# Specialist coatings RAMS Builder > Specialist coatings RAMS builder for hand-applied and sprayed coatings. Answer a few questions, or download a free RAMS template or example as a PDF. > Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=specialist-coatings Specialist coatings risk assessment and method statement ## RAMS review [Check a RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) ![A RAMS page with passages highlighted and numbered review comments beside them](https://complyonsite.com/art/rams-review-highlight.webp) ## Specialist coatings RAMS template A blank specialist coatings RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record. Risk assessment and method statement Specialist coatings RAMS - **Company**: left blank to fill in - **Site and work area**: left blank to fill in - **Planned dates**: left blank to fill in - **In charge on site**: left blank to fill in - **Team**: left blank to fill in Method statement 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 6. 6 Risk assessment | Hazard | Who might be harmed and how | Controls in place | Further action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [Download the templatePDF, 4 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/specialist-coatings-rams-template.pdf) ## Specialist coatings RAMS example The same RAMS, filled in for one job. Risk assessment and method statement Specialist coatings, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport Risk assessment - People entering the work area or tripping over materials Workers, occupants and visitors Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes. - The wrong coating or missing product information leads to unsafe exposure or failed protection Coating workers and people nearby Do not start if the product or its required result is not confirmed. Keep the safety data sheet separate from your own risk assessment. - Vapour exposure, skin contact or contact with uncured coating Coating workers and occupants Keep containers closed when not in use. Use the core area arrangements before allowing people back in. - Poor adhesion, rework or exposure during surface preparation Coating workers and nearby people Use this job's preparation method. Control dust, waste and cleaning products as you work. - An incorrect mixture gives unsafe exposure or a coating that fails Coating workers and nearby people Measure and mix in a ventilated place. Keep containers closed when not in use and clean spills safely. - Wet coating harms skin or eyes, or its vapour is breathed in Coating workers and people nearby Keep the work area controlled while applying. Do not use a different product or method without checking it. - Failed protection or exposure to uncured coating Occupants and coating workers Record defects for correction. Keep separation in place until the coating is ready. - Skin contact, vapour, spill or fire from uncontrolled leftovers and waste Coating workers and people nearby Keep waste and containers in the agreed controlled place. Wash hands after handling coatings and before eating or drinking. - Debris, tools or unfinished work left in the area Workers, occupants and visitors Remove waste by the agreed route. Record and protect any unfinished work. Specialist coatings, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport - **Company**: Hollins & Reed Contracting Ltd - **Site and work area**: Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport - **Planned dates**: 12 to 14 October 2026 - **In charge on site**: Dan Hollins - **Team**: Two operatives: Dan Hollins leads and checks the area each morning; Priya Shah works with him. Method statement 1. 1 Set up the work areaConfirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear. 2. 2 Confirm the coating before useCheck the product name, label and safety data sheet before opening it. Use the product information to set the PPE, ventilation, mixing and drying controls. 3. 3 Ventilate and keep people awayProvide the ventilation named by the product assessment while coating and drying. Keep people away from wet coating until the stated handback condition is met. 4. 4 Check and prepare the surfaceRemove dust, oil, dirt and loose material before applying the coating. Follow the product instructions for cleaning, repair and drying. 5. 5 Mix or thin only as instructedMix two parts in the stated order and use the stated working time. Do not add thinner or another product unless the instructions say to. 6. 6 Apply the coating by brush or rollerUse this job's brush or roller and follow the instructions for coats, coverage and drying time. Wear the PPE named for the product. 7. 7 Check the finish before handbackCheck coverage, defects and the surface condition after the stated cure time. Only hand the area back when the product information and the core arrangements allow it. 8. 8 Clean up and store the coating safelyClean tools and manage leftover coating and contaminated waste as the product information says. Store coatings in labelled, suitable containers with lids secure. 9. 9 Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the customer or whoever runs the site when the work is complete. [Download the examplePDF, 3 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/specialist-coatings-rams-example.pdf) ## What a specialist coatings RAMS covers Preparing the surface, mixing and applying a named specialist coating by hand or spray, to its data sheet. Not covered: ordinary brush and roller painting. - Apply a specialist coating - Spray a specialist coating ## Suggested steps and hazards for specialist coatings Suggested for apply a specialist coating before any questions are answered. 1. ### Confirm the coating before use - Check the product name, label and safety data sheet before opening it. - Use the product information to set the PPE, ventilation, mixing and drying controls. Hazard The wrong coating or missing product information leads to unsafe exposure or failed protection Who might be harmed and how Coating workers and people nearby Controls in place - Do not start if the product or its required result is not confirmed. - Keep the safety data sheet separate from your own risk assessment. The product, method and setting decide the coating controls; a safety data sheet is not the risk assessment. [HSE: Paint and coatings; COSHH assessment](https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/faq-paint.htm) 2. ### Ventilate and keep people away - Provide the ventilation named by the product assessment while coating and drying. - Keep people away from wet coating until the stated handback condition is met. Hazard Vapour exposure, skin contact or contact with uncured coating Who might be harmed and how Coating workers and occupants Controls in place - Keep containers closed when not in use. - Use the core area arrangements before allowing people back in. Ventilation and separation control exposure while the coating is wet and curing. [HSE: Paint and coatings; COSHH assessment](https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/faq-paint.htm) 3. ### Check and prepare the surface - Remove dust, oil, dirt and loose material before applying the coating. - Follow the product instructions for cleaning, repair and drying. Hazard Poor adhesion, rework or exposure during surface preparation Who might be harmed and how Coating workers and nearby people Controls in place - Use this job's preparation method. - Control dust, waste and cleaning products as you work. A clean, dry and sound surface supports adhesion and keeps preparation controlled. [Surface preparation](https://www.sherwin-williams.com/architects-specifiers-designers/surface-preparation) ## What the builder asks about specialist coatings Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. The job - What coating is specified for the job? - What coating and chemistry are specified for spraying? - What are you coating? Where - Where will you spray? How it’s done - What will you stand on to reach the work? - What condition is the surface in? - What condition is the surface in? - How does the product need preparing? - How will you clean the spray equipment? ## What your specialist coatings RAMS includes ### Method statement The work in order, step by step. ### Risk assessment Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action. ### PDF The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF. 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RAMS is a site term, not a legal one: the law asks for the risk assessment and for the work to be planned, and a method statement is the usual way to show that plan for one job. ### What the law asks for - Employers, and self-employed people doing construction work, must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their own people and to anyone else affected by the work ([Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/regulation/3)). - An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings and any group of employees it finds especially at risk. The assessment must be reviewed if there is reason to think it is no longer valid, or the work has changed significantly. - Every contractor must plan, manage and monitor its work so that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is done without risks to health and safety, and must give its workers the information and instructions they need, including the hazards the risk assessment found ([Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/regulation/15)). HSE guidance: [the steps to manage risk](https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/steps-needed-to-manage-risk.htm) and [what contractors must do under CDM](https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/contractors.htm). This is the law in Great Britain; Northern Ireland has its own equivalent regulations. ### What the builder does You choose the work and answer questions about how the job will be done, such as what you will stand on and what else is going on nearby. Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. Many suggestions link to the HSE guidance they draw on. Your work is kept in this browser and, signed in, on your account with its photos; the PDF is made on your device. A briefing you send to phones goes through your account. ### Separate documents A COSHH assessment, lifting plan, permit to work, asbestos survey and the principal contractor’s construction phase plan are separate from the RAMS. ### Reviewing a RAMS before work starts [RAMS review](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) reads a RAMS PDF, yours before you send it or one a subcontractor sends you, and lists the points to raise, each marked on the page it comes from. Quick reviews are free.