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You answer plain questions about your workplace; it works out the risk level, tells you which controls actually apply, and prints a dated record you can put straight in your health \u0026amp; safety file.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA guided assessment across the six HSE heat factors — temperature, radiant heat, airflow, humidity, clothing\/PPE and work rate — plus exposure, hydration and at-risk workers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clear risk level from Low to Severe, with the reasoning shown so you can see exactly why\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA prioritised list of recognised control measures matched to your answers — what to fix, in what order\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flag for higher-risk workers who need an individual assessment, including the legal duty around pregnant and new mothers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA temperature log, an action checklist you sign off, and a built-in review-date prompt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clean, professional printout — the document that shows you actually did the assessment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest version: there are free blank templates out there. They hand you an empty form and assume you already know what good looks like. This does the opposite — it walks you through it, makes the risk call with you, and gives you the finished record. That's the difference between \"here's a form\" and \"here's it done.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a single file that runs in your browser. No account, no subscription, no install — download it once and it works offline, on any device, for good. Nothing you type ever leaves your computer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight talk on what this is: an assessment aid, not legal advice and not a guarantee of compliance. It helps you carry out and document your own assessment using the HSE framework — it doesn't replace a suitable and sufficient risk assessment or professional advice where your situation needs it. 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It follows the recognised approach to thermal risk: air temperature, wind, wet conditions, clothing, work rate, and exposure time — the things that actually decide whether a job is fine or a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for UK workplaces\u003c\/strong\u003e — written around UK HSE guidance and the way assessments are expected to be recorded here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA guided assessment covering the factors that drive cold stress and the controls that mitigate it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear prompts so nothing gets missed — no blank-page paralysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA finished record you can keep on file, hand to an auditor, or use to brief a team\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt for real workplaces, not a theory exercise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone responsible for people working in the cold — site managers, facilities leads, H\u0026amp;S coordinators, small business owners doing their own assessments. 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Higher-hazard substances — isocyanates, silica, lead, asbestos, biological agents — and any work near a Workplace Exposure Limit should be assessed and signed off by a competent occupational-hygiene or health-and-safety professional.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius: 6px; padding: 12px 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"font-weight: 600; cursor: pointer;\"\u003eDo I really have COSHH duties if I only use cleaning products?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"\u003eYes. COSHH covers any substance hazardous to health, and ordinary cleaning chemicals are classified as hazardous. 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