Workplace chemical risk assessments
Assess the chemical risks of each task at each of your sites, under the law that applies there.
ProjectsWorkplace chemical risk assessments
- Ruth Kessler
- Siobhan Doyle
- Marek Novák
| Task | Site | Risk | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stainless welding | Germany | Medium | Adequate |
| Mild steel welding | England | High | Must change |
| Isocyanate spraying | Germany | Medium | Review |
| Acid pickling | Germany | Medium | Adequate |
| CNC machining | England | Low | Adequate |
| Solvent degreasing | England | Low | Adequate |
Mild steel welding England
Risk: Must changeNeeds LEV, not general ventilation
- Position
- Welding fume is a human carcinogen
- Then
- RPE for any fume the LEV leaves
Your expert signs off each site
You get the assessment register, a written assessment for each task under its site’s law, and the source behind every finding.
Approval
Illustrative projectRuth Kessler
Status: ApprovedGroup Health and Safety Manager, after checking the assessments at both sites against their law and the site data
England, under COSHH
Germany, under the Gefahrstoffverordnung
Foresight does the research
Your team brings what only it knows, and your expert makes the call at each checkpoint.
Tasks
Status: In progressIllustrative project3 of 5 tasks done.
Share your tasks
Your team
Status: DoneDraft the method
Foresight
Status: DoneAgree the method
CheckpointStatus: ApprovedRuth Kessler
Assess every task
Foresight
Status: In progressApprove the assessments
CheckpointStatus: Not startedRuth Kessler
Kept current once it’s approved
Monitoring watches the limits and rules behind your assessments. When one moves, Foresight rechecks the tasks it affects, and your expert reviews the change.
Monitoring
Illustrative projectWatching 4 measures behind the assessments
- Status: To review
EU Carcinogens, Mutagens and Reprotoxic Substances Directive
Council and Parliament agreed to add welding fumes to the directive, confirmed by member states on 22 July 2026. Rechecked, still adequate.
Germany’s diisocyanate limit, TRGS 900
REACH Annex XVII, entry 74, diisocyanates
HSE’s enforcement position on welding fume
What we need from you
Four things, shared at setup before the project starts.
Your tasks
The tasks that use or give off hazardous substances, with the products and their safety data sheets.
Your sites
Where each task happens, so each assessment follows that country’s law and limits.
Your controls
What’s in place today, with any air monitoring, LEV test reports and health surveillance results.
Your approver
The person who agrees the method and approves the assessments.
What teams ask about this project
How is each task assessed?
Under the law at its site: the COSHH Regulations 2002 and HSE’s guidance in England, and the Gefahrstoffverordnung with its technical rules in Germany. Each assessment covers the substances, how workers are exposed, the limit that applies, the controls in place and whether they’re adequate. The risk is rated with today’s controls, on the scale you already use, or one Foresight drafts for your expert to agree.
Where does the evidence come from?
From the regulations, the official exposure limit lists, such as EH40 in Great Britain and TRGS 900 and 910 in Germany, and the regulators’ own guidance. Every finding links to its source, so your team can check the wording directly.
Do you measure exposure at our sites?
No. Foresight works from your air monitoring, LEV test reports and health surveillance results. Where a task has no recent measurement, its assessment says so and sets out what to measure, so your team or an occupational hygienist can fill the gap.
Who checks the assessments before we use them?
The person you name. They agree the method before any assessment starts, and check every assessment against its sources and your site data at the end. Nothing is final until they approve it. In Germany the Gefahrstoffverordnung requires a competent person to make the assessment, so name one there, such as your occupational safety specialist. These checks reduce the risk of error without removing it.
What happens when a rule or limit changes?
Both laws require a review when an assessment may no longer hold: COSHH regulation 6(3) in Great Britain, and section 6(10) of the Gefahrstoffverordnung in Germany. Foresight rechecks the tasks a change affects, and the assessments your expert approved stay as they are until they accept the change.
What does it cost?
The price follows how many tasks and sites the assessments cover. You see it with the scope, before any assessment starts.
More ways to protect your people
Each runs the same way, with your expert approving the result.
Bring your task list to a demo
Tell us your sites and how you rate risk today. You’ll see the scope and the price before any assessment starts.
