for the products your teams use, so each is assessed from its own sheet. Until then, the AI works from the task.

  3. 3

    UK limits only

    Each substance gets its workplace exposure limit from HSE's EH40/2005, with exposure routes noted. A limit set by another country is never used as the WEL.

  4. 4

    Controls in hierarchy order

    Control measures follow the hierarchy of control: elimination and substitution first, then engineering controls like LEV, then safe working methods.

  5. 5

    RPE and PPE specified

    Respiratory protective equipment and PPE matched to the substance and exposure route, down to filter type where it matters.

  6. 6

    Ready for review

    A COSHH assessment with storage, spillage, disposal and first aid. Exported as a branded PDF or Word document.

Coming soon on Business

Start from the data sheets you already hold

Your suppliers have already told you what is in their products. Soon you'll upload their safety data sheets once, and every COSHH assessment for a task that uses those products will be drafted from the sheet itself, not from a generic look-up.

  • Drop in several PDFs at once. Each becomes a product, with its name, supplier and hazards filled in from the sheet
  • The sheet stays on file, with a View SDS link for anyone in your organisation
  • Only UK (EH40) limits become the WEL. Limits set elsewhere are marked "not a UK limit, not used"
  • A sheet dated more than three years ago is flagged, so you can ask the supplier for a current copy
  • Assessments use the sheet's own hazard statements, first aid, storage and disposal wording, and cite it by supplier, revision and date

Coming soon to the Business and Enterprise plans. Until then, assessments are drafted from the task you describe.

RAMS
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COSHH

One job description → both documents, generated together

The swiftRMS difference

RAMS and COSHH from the same job — together

On site, COSHH never exists in isolation — it belongs to a task that also needs a risk assessment and method statement. swiftRMS generates the COSHH assessment alongside the RAMS for the same job, so the substances in your COSHH match the tasks in your method statement.

  • One job description produces both documents
  • COSHH linked to its parent RAMS — a single coherent safety pack
  • No contradictions between your method statement and your COSHH controls

Learn more about RAMS software

Suitable and sufficient

Everything a proper COSHH risk assessment needs

Every generated assessment covers the full scope the COSHH Regulations 2002 expect — not just a substance list.

  • Hazardous substances identified from the task
  • Workplace exposure limits from EH40
  • Exposure routes — inhalation, skin, ingestion
  • Controls in hierarchy-of-control order
  • RPE and PPE specified per substance
  • Storage, spillage, and disposal procedures
  • First aid measures for each exposure route
  • UK legislation cited — COSHH 2002, EH40, HASAWA
  • Branded PDF or Word export

For teams

COSHH management software, not just a generator

Writing the assessment is half the job. Keeping it reviewed, approved, and auditable is the other half — the Business plan handles both.

One COSHH library

Every assessment your team produces lives in one place — searchable, organised by project, and reusable for repeat tasks.

Review dates

COSHH assessments must be kept up to date. Set review dates so assessments are revisited when work changes — not forgotten in a folder.

Approval workflows

Route each assessment to a competent person for sign-off before it reaches site. Nothing goes out unreviewed.

Audit trail

Who created it, who approved it, and when it changed — a full history for every document, ready for an HSE inspection or principal contractor audit.

Team features — 10 users, approvals, audit trail — are on the Business plan at £399/month. Solo and small teams start on Pro at £49/month with unlimited documents.

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Who it's for

Who needs COSHH assessments?

  • Construction contractors

    Silica, cement dust, wood dust, solvents, adhesives, bitumen. Generate COSHH for every substance used on a CDM-notified project — linked to your method statements.

  • Painting and decorating

    Isocyanates, white spirit, epoxy resins, spray paint aerosols. High-risk substances with strict WELs — get your COSHH documentation drafted fast.

  • Facilities management

    Cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, descalers, refrigerants. COSHH for multi-site FM teams managing dozens of substances across different contracts.

  • Groundworks and demolition

    Asbestos-containing materials, contaminated soils, diesel exhaust, concrete dust. Comprehensive COSHH that holds up during demolition notifiable works.

  • Security and events

    Crowd control spray, cleaning compounds, fuel handling for generators. COSHH for substances that appear in security operations but are often overlooked.

  • H&S consultants

    Produce COSHH assessments for multiple clients at scale. Consistent quality across every industry without spending hours on each assessment.

Substance guides

COSHH guidance for the substances on your sites

Free, in-depth guides to the hazardous substances UK contractors deal with most — what the law requires and which controls work.

Read the complete guide to the COSHH Regulations 2002

Official Sources

COSHH Legislation & Guidance

swiftRMS references UK regulations so every assessment cites the legislation that applies

FAQ

COSHH software questions, answered

Straight answers about what the software does — and what stays your responsibility.

What is COSHH assessment software?

COSHH assessment software helps you produce the assessments required under the COSHH Regulations 2002 — the documents that identify hazardous substances in your work, who could be exposed, and the controls that reduce exposure. swiftRMS is AI-powered: you describe the task, and it identifies the hazardous substances involved, applies workplace exposure limits from EH40, sets out controls in hierarchy-of-control order, specifies RPE and PPE, and covers storage, spillage, disposal, and first aid. The finished assessment exports as a branded PDF or Word document.

Can I upload our own safety data sheets?

Not yet. It is coming soon on the Business and Enterprise plans. You'll drop in your suppliers' safety data sheets as PDFs, and each will become a product, with its name, supplier and hazards read from the sheet and the PDF kept on file for your team. When a task uses one of those products, the COSHH assessment will use that sheet's hazard statements, first aid, storage and disposal wording, and cite it by supplier, revision and date. Until then, swiftRMS drafts each assessment from the task you describe. Only UK (EH40) limits are used as the WEL, and a sheet more than three years old is flagged so you can ask the supplier for a current copy.

Does it know workplace exposure limits?

Yes. Assessments reference workplace exposure limits from HSE's EH40/2005 publication, including the exposure route for each substance. As with any COSHH assessment, a competent person should review the document before it is used on site, and WELs should be checked against the current edition of EH40 — the responsibility for a suitable and sufficient assessment always sits with the employer.

What is the best COSHH software for UK businesses?

It depends on what you need. Enterprise substance-management platforms suit large organisations managing thousands of chemicals; template packs suit one-off assessments. For UK contractors who need COSHH assessments produced quickly alongside RAMS for the same job, swiftRMS is the strongest fit — we compare the main options honestly in our best COSHH assessment software guide.

See the full comparison

Is it suitable for small contractors?

Yes, that is who swiftRMS is built for. The Pro plan is £49/month with unlimited documents, so a sole trader or small team can produce COSHH assessments, RAMS, and method statements without per-document charges. There is a 14-day free trial, and over 350 UK contractors already use swiftRMS.

How much does COSHH assessment software cost?

swiftRMS Pro is £49/month with unlimited COSHH assessments and RAMS. Business is £399/month and adds team features — 10 users, approval workflows, and a full audit trail. Both start with a 14-day free trial, so you can generate real assessments for your own work before paying anything.

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