RAMS-20 Painting, Decorating and Floor Finishes - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)

A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Painting, Decorating and Floor Finishes, written as a full worked example on a real-looking UK project, the way a principal contractor's reviewer expects to receive it.

Not a blank form. Every hazard row and every step of the sequence is filled in for a named task, with plant, quantities, named roles and the hold points a reviewer looks for. You edit the specifics for your job; the structure, the control hierarchy and the standards table are already right.

Risk assessment (RAMS-20-RA): 10 hazards, each with who is at risk and how, existing controls, likelihood and severity on a 5 × 5 matrix before and after additional controls, the hierarchy of control from MHSWR Schedule 1, PPE beyond site minimum, emergency arrangements and a review record. Hazards covered include:

• Isocyanates in the two-pack PU resin floor - respiratory sensitisation (occupational asthma), skin sensitisation; WEL 0.02 mg/m3 8-h TWA / 0.07 mg/m3 STEL (as -NCO)
• Solvent vapour - xylene / white spirit primer (xylene WEL 50 ppm 8-h / 100 ppm STEL, skin notation), fire
• Dust - filler sanding, diamond grinding of the workshop slab (RCS 0.1 mg/m3)
• Fire and explosion - solvent primer, resin components (flash points on the SDS), hot-air seam welder, rags
• Falls - podiums and steps for ceilings and high walls at 2.7-3.6 m
• Skin contact - resin base and hardener, primer, adhesive; dermatitis

And 4 more.

Method statement (RAMS-20-MS): scope, persons and competence, 6 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (5), a 14-step sequence of work with hazards, controls and the check or ITP line for each step, emergency arrangements specific to the task, supervision and stop-work triggers, and the briefing and sign-on record.

Standards and guidance cited, checked at current edition: EH40/2005, COSHH 2002 regs 6, 7, 11; L5, HSE isocyanates guidance (motor vehicle repair and general), DSEAR 2002; INDG370(rev1), Fire Prevention on Construction Sites, CIS36 Construction dust, WAHR 2005 reg 6; Sch 3, Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005; Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005, ITP C-110 Screeds and floor finishes. The Standards and Guidance table in the RA names the edition and where it was checked.

Also included: the RAMS Library Index and Delivery Guide with the reviewer's 20-point checklist and the twelve reasons RAMS get rejected.

Need more than one trade? The RAMS Library has all twenty pairs plus the blank RA and MS templates for £245 - all 20 for the price of 7.

Format: two Microsoft Word documents (.docx), A4, branded, unlocked and editable, plus the guide. Single-company licence: use on as many of your own projects as you like; not for resale.

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