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Stonework risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for building mortared stone walls, fixing stone cladding and fitting stone worktops. Describe the job and the stone, edit the suggestions that fit and go through the PDF draft.
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What a Stonework RAMS covers
Laying stone in mortar to the agreed system, fixing stone cladding to a prepared wall, and moving and installing stone worktops.
- Build mortared stonework
- Fit stone cladding
- Install stone worktops
Suggested steps and hazards for Stonework
What it offers for build mortared stonework before you have answered anything.
Check the weather before you start
- Do not lift or fix stone panels and walling 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 stone panels and walling 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 stone and tools.
- Use toe boards, brick guards or netting on platforms and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Stone and tools 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 stone and mortar
- Confirm the specified stone and mortar before setting out the wall or facing.
- Stop if the material information is missing or unclear.
Hazard
Failure, rework or unstable stonework from the wrong system
Who might be harmed and how
Stoneworkers and people nearby
Controls in place
- Use the agreed material information and laying details.
- Do not substitute stone or mortar without approval.
The specified stone and mortar set the method before the wall is built.
Stone cladding standards
What the builder asks about Stonework
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What stone and mortar are specified?
- What fixing system is specified?
- What material is the worktop?
Where
- Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them.
- What pipes or cables run behind the wall or under the worktop?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- Does the worktop need changing on site?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
- How will the stone and worktops get to the work?
What your Stonework 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.