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Concrete risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for placing and finishing concrete, small non-structural repairs, and the work at the hose end of a pumped pour. Add the pour, the plant and the gang, edit the suggested steps and review the PDF draft.
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What a Concrete RAMS covers
Concrete work here is the pour and what follows it: receiving the mix, placing, compacting and finishing, patching a non-structural defect, and handling the hose and boom end where a pump is used.
- Place/finish
- Local nonstructural repair
- Pumped placement interface
Suggested steps and hazards for Concrete
What it offers for place/finish before you have answered anything.
Protect skin before placing
- Wear waterproof gloves suitable for alkaline products.
- Wear waterproof boots and keep trousers over them.
- Use waterproof trousers or knee boards if you must kneel.
Hazard
Wet cement trapped against skin causing burns or dermatitis
Who might be harmed and how
The placing and finishing gang
Controls in place
- Use gloves and footwear suited to wet cement.
- Keep clean water, soap and towels ready.
Wet cement can burn skin when it is trapped against it.
HSE: Construction hazardous substances - cement Wash cement off skin
- Wash cement off skin as soon as possible.
- Wash exposed skin at breaks and after the pour.
Hazard
Wet cement causes skin burns.
Who might be harmed and how
Everyone handling wet concrete
Controls in place
- Provide washing facilities at the work area.
Prompt washing limits the time cement stays against the skin.
HSE: Construction hazardous substances - cement Keep the pour route clear
- Mark a firm route before the concrete arrives.
- Remove waste, hoses and other trip hazards as you work.
- Signpost wet or slippery areas and keep people out.
Hazard
Trips and falls on wet concrete, uneven ground or obstructed routes
Who might be harmed and how
The placing gang and people passing
Controls in place
- Keep access routes clean and orderly.
- Provide good footing, lighting and a clear walkway.
A clear route keeps people and concrete moving without avoidable falls.
HSE: Slips and trips
What the builder asks about Concrete
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What is wrong with the concrete?
- What is your part in the pumping?
- What kind of pump is coming?
Where
- What is known about where the pump will stand?
- What pipes or cables run in or under the concrete being repaired?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How will the concrete get to the pour?
- How will you compact and finish it?
- How will you get back to sound concrete?
- Do you have the repair product instructions?
- How will the concrete, tools and materials get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What you’ve been told
- Is it agreed who gives the go-ahead, and when the slab can be used?
What your Concrete 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.