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Acoustic panel installation risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for fixing acoustic panels to walls and suspending baffles or rafts from the ceiling.
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A blank acoustic panel installation RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record.
Risk assessment and method statement
Acoustic panel installation RAMS
- Company
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- Site and work area
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- Planned dates
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- In charge on site
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- Team
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Method statement
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Risk assessment
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Acoustic panel installation RAMS example
The same RAMS, filled in for one job.
Risk assessment and method statement
Acoustic panel installation, First floor, Atlas House, 8 Chapel Lane, Stockport: open-plan office
- Company
- Hollins & Reed Interiors Ltd
- Site and work area
- First floor, Atlas House, 8 Chapel Lane, Stockport: open-plan office
- Planned dates
- 12 to 14 October 2026
- In charge on site
- Dan Hollins
- Team
- Two fitters: Dan Hollins leads and agrees each bay with the office manager; Priya Shah works with him.
Method statement
- 1Set 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.
- 2Keep people clear of the workAgree how people get past or around the work while it is going on. Put barriers or signs where a route crosses the work. Do not leave open work unattended.
- 3Check for asbestos before you disturb anythingAsk for the asbestos survey or register before you start. Read what it says about the wall, ceiling and existing linings being drilled or disturbed. No survey, or a material you do not recognise: stop and get it checked.
- 4Stop things falling on people belowFence off the ground below the work so nobody walks under the panels and fixings. Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
- 5Set up access equipmentUse access equipment suited to the task and work area. Check the equipment before use. Keep the area below the work controlled.
- 6Check the wall-panel systemMatch the panels, backing, fixing kit and trims to the named system or project detail. Do not substitute a fixing because it is available.
- 7Carry the acoustic panels safelyPlan the route, clear it, and carry long items upright with two people. Store materials close to the work so nobody carries further than they need to.
- 8Check the wall and backingInspect the wall or backing where each fixing will go. Raise cracks, movement, damp or missing support before fitting panels.
- 9Set up the wall work safelyKeep the route clear and stage panels close to the work. Use suitable stable access where a panel is fitted above ground level.
- 10Fit the wall panelsInstall each panel with the specified kit and check it is secure before moving on. Keep hands clear while a panel is being seated.
- 11Inspect the finished wallCheck panels, fixings and edges before the work area is handed back. Record and correct any loose, damaged or misaligned panel.
- 12Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the person in charge when the work is complete.
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.
People using the building or passing by walking into the work or over what it leaves
Occupants, visitors, members of the public and workers
Keep the barriers and signs up while the work is active. Give people a clear way round where their normal route is blocked.
Breathing asbestos fibres from old boards, sheets, sealants or insulation
The team and anyone in the building
Do not cut, drill or break any material until it is confirmed asbestos free. Licensed work is not for this method; hand it to a licensed contractor.
Panels and fixings falling onto people below
People below, including the public
Lower waste in bags or a chute, never throw it. Keep the exclusion zone up until the last item is down.
Falling from the access equipment; tools or materials falling from the platform
The person on the platform, if it is set up on soft or sloping ground and shifts under them. Anyone passing or working underneath.
Place access equipment on a firm, level surface. Keep tools and materials secure while working above ground.
A panel detaches because the wrong fixing or system part was used
The installation team and people nearby
Keep the manufacturer information with the work. Stop if the panel or fixing kit does not match the detail.
Back and shoulder injury from carrying heavy or long items
Everyone handling materials
Use a trolley or sack truck on the flat. Never carry up a ladder; hand items up or hoist them.
The wall or fixing pulls out under the panel load
The installation team and people nearby
Use the fixing detail for the actual backing. Do not fix to an unconfirmed or damaged surface.
A worker falls or a panel is dropped while it is being carried or fitted
The installation team and people nearby
Use handling help for large panels. Keep the area below and around the work clear.
A panel falls or traps fingers during fitting
The installation team and people nearby
Keep the area below clear. Follow the system sequence and fixing checks.
A loose panel falls after the area is handed back
Building users and the installation team
Keep the work area controlled until the check is complete. Do not hide a defect with trim or sealant.
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.
What a Acoustic panel installation RAMS covers
Fixing acoustic wall panels to a checked backing, and hanging baffles and rafts from the ceiling. Not covered: acoustic partitions and floating floors.
- Fit acoustic wall panels
- Suspend acoustic panels
Suggested steps and hazards for Acoustic panel installation
Suggested for fit acoustic wall panels before any questions are answered.
Check the wall-panel system
- Match the panels, backing, fixing kit and trims to the named system or project detail.
- Do not substitute a fixing because it is available.
Hazard
A panel detaches because the wrong fixing or system part was used
Who might be harmed and how
The installation team and people nearby
Controls in place
- Keep the manufacturer information with the work.
- Stop if the panel or fixing kit does not match the detail.
The panel system and its fixing kit are designed to work together.
Rockfon wall panel system Check the wall and backing
- Inspect the wall or backing where each fixing will go.
- Raise cracks, movement, damp or missing support before fitting panels.
Hazard
The wall or fixing pulls out under the panel load
Who might be harmed and how
The installation team and people nearby
Controls in place
- Use the fixing detail for the actual backing.
- Do not fix to an unconfirmed or damaged surface.
The backing has to hold the fixing before the panel can be safely installed.
Rockfon wall panel system Set up the wall work safely
- Keep the route clear and stage panels close to the work.
- Use suitable stable access where a panel is fitted above ground level.
Hazard
A worker falls or a panel is dropped while it is being carried or fitted
Who might be harmed and how
The installation team and people nearby
Controls in place
- Use handling help for large panels.
- Keep the area below and around the work clear.
A clear route and stable access reduce handling injuries and falls.
Construction physical ill health risks: Manual handling
What the builder asks about Acoustic panel installation
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What wall-panel system are you fitting?
- What suspended panel system is it?
Where
- What will the panels fix to?
- What support information do you have above?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run behind the wall panels or above the suspended panels?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How will you hold each panel while it is attached?
- How will the acoustic panels get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Acoustic panel installation 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.
The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF.
What the law asks for
What a RAMS is
A risk assessment and method statement. The risk assessment records what could cause harm on the job, who could be harmed and how, and the controls that keep the risk down. The method statement sets out how the work will be done, step by step, in the order it happens.
A client or main contractor will usually ask for one before you start. 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).
- An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings. 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).
HSE guidance: the steps to manage risk and what contractors must do under CDM. 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 the PDF is made on your device.
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.