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COSHH Assessments
A new product on site, a changed process, dust or fume that was not there before, or an assessment that no longer reflects the work are the usual reasons to look again. Describe when the concern began and what has changed in the tasks, the areas involved or the way the site operates, so the review is aimed at the right activity.
Overview
Across an estate, record each site on its own. The same cleaning or maintenance task can involve different products and ventilation from one building to the next, so local history and restrictions belong with each.
Our full service catalogue, including every individual service, is available across every listed sector and location. For one site or several, we agree the scope, access and programme around the buildings concerned.
What the work can include
Identifying the hazardous substances and the tasks that use or generate them; working out how people could be exposed and who is affected; checking whether existing controls are adequate; and defining improvements and review arrangements. The scope states which areas and tasks are covered, what is excluded and the completed assessment's form.
Tag the assessment with the asset and location references your records use, so it feeds into budgets, repeat assessments and later inspections without rework.
Important decisions
A safety data sheet tells you what a product can do; it is not a workplace assessment. The task as performed, the quantity, duration and exposure controls are what matter.
Before we visit
Provide product information, a description of each task, quantities, the work pattern and any ventilation or protective equipment already provided.
State who the site contact is, who approves technical matters and who takes the action list. Permits, shutdowns or contractor coordination should be identified before attendance.
How the work proceeds
The work is observed where possible or discussed with those doing it, exposure and controls evaluated, and the practical actions and user information written up.
In a wider programme, agree the site order and the route for escalating significant findings first. A site stays marked as partly complete while any action is open.
What affects cost and timing
The range of tasks, the complexity of the exposure and any need for specialist monitoring determine the scope. Your enquiry and records set what can be priced directly and what needs assessing on site.
A programme can group suitable assessments, but each building's access windows and operating dependencies still need checking. Agree in advance how further findings are reported and priced.
Applications across sectors
In laboratories and industrial premises the substances and equipment are specific to the process, and the assessment must follow them. Where a managing agent is involved, the landlord and occupier interfaces need defining; in education and care premises the work is coordinated around vulnerable users. The setting sets the duties and controls. Browse the complete sector range and describe the building's use when enquiring.
Locations covered
Assessments are provided across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Darlington and Middlesbrough and the surrounding towns in the location directory. If a programme covers several addresses, send the site list and local access contacts.
Frequently asked questions
Is COSHH limited to products with a hazard label?
No. Dusts, fumes and other hazardous substances created by the work itself need considering too, even without a purchased product or label.
What should I send with a COSHH assessment enquiry?
Product information, task descriptions, quantities, work patterns and existing ventilation or protective arrangements. Tell us the location and the decision the assessment needs to inform: a fault investigation, a planned repair or a new programme.
What affects the price and programme?
How many tasks are involved, how complex the exposure is and whether specialist monitoring is needed. Further investigation or extra work should have its scope agreed before authorisation.
What should the completion information explain?
Which equipment or areas were covered, what work and checks were done, limitations and unresolved actions. Keep it matched to your site and asset references, ready for the next inspection or maintenance visit.
Useful guidance and records
Read what is remedial action tracking for the decisions and records that support the actions. Remedial-action tracking describes carrying a defect through to evidenced closure. The official guidance is the reference for the wider technical and management context.
Related work and your next step
Asbestos Management is a related service; the Compliance and Specialist Risk overview lists the rest. Continuing work sits under maintenance, larger changes under projects, and the full range under services.
Send Black & White Facilities the asset or site list, findings and operational constraints, and the assessment can be scoped with clear responsibilities and reporting. Make an enquiry.
Discuss the scope
Tell us what needs attention.
Share the site, the issue and any access requirements so we can discuss the next step.