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Flooring and tiling RAMS Builder
Flooring and tiling risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for laying tiles, carpet tiles and planks, click laminate, sheet vinyl, dryback LVT and floating engineered wood, with the levelling and preparation that comes first. Add the site, edit the suggestions that apply and review the PDF draft.
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What a Flooring and tiling RAMS covers
Laying floor and wall finishes: controlled preparation and hand-mixed levelling compound, then tiles, carpet tiles or planks, click laminate, fully adhered sheet vinyl, dryback LVT and floating engineered wood.
- Lay tile
- Carpet tiles/planks
- Click laminate
- Fully adhered sheet vinyl
- Dryback LVT
- Controlled preparation
- Hand-mixed levelling compound
- Floating engineered wood
Suggested steps and hazards for Flooring and tiling
What it offers for lay tile before you have answered anything.
Check the background and set-out
- Check the background is accepted for the tile and fixing system.
- Mark movement joints, edges and service openings before spreading adhesive.
Hazard
Tiles detach or crack because the background or joint detail is not suitable
Who might be harmed and how
Tilers and people below or near the work
Controls in place
- Stop at a weak, moving or unconfirmed background.
- Keep wet-area waterproofing outside this operation unless it has been accepted.
The background and joint detail decide whether the tiled surface can stay sound.
Check adhesive and grout information
- Read the product label and safety data sheet before mixing or spreading.
- Set out the gloves, eye protection and washing water the product requires.
Hazard
Skin, eye or breathing exposure to adhesive, grout, primer or cement dust
Who might be harmed and how
Tilers and people in the room
Controls in place
- Use the selected product controls, not controls copied from another tub.
- Keep people who do not need to be there away from mixing and spreading.
The product label and safety data sheet set the controls for the selected materials.
Chemical safety data sheets Fix, grout and protect the tiles
- Spread only a workable area, bed and align the tiles, and keep movement joints open.
- Grout after the specified set and protect the surface until the system permits use.
Hazard
Tiles fall or move, and people slip on or damage uncured adhesive and grout
Who might be harmed and how
Tilers and people using the area
Controls in place
- Keep the work area separated while adhesive or grout is wet.
- Tell the next trade the restrictions for walking, loading and cleaning.
Controlled fixing, grouting and protection prevent movement and early damage.
Chemical safety data sheets
What the builder asks about Flooring and tiling
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- Are the tiles going on a floor or a wall?
- Which laminate and underlay are specified?
- Which sheet, adhesive and seam system is specified?
- Which adhesive and LVT system are you using?
- What are you removing or correcting?
- Which compound and primer are on the job?
- Which wood product and click system are you fitting?
- What tiles and fixing system are specified?
Where
- What must the floating floor fit around?
- How will the roll be moved and laid out?
- What will affect the adhesive here?
- What is under the wood floor?
- Do any floor panels need to stay removable?
- Has the material been identified before you disturb it?
What your Flooring and tiling 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.