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Floor removal risk assessment and method statement
Draft RAMS for lifting old floor coverings and stripping bonded flooring back to the base. Enter the site, keep the suggestions that match the floor and check the PDF draft.
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What a Floor removal RAMS covers
Taking up existing floors: lifting loose or tacked coverings, and stripping bonded sheet, tiles or adhesive residue with the dust and waste kept in hand.
- Remove floor coverings
- Strip bonded flooring
Suggested steps and hazards for Floor removal
What it offers for remove floor coverings before you have answered anything.
Plan the strip area
- Plan the order for lifting coverings and where people and waste will go.
- Keep only the workers needed in the room and keep routes clear.
Hazard
Dust and loose pieces affect workers and people nearby.
Who might be harmed and how
The floor removal team and other trades
Controls in place
- Agree the work boundary and waste route before starting.
A planned strip keeps people, dust and waste movements under control.
HSE: Construction dust: Soft strip demolition Check the floor information
- Read the asbestos survey or register for the room before lifting anything.
- If the floor is not covered or the material is unclear, stop and get it checked.
Hazard
An old floor or adhesive may contain asbestos.
Who might be harmed and how
The floor removal team and nearby workers
Controls in place
- Do not disturb suspect material until the information covers this floor.
The floor needs a clear asbestos decision before it is disturbed.
HSE: The duty to manage asbestos in buildings: Arrange an asbestos survey Screen off the area
- Use a physical screen at the work boundary and keep non-workers out.
Hazard
Dust spreads into occupied or shared areas.
Who might be harmed and how
Workers, occupants and other trades
Controls in place
- Keep doors and routes managed while dusty work is under way.
Screening stops dust from travelling into rooms that are still in use.
HSE: Construction dust: Soft strip demolition
What the builder asks about Floor removal
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What are you removing?
- What are you stripping?
Where
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run under or through the floor?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How is it fixed down?
- What tool will you use?
- How will you control dust?
- How will the floor coverings and waste get to the work?
What you’ve been told
- Does the asbestos survey cover this floor?
What your Floor removal 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.