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Roof sheeting RAMS Builder
Roof sheeting risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for laying profiled metal roof sheets and for stripping old sheets off. Give the roof, the sheet schedule and how the sheets get up there, edit the suggested steps and review the PDF draft.
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What a Roof sheeting RAMS covers
Lifting, laying and fixing profiled metal sheets in the agreed order, and taking old sheets off a roof with the fragile areas and the drop zone controlled.
- Profiled metal sheeting
- Remove roof sheets
Suggested steps and hazards for Roof sheeting
What it offers for profiled metal sheeting before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix roof sheets and loose flashings 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 roof sheets and loose flashings 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 sheets, tools and fixings.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Sheets, tools and fixings 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 sheet order
- Check the profile, length, flashings and fixings against the delivery note before lifting anything.
- Keep sheets flat, dry and tied down until they are needed.
Hazard
The wrong sheet or fixing is installed and fails on the roof
Who might be harmed and how
The roof sheeting team and people below later
Controls in place
- Stop and resolve any mismatch before lifting sheets to the roof.
The delivery check prevents the wrong profile or fixing reaching the roof.
Cladco: Corrugated roofing installation guide
What the builder asks about Roof sheeting
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What sort of sheets are coming off?
- What does the material survey say?
Where
- What support information is ready for the sheets?
- What is around the roof work?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run in or below the roof sheets and fixing lines?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Which fixing instructions are you working to?
- How will each removed sheet get down?
- What will happen to the sheets on the ground?
- How will the sheets, flashings and gear get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Roof sheeting 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.