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Pest work RAMS Builder
Pest control risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for surveying a pest problem and treating the pest you find. Add the premises and the recorded survey, edit the suggestions and review the PDF draft.
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Pick everything this RAMS covers. The questions that follow are chosen from what you tick here.
What a Pest work RAMS covers
Pest control on commercial and domestic premises: surveying to identify the pest and the area it is using, then a targeted treatment chosen for that pest and that place.
- Pest survey
- Targeted pest treatment
Suggested steps and hazards for Pest work
What it offers for targeted pest treatment before you have answered anything.
Confirm the pest and target area
- Use the survey findings to confirm the pest and the area to be treated.
- Do not treat a wider area than the evidence and agreed method cover.
Hazard
The wrong pest or area is treated.
Who might be harmed and how
The operator, occupants and the environment
Controls in place
- Match the treatment to the recorded survey.
- Stop when the pest or target area is not clear.
A targeted treatment must match the identified pest and the actual problem area.
Code of Best Practice for Surveys Choose the lowest-risk route
- Consider whether proofing, hygiene, trapping or another non-chemical method can control the problem.
- Use a chemical only when the agreed method needs it.
Hazard
A chemical is used when a lower-risk method could control the pest.
Who might be harmed and how
The operator, occupants, pets and wildlife
Controls in place
- Record why the selected route is suitable.
- Do not use a product just because it is available.
Considering non-chemical control can avoid unnecessary biocide exposure.
Using biocides: Overview Set up the treatment area
- Remove or protect food and keep people, pets and wildlife away from the work.
- Mark the treatment area and keep the agreed boundary in place.
Hazard
Someone or something enters the treatment area or is exposed during the work.
Who might be harmed and how
Occupants, visitors, pets, wildlife and workers
Controls in place
- Check the area before treatment starts.
- Stop if the boundary cannot be controlled.
A controlled treatment area prevents avoidable exposure while the work is under way.
Using biocides: Overview
What the builder asks about Pest work
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- Which pest or sign are you dealing with?
- How far do the signs extend?
Where
- Who or what could be exposed?
- Could you inspect all the relevant areas?
- Who could enter the treatment area?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Which treatment route is agreed?
What your Pest work 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.