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Formwork risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for erecting and striking vertical shutters and for forming slab edges and box-outs. Add the shutter system, the pour detail and the handling method, edit the suggested steps and review the PDF draft.
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What a Formwork RAMS covers
Formwork here means the carpentry and panel work that holds wet concrete to shape: wall and column shutters, edge boards to a slab, and boxing out holes and openings.
- Vertical shutters
- Slab edges and box-outs
Suggested steps and hazards for Formwork
What it offers for vertical shutters before you have answered anything.
Stop things falling on people below
- Fence off the ground below the work so nobody walks under the formwork panels.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Formwork panels 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 shutter detail
- Read the pour drawing and method before bringing shutters to the workface.
- Confirm the shutter type, pour sequence, supports and safe access are clear.
Hazard
A shutter system or sequence cannot withstand the concrete load
Who might be harmed and how
The formwork and concrete gangs
Controls in place
- Use the current pour detail and the supplier instructions.
- Stop if the system or support detail is missing.
The shutter type and pour sequence set how the form is supported.
Health and safety in construction HSG150 Set and brace the shutters
- Set the shutters on the planned footing and fit every specified tie, prop and brace.
- Check the whole assembly before concrete or other loads are put against it.
Hazard
Formwork collapses or a shutter falls during erection or loading
Who might be harmed and how
The formwork gang and people nearby
Controls in place
- Check supports are tied, footed, braced and supported before loading.
- Keep people out from under or beside unstable shutters.
Checking the footing, ties and braces before loading controls collapse and falling shutters.
Health and safety in construction HSG150
What the builder asks about Formwork
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- What kind of shutters are you using?
- What protects the open edge or box-out?
- How will the shutters stay upright?
- What holds the edge form or box-out?
- Who checks the shutters before pouring and striking?
- When can the form be loaded or taken out?
- How will the shutters and box-outs get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Formwork 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.