Is the formaldehyde COSHH assessment template free?

Yes. Fill it in online and download the PDF as many times as you like without an account. The blank PDF is free too.

Is this an HSE approved template?

No. HSE does not approve templates. This one follows the structure HSE guidance describes and cites the regulations, and every document says the employer must check it against the actual workplace.

Do I need a separate assessment for each product that contains formaldehyde?

One assessment per substance per task is the usual approach. If the same product is used the same way in several places, one assessment can cover them as long as it says so. Different products with different concentrations need their own.

How often should it be reviewed?

When the product, the task or the people doing it change, and at least once a year even if nothing has. The generator sets a review date and the register reminds you.

Formaldehyde COSHH assessment template

The formaldehyde assessment your staff, your client or the inspector asks for, done properly and done today. Hazards sourced and dated, controls in hierarchy order, a review date set for you.

Open the formaldehyde template or download the blank PDF

Free, no signup. Follows the COSHH Regulations 2002, regulations 6 and 7.

What the label says

danger

H350May cause cancer.
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects.
and 4 more

Routes of exposure

inhalation
skin
eyes
ingestion

Exposure limit, EH402.5 mg/m³ 8 hour

OutputPDF, numbered and dated

Built for a formaldehyde assessment that stands up to inspection

The parts that are usually guessed are filled in from the classification and EH40. The rest describes your workplace.

Hazards from the classification
6 hazard classes and 6 H statements from the GB classification list and ECHA, checked on 8 September 2026.
Exposure limit from EH40
The long and short term workplace exposure limits are filled in, with the skin notation where it applies.
Controls in the order the law requires
Suggested controls come from a library keyed to the hazards, ordered by the regulation 7 hierarchy: eliminate, substitute, engineering, systems of work, then PPE.
Rated before and after controls
Likelihood times severity, shown twice so the document proves the controls made a difference.
Numbered, dated, review date set
Assessment number, assessor, date and next review, with revisions kept when you update it.
PDF and register, no signup
Download the PDF, attach the supplier data sheet, and keep it in the register on this site. No account, no watermark.

Three steps to a finished formaldehyde assessment

Five short screens. The hazards are already there.

Step 1Start from the prefilled hazardsHazard classes, H statements and the workplace exposure limit are already in place. Check them against your product's data sheet.
Step 2Add your workplaceTask, people, quantity, frequency, ventilation and storage. Then choose controls from the library, ordered as regulation 7 requires.
Step 3Save and fileDownload the assessment as a PDF, add it to the register on this site, and set the review date.

Open the formaldehyde template

Completed example

No completed example for formaldehyde yet. Start from the generator above, or read a completed example for a similar substance.

What the template already contains

A category 1B carcinogen that also sensitises skin, is fatal if inhaled and harmful if swallowed. Under COSHH it requires the highest level of control and health surveillance. Some keratin hair treatments release it when heated.

Hazard data from the HSE GB MCL, the ECHA C&L Inventory and HSE EH40, checked 8 September 2026. Classification checked automatically against the HSE GB mandatory classification list (version 8) and the ECHA C&L inventory on 9 September 2026. Harmonised classification from the GB mandatory classification list (index 605-001-00-5). GB classification revised on 15 January 2025, with full compliance required by 15 August 2026. Acute toxicity category 2 is by inhalation (fatal if inhaled) and category 4 by ingestion. Skin Corr 1B and EUH071 apply at 25% and above; 5 to 25% solutions are skin and eye irritants. Older data sheets still show H301, H311 and H331. Confirm the concentration and form against the supplier data sheet for the product you use.

danger

Hazard classes

Carcinogenicity, category 1B; Germ cell mutagenicity, category 2; Acute toxicity, category 2; Acute toxicity, category 4; Skin corrosion, category 1B; Skin sensitisation, category 1A

H statements

H350 May cause cancer.
H341 Suspected of causing genetic defects.
H330 Fatal if inhaled.
H302 Harmful if swallowed.
H314 Causes severe skin burns and eye damage.
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
EUH071 Corrosive to the respiratory tract.

Exposure limit

8 hour: 2 ppm, 2.5 mg/m³. 15 minute: 2 ppm, 2.5 mg/m³.

Routes of exposure

inhalation, skin, eyes, ingestion

Physical form

liquid

Full classification, sources and first aid on the formaldehyde COSHH data sheet.

Where formaldehyde is assessed

Laboratory preservation
Some hair smoothing treatments
Resin manufacture

COSHH for hairdressing and beautyHairdressing has one of the highest rates of occupational dermatitis and asthma of any trade.

Common questions

Is the formaldehyde COSHH assessment template free?: Yes. Fill it in online and download the PDF as many times as you like without an account. The blank PDF is free too.
Is this an HSE approved template?: No. HSE does not approve templates. This one follows the structure HSE guidance describes and cites the regulations, and every document says the employer must check it against the actual workplace.
Do I need a separate assessment for each product that contains formaldehyde?: One assessment per substance per task is the usual approach. If the same product is used the same way in several places, one assessment can cover them as long as it says so. Different products with different concentrations need their own.
How often should it be reviewed?: When the product, the task or the people doing it change, and at least once a year even if nothing has. The generator sets a review date and the register reminds you.