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Raised floors RAMS Builder
Raised floors risk assessment and method statement
Write RAMS for installing a raised access floor and for lifting and reinstating panels to reach the void. Add your site details, edit the suggested steps and read through the PDF draft.
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What a Raised floors RAMS covers
Raised access flooring: setting pedestals and laying panels for a new floor, and opening the smallest run of panels needed, working in the void and putting them back.
- Install raised floor
- Open and reinstate panels
Suggested steps and hazards for Raised floors
What it offers for open and reinstate panels before you have answered anything.
Check for asbestos before you lift panels
- In a building from before 2000, ask for the asbestos survey before the first panel comes up.
- Read what it says about the floor void, the old tiles under it and any lagged pipes down there.
- No survey, or a material you do not recognise: stop and get it checked.
Hazard
Breathing asbestos fibres from old tiles, boards or pipe lagging in the void
Who might be harmed and how
The floor fitters and everyone in the room
Controls in place
- Do not cut, drill or break any material until it is confirmed asbestos free.
- Licensed work is not for this method; hand it to a licensed contractor.
A floor void hides old lagging and board that nobody sees until a panel comes up.
HSE: The duty to manage asbestos in buildings: Arrange an asbestos survey Mark the minimum opening
- Mark the panels directly over the planned access before lifting any panel.
- Keep the rest of the floor closed and protect the opening.
Hazard
A larger opening can destabilise supports and expose a fall.
Who might be harmed and how
Installers, service workers and others
Controls in place
- Use barriers and keep people away from the opening.
A marked minimum opening limits the exposed area and protects the surrounding floor.
NESITE installation manual of raised floor Lift panels straight up
- Use the approved lifter and raise panels vertically without dragging them.
- Keep hands clear as each panel is lifted.
Hazard
Dropped or dragged panels can injure people and damage edges.
Who might be harmed and how
Floor installers and service workers
Controls in place
- Use the correct lifting device for the panel finish.
- Keep the opening controlled while panels are out.
Vertical lifting protects people, panels and their finished edges.
NESITE installation manual of raised floor
What the builder asks about Raised floors
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- Which raised-floor system is approved?
- How many panels need lifting?
Where
- What pipes or cables run in or under the raised floor panels?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Will anything heavy cross the finished floor?
- How will the raised-floor panels get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Raised floors 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.