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Bird proofing risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for surveying a bird problem and installing netting, spikes or other exclusion. Add the building and the agreed system, trim the suggestions to your job and check the PDF draft.
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What a Bird proofing RAMS covers
Keeping birds off a building: surveying where they roost and perch, then fitting the agreed exclusion system such as netting, mesh or spikes, usually at height.
- Bird site survey
- Install bird exclusion
Suggested steps and hazards for Bird proofing
What it offers for install bird exclusion before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix netting, mesh and loose proofing 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 netting, mesh and loose proofing 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 netting, mesh, tools and fixings.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Netting, mesh, tools and fixings 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 Check the approved proofing system
- Have the system instructions and the agreed area with you before fixing.
- Check the surface, clips, fixings and spacing match the system.
Hazard
The proofing comes loose or leaves a gap because the wrong product or fixing is used.
Who might be harmed and how
The installation team, building users and people below
Controls in place
- Stop if the approved product or surface instructions are missing.
- Do not substitute a system without agreement.
Netting and ledge systems only work when their fixings and spacing match the surface.
Code of Best Practice for Bird Management and Control
What the builder asks about Bird proofing
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What bird signs are present?
- What is the bird position before you close the area?
Where
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run the wall, soffit or roof edge where you drill or fix?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Which proofing system is approved for the job?
- What proofing method is proposed?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Bird proofing 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.