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Staircase installation risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for installing a stair flight or altering and repairing an existing staircase. Enter the stair, the opening and the supports, edit the suggested steps and read the PDF draft.
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What a Staircase installation RAMS covers
Setting a made-up flight into its opening and fixing it to the supports, and altering or repairing treads, strings, newels and balustrades on stairs already in use.
- Install a stair flight
- Alter or repair stairs
Suggested steps and hazards for Staircase installation
What it offers for install a stair flight before you have answered anything.
Stop things falling on people below
- Fence off the ground below the work so nobody walks under the stair components.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Stair components 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 Protect the stair components
- Keep the flight and its parts dry and protected until they are ready to install.
- Keep the route to the opening clear and dry.
Hazard
Damage, slips or failed components from poor storage
Who might be harmed and how
Stair installers and people nearby
Controls in place
- Store components as the maker says and keep them off wet ground.
- Do not use damaged parts without checking them.
Poor storage can damage a stair before it is fitted and make the route unsafe.
Timber staircase installation Check the opening and supports
- Check the opening, landing and supports match the stair information before it is lifted.
- Stop if the sizes, levels or supports do not match.
Hazard
An unstable stair or failed installation
Who might be harmed and how
Stair installers and people below
Controls in place
- Use the current installation information for the named stair.
- Do not make up a support or fixing detail on site.
The opening and supports must suit the stair before its weight is put on them.
Timber staircase installation
What the builder asks about Staircase installation
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What stair system are you installing?
- What is being repaired or altered?
- What parts are in the stair package?
Where
- How will people avoid the stair while you work?
- What pipes or cables run in the walls, floors or stair opening?
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Is the bit holding the stair up affected?
- How will the stair flight get to the work?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
What your Staircase installation 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.