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Concrete breakout RAMS Builder
Concrete breakout risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for breaking out a local area of non-structural concrete or removing a concrete element that has been released from the structure. Add the survey details, edit the suggested steps and review the PDF draft.
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What a Concrete breakout RAMS covers
Breaking out concrete that does not hold the structure up, and removing a concrete element once the engineer has confirmed it is released.
- Local nonstructural breakout
- Released concrete element
Suggested steps and hazards for Concrete breakout
What it offers for local nonstructural breakout before you have answered anything.
Confirm the concrete and boundary
- Read the current information and mark only the local area approved for breakout.
- Stop if the structure, material or boundary differs from the record.
Hazard
Removing concrete that supports a structure or contains an unplanned service
Who might be harmed and how
The breakout worker and people near the work
Controls in place
- Use the current survey and method for the exact area.
- Escalate unexpected reinforcement, a void or any movement.
The marked boundary keeps local breakout inside the approved non-structural area.
HSE: Demolition Control concrete dust at source
- Use the agreed water, extraction or contained method while breaking.
- Use the RPE required by the assessment and keep people out of the dusty area.
Hazard
Respirable silica dust reaches the worker or nearby people
Who might be harmed and how
The breakout worker and people nearby
Controls in place
- Start dust control before the tool touches the concrete.
- Stop if the water, extraction or containment fails.
Concrete breakout can make respirable silica dust, so control it at source before relying on RPE.
HSE: Construction dust Use a suitable, maintained tool
- Use the agreed hand tool or light breaker for the concrete and boundary.
- Keep the tool maintained and stop if the material needs more force or a different method.
Hazard
Vibration, noise or loss of control during powered breakout
Who might be harmed and how
The breakout worker and nearby trades
Controls in place
- Use the lowest-vibration suitable equipment.
- Share powered work under the exposure plan and report loss of control.
A suitable maintained tool limits vibration, noise and uncontrolled damage.
How employers can protect workers from hand-arm vibration
What the builder asks about Concrete breakout
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What has been confirmed about the concrete?
- What keeps the remaining structure safe?
Where
- Where must the debris stay?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run through, behind or beside the concrete?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- What will you use to break it?
- How will broken concrete leave the area?
- How will you control dust and noise?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Concrete breakout 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.