HSE & COSHH Compliance Centre

Site safety starts with what's in the bottle. The HSE is tightening how workplace incidents and occupational disease must be reported. This is V-TUF's plain-English resource on what's changing — and why every V-TUF chemical ships with a full COSHH Safety Data Sheet.

⚠ Live consultation

HSE's first major overhaul of RIDDOR in over a decade widens dangerous-occurrence rules and expands reportable diseases from 6 to 19 — including silicosis, asbestosis and occupational dermatitis. The public consultation runs until 30 June 2026.

What the 2026 shake-up means

HSE is consulting on legislative and process changes that materially widen what contractors must report. Four shifts matter most on site:

  • Dangerous occurrences widened — excavator, drill-rig and piling-rig overturns become mandatory reports, and tunnelling over 1.2m diameter is brought into scope.
  • Structural failures trigger reports — collapses of roofs, ceilings, temporary works and trenches.
  • Reportable diseases rise from 6 to 19 — nine conditions return, including asbestosis and silicosis, plus new additions such as noise-induced hearing loss and occupational dermatitis.
  • A wider diagnostic net — more registered health practitioners, not just GMC doctors, could trigger a report.

Explore the centre

This is a living resource, updated as the consultation progresses and as new safety data is published.

  • The RIDDOR 2026 Briefing — a plain-English breakdown of every proposed change, the timeline, the penalties for getting it wrong, and what contractors should do before 30 June.
  • COSHH & Cleaning Chemicals Guide — where reporting meets the bottle: dust, fumes, skin and eye exposure during cleaning, and how proper assessment and PPE keep you the right side of the line.
  • Safety Data Sheet Library — every V-TUF chemical, with its classification, hazard statements, PPE and first-aid guidance laid out clearly.

Documented. Classified. Ready for COSHH.

Every V-TUF cleaning chemical is fully classified under CLP and supplied with a COSHH Safety Data Sheet:

  • Non-Caustic TFR — pH 10.5–12.5 · Skin Irrit. 2, Eye Dam. 1 · >90% biodegradable. 
  • General Purpose TFR — pH 13–14 · Skin Irrit. 2, Eye Irrit. 2 · not classified for carriage. 
  • Heavy Duty Degreaser — pH 13.5 · Skin Corr. 1A · UN1824, ADR Class 8, PG II. 
  • D-GREEN — pH 6–10 · Skin Corr. 1B, Aquatic Chronic 2 · UN3082, ADR Class 9. 

Have your say before 30 June

HSE says the review is “central to how we identify emerging risk, target regulatory activity and contribute to the evidence base for workplace health and safety.” Duty holders are encouraged to respond via the HSE consultation.

Note: This page summarises proposed RIDDOR changes that were out for public consultation in 2026 and were not yet law at the time of writing. It is general information, not legal or safety advice.