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Liquid-applied roofing risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for applying a liquid roof system and for detailing upstands, outlets and penetrations. Name the system, the roof and the access, edit the suggested steps and go through the PDF draft.
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What a Liquid-applied roofing RAMS covers
Applying a named liquid system across the main roof area to the manufacturer's instructions, and forming the details at upstands, outlets, penetrations and edges.
- Apply liquid roof
- Liquid roof detailing
Suggested steps and hazards for Liquid-applied roofing
What it offers for apply liquid roof before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix liquid materials and wet roof surfaces 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 liquid materials and wet roof surfaces 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 tools, buckets and roof details.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Tools, buckets and roof details 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 named system
- Confirm the product, intended roof use and current approval before opening it.
- Keep the product information and safety data with the RAMS.
Hazard
A system is used outside its tested or intended application
Who might be harmed and how
Applicators and building occupants
Controls in place
- Use the named manufacturer's instructions.
- Stop if the product or its use is unclear.
The named system sets the safe preparation, application and curing method.
HSE: Safety data sheets
What the builder asks about Liquid-applied roofing
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What liquid system is named?
- What detail are you treating?
Where
- What has been confirmed about the roof surface?
- How will the roof stay clear while it cures?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run through or below the roof around the detail?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- What goes into the coating at this detail?
- How will the roof materials get to the work?
What you’ve been told
- How will you check the finished detail?
What your Liquid-applied roofing 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.