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Risk assessment and method statement
Line marking RAMS
- Company
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- Site and work area
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- Planned dates
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- In charge on site
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- Team
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Method statement
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Risk assessment
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Line marking RAMS example
The same RAMS, filled in for one job.
Risk assessment and method statement
Line marking, Customer car park, Dean Row Retail Park, Wilmslow
Risk assessment
People entering the work area or tripping over materials
Workers, occupants and visitors
Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes.
People using the building or passing by walking into the work or over what it leaves
Occupants, visitors, members of the public and workers
Keep the barriers and signs up while the work is active. Give people a clear way round where their normal route is blocked.
The wrong material or layout creates a misleading or failed marking
Marking team, drivers and pedestrians
Use the job drawing and product information. Stop if the paint identity or line purpose is unclear.
Wind catches the line-marking equipment and materials and blows them onto people nearby
The team and people nearby
Check the forecast before you start and agree when the wind stops the work. Tie down or take in loose materials before you leave.
Back and shoulder injury from carrying heavy or long items
Everyone handling materials
Use a trolley or sack truck on the flat where the load suits one. Where the work is up a level, hand items up or hoist them. Never carry them up a ladder.
Paint peels, slips or fails to show because the surface is dirty or damp
Marking team, drivers and pedestrians
Do not paint over oil, standing water or loose material. Stop if the surface cannot be made sound and dry.
Paint exposure, overspray or a line that does not match the set-out
Marking team and people nearby
Follow the paint label and safety information for gloves, eye protection and ventilation. Stop if wind or access defeats the boundary.
People contact wet paint or vehicles skid and spread the marking
Drivers, pedestrians and the marking team
Use the agreed closure or controlled route. Keep a person watching the boundary where traffic is close.
Drivers or pedestrians misread an unclear marking
Road users, pedestrians and the marking team
Keep the area closed until the marking is clear. Have this job's supervisor inspect it before opening the route.
Debris, tools or unfinished work left in the area
Workers, occupants and visitors
Remove waste by the agreed route. Record and protect any unfinished work.
Line marking, Customer car park, Dean Row Retail Park, Wilmslow
- Company
- Hollins & Reed Line Marking Ltd
- Site and work area
- Customer car park, Dean Row Retail Park, Wilmslow
- Planned dates
- 12 to 14 October 2026
- In charge on site
- Dan Hollins
- Team
- Two operatives: Dan Hollins leads and checks the area each morning; Priya Shah works with him.
Method statement
- 1Set up the work areaConfirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear.
- 2Keep people clear of the workAgree how people get past or around the work while it is going on. Put barriers or signs where a route crosses the work. Do not leave open work unattended.
- 3Confirm the paint and line layoutCheck this job's paint, line layout and surface before setting out. Do not substitute another product or change the line purpose on site.
- 4Check the weather before you startStop handling line-marking equipment and materials when the wind is strong enough to catch them. Stop in heavy rain, ice or lightning.
- 5Carry the line-marking materials safelyPlan the route, clear it, and get help with anything long or heavy. Store materials close to the work so nobody carries further than they need to.
- 6Clean and check the surfaceSweep away dust and loose material, remove oil, and let damp areas dry. Repair loose or broken surfacing before you paint it.
- 7Set out and apply the paintMark the line from the approved layout and apply this job's paint with the right equipment. Keep spray, wet paint and overspray inside the work boundary.
- 8Keep traffic off while the paint driesKeep barriers and signs in place until the paint is dry enough for the route to open. Do not let people or vehicles track wet paint into another route.
- 9Check the finished markingCheck that the line is in the right place, clear to see and shows the intended route or instruction. Fix defects before opening the area and record anything that needs renewal.
- 10Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the customer or whoever runs the site when the work is complete.
What a line marking RAMS covers
Setting out and laying paint or hot thermoplastic lines on roads, car parks and yards. Not covered: traffic management.
- Apply paint road markings
- Apply thermoplastic markings
Suggested steps and hazards for line marking
Suggested for apply paint road markings before any questions are answered.
Confirm the paint and line layout
- Check this job's paint, line layout and surface before setting out.
- Do not substitute another product or change the line purpose on site.
Hazard
The wrong material or layout creates a misleading or failed marking
Who might be harmed and how
Marking team, drivers and pedestrians
Controls in place
- Use the job drawing and product information.
- Stop if the paint identity or line purpose is unclear.
The right product and layout are what make a road marking useful and recognisable.
Traffic Signs Manual: Chapter 5 Road Markings Clean and check the surface
- Sweep away dust and loose material, remove oil, and let damp areas dry.
- Repair loose or broken surfacing before you paint it.
Hazard
Paint peels, slips or fails to show because the surface is dirty or damp
Who might be harmed and how
Marking team, drivers and pedestrians
Controls in place
- Do not paint over oil, standing water or loose material.
- Stop if the surface cannot be made sound and dry.
Paint needs a clean, dry and sound surface to stay visible and in place.
Signs, signals and road markings Set out and apply the paint
- Mark the line from the approved layout and apply this job's paint with the right equipment.
- Keep spray, wet paint and overspray inside the work boundary.
Hazard
Paint exposure, overspray or a line that does not match the set-out
Who might be harmed and how
Marking team and people nearby
Controls in place
- Follow the paint label and safety information for gloves, eye protection and ventilation.
- Stop if wind or access defeats the boundary.
Applying the specified paint inside a clear boundary controls exposure and overspray.
Traffic management on site
What the builder asks about line marking
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- What paint are you using?
- Which thermoplastic method will you use?
- Is the surface ready for paint?
- Is the surface ready for thermoplastic?
- How will you keep people and vehicles off wet paint?
- How will you keep people and vehicles off the fresh marking?
- How will the line-marking materials get to the work?
What your line marking RAMS includes
Method statement
The work in order, step by step.
Risk assessment
Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action.
The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF. Your logo on Pro and Team.
What the law asks for
What a RAMS is
A risk assessment and method statement. The risk assessment records what could cause harm on the job, who could be harmed and how, and the controls that keep the risk down. The method statement sets out how the work will be done, step by step, in the order it happens.
A client or main contractor will usually ask for one before you start. RAMS is a site term, not a legal one: the law asks for the risk assessment and for the work to be planned, and a method statement is the usual way to show that plan for one job.
What the law asks for
- Employers, and self-employed people doing construction work, must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their own people and to anyone else affected by the work (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3).
- An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings and any group of employees it finds especially at risk. The assessment must be reviewed if there is reason to think it is no longer valid, or the work has changed significantly.
- Every contractor must plan, manage and monitor its work so that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is done without risks to health and safety, and must give its workers the information and instructions they need, including the hazards the risk assessment found (Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 15).
HSE guidance: the steps to manage risk and what contractors must do under CDM. This is the law in Great Britain; Northern Ireland has its own equivalent regulations.
What the builder does
You choose the work and answer questions about how the job will be done, such as what you will stand on and what else is going on nearby. Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
Many suggestions link to the HSE guidance they draw on. Your work is kept in this browser and, signed in, on your account with its photos; the PDF is made on your device. A briefing you send to phones goes through your account.
Separate documents
A COSHH assessment, lifting plan, permit to work, asbestos survey and the principal contractor’s construction phase plan are separate from the RAMS.
Reviewing a RAMS before work starts
RAMS review reads a RAMS PDF, yours before you send it or one a subcontractor sends you, and lists the points to raise, each marked on the page it comes from. Quick reviews are free.