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Glazing risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for handling and replacing ordinary glass units, sealing perimeters, changing window and door sets by hand, and fitting hygienic wall sheets. Give the units, the route and the access, edit the suggestions and review the PDF draft.
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What a Glazing RAMS covers
Carrying and fitting ordinary glass units, running perimeter seals, swapping window and door sets that can be handled without lifting gear, and fixing hygienic wall sheeting.
- Ordinary unit handling/replacement
- Perimeter seal
- Manual window/door-set replacement
- Hygienic wall-sheet installation
Suggested steps and hazards for Glazing
What it offers for ordinary unit handling/replacement before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix glass, frames and temporary covers in strong wind; a large sheet is a sail.
- Stop in heavy rain, ice or lightning, and rest in the shade in hot weather.
Hazard
Wind catches the glass, frames and temporary covers or blows someone off balance at height
Who might be harmed and how
The team and people below
Controls in place
- Agree a wind limit for panels and platforms and check the forecast each morning.
- Tie down or take in loose materials before you leave.
Wind is the main weather cause of falls and dropped loads in outside work at height.
HSE: Work at height Stop things falling on people below
- Fence off the ground below the work so nobody walks under the glass, frames and tools.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Glass, frames and tools 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 unit and route
- Check the unit is stable, graspable and manageable before you move it.
- Clear the route and decide where it will be set down.
Hazard
An unstable or awkward unit drops or strains the person carrying it.
Who might be harmed and how
Glazing fitters and people on the route
Controls in place
- Change the method if the load or route is not manageable.
- Keep the set-down point level and protected.
The actual unit and route decide whether the planned handling method is safe.
Construction physical ill health risks: Manual handling
What the builder asks about Glazing
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What is the glass job?
- What job must the seal do?
- What is being replaced?
- Which wall-sheet system and room use are specified?
- Is this a new joint or a replacement?
Where
- How will the opening stay protected?
- What will the open frame expose?
- Is the wall ready for bonding?
- What pipes or cables run through or around the wall opening and its fixings?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How is the glass held in?
- A set that size is heavy. How will you shift it?
- What holds the sheets on the wall?
What your Glazing 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.