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Asphalt roofing RAMS Builder
Asphalt roofing risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for laying hot mastic asphalt and repairing an asphalt roof. Set out the roof, the heating and the access, edit the suggested steps and check the PDF draft.
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What a Asphalt roofing RAMS covers
Heating and laying hot asphalt across a flat roof, and cutting out and making good a damaged area of an existing asphalt roof.
- Hot asphalt roofing
- Asphalt roof repair
Suggested steps and hazards for Asphalt roofing
What it offers for hot asphalt roofing before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix roof materials in strong wind; a large sheet is a sail.
- Stop in heavy rain, ice or lightning, and rest in the shade in hot weather.
Hazard
Wind catches the roof materials or blows someone off balance at height
Who might be harmed and how
The team and people below
Controls in place
- Agree a wind limit for panels and platforms and check the forecast each morning.
- Tie down or take in loose materials before you leave.
Wind is the main weather cause of falls and dropped loads in outside work at height.
HSE: Work at height Stop things falling on people below
- Fence off the ground below the work so nobody walks under the roof materials.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Roof materials falling onto people below
Who might be harmed and how
People below, including the public
Controls in place
- Lower waste in bags or a chute, never throw it.
- Keep the exclusion zone up until the last item is down.
Falling objects are a leading cause of harm to the public near construction.
HSE: Protecting the public Plan the hot roof work
- Confirm the specified asphalt, delivery method, carrying route and roof-edge controls before starting.
- Agree who controls the hot material and who keeps people out of the route and drop area.
Hazard
Unplanned hot material or fall exposure during roof work
Who might be harmed and how
Roofing workers and people below
Controls in place
- Use the agreed roof access and exclusion area.
- Stop if the method or fire arrangements are unclear.
A clear plan joins the hot material, roof access and people below before work starts.
HSE: Roof work
What the builder asks about Asphalt roofing
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
Where
- What nearby material could catch fire?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How will the hot asphalt reach the roof?
- What defect are you repairing?
- What part of the roof are you laying?
- What repair material is specified?
- How will the roof materials and tools get to the work?
What your Asphalt roofing RAMS includes
Method statement
The sequence of the work, step by step. The suggestions are a starting point; you write the method for the job as it will be done.
Risk assessment
Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action. There is no risk score: you judge each row against the real site, and adding a hazard does not put its controls in place.
PDF draft for review
The document as you left it, for someone competent to check. A download is not approval and not permission to start work.