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Specialist coatings RAMS Builder
Specialist coatings risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for applying a specialist coating by hand and for spraying one, with the product's own data sheet to hand. Add your site details, edit the suggestions for the named product and review the PDF draft.
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What a Specialist coatings RAMS covers
Coatings beyond ordinary decorating: confirming the product and its required result, preparing the surface the named way, mixing or thinning as instructed, then applying by hand or spray.
- Apply a specialist coating
- Spray a specialist coating
Suggested steps and hazards for Specialist coatings
What it offers for apply a specialist coating before you have answered anything.
Confirm the coating before use
- Check the product name, label and safety data sheet before opening it.
- Use the product information to set the PPE, ventilation, mixing and drying controls.
Hazard
The wrong coating or missing product information leads to unsafe exposure or failed protection
Who might be harmed and how
Coating workers and people nearby
Controls in place
- Do not start if the product or its required result is not confirmed.
- Keep the safety data sheet separate from your own risk assessment.
The product, method and setting decide the coating controls; a safety data sheet is not the risk assessment.
HSE: Paint and coatings; COSHH assessment Check and prepare the surface
- Remove dust, oil, dirt and loose material before applying the coating.
- Follow the product instructions for cleaning, repair and drying.
Hazard
Poor adhesion, rework or exposure during surface preparation
Who might be harmed and how
Coating workers and nearby people
Controls in place
- Use the named preparation method.
- Control dust, waste and cleaning products as you work.
A clean, dry and sound surface supports adhesion and keeps preparation controlled.
Surface preparation Mix or thin only as instructed
- Mix two parts in the stated order and use the stated working time.
- Do not add thinner or another product unless the instructions say to.
Hazard
An incorrect mixture gives unsafe exposure or a coating that fails
Who might be harmed and how
Coating workers and nearby people
Controls in place
- Measure and mix in a ventilated place.
- Keep containers closed when not in use and clean spills safely.
Specialist coatings only work safely when their mix, working time and thinning are controlled.
HSE: Paint and coatings; COSHH assessment
What the builder asks about Specialist coatings
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What coating is specified for the job?
- What coating and chemistry are specified for spraying?
- What are you coating?
Where
- Where will you spray?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- What condition is the surface in?
- What condition is the surface in?
- How does the product need preparing?
- How will you clean the spray equipment?
What your Specialist coatings 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.