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Risk assessment and method statement
Wet rooms RAMS
- Company
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- Site and work area
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- Planned dates
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- In charge on site
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- Team
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Method statement
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Risk assessment
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Wet rooms RAMS example
The same RAMS, filled in for one job.
Risk assessment and method statement
Wet rooms, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport
Risk assessment
People entering the work area or tripping over materials
Workers, occupants and visitors
Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes.
The wrong system or preparation can leave the room unprotected
Wet-room team and building users
Use the current product instructions for the actual system.
Hitting a live cable or gas pipe causes shock, fire or gas escape
The person doing the work and everyone nearby
Check again wherever the work moves. If you hit something, stop, keep clear and report it.
Back and shoulder injury from carrying heavy or long items
Everyone handling materials
Use a trolley or sack truck on the flat where the load suits one. Where the work is up a level, hand items up or hoist them. Never carry them up a ladder.
People slip or trip on wet or cluttered routes
Wet-room team, other trades and visitors
Sign or restrict slippery areas. Keep access routes clear as work progresses.
Thin or missed areas can break waterproof continuity
Wet-room team and building users
Check coverage before moving to the finish.
Early covering can trap moisture or damage the coat
Wet-room team and later users
Use the current product timing for the actual conditions.
Cement on skin causes burns or dermatitis
Wet-room team
Keep washing facilities available. Use warm running water, soap and towels.
Debris, tools or unfinished work left in the area
Workers, occupants and visitors
Remove waste by the agreed route. Record and protect any unfinished work.
Wet rooms, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport
- Company
- Hollins & Reed Contracting Ltd
- Site and work area
- Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport
- Planned dates
- 12 to 14 October 2026
- In charge on site
- Dan Hollins
- Team
- Two operatives: Dan Hollins leads and checks the area each morning; Priya Shah works with him.
Method statement
- 1Set up the work areaConfirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear.
- 2Check the waterproof systemHave the specified primer, membrane or board system and its instructions ready. Stop if the system or its preparation details are missing.
- 3Find and isolate hidden servicesFind cables and pipes before you disturb anything: drawings, then a detector. Mark what you find. Not sure what is there? Turn the supply off, or do not start. Have cables and gas isolated by the right person and prove them dead before you start.
- 4Carry the tiles, boards and screed safelyPlan the route, clear it, and get help with anything long or heavy. Store materials close to the work so nobody carries further than they need to.
- 5Keep the site clean and orderlyKeep the site clean and orderly to reduce slips and trips. Clear water, adhesive and waste from access routes.
- 6Apply the membrane evenlyApply this job's membrane in the specified coats and cover every prepared area. Let each coat dry as the product says.
- 7Wait before laying the finishProtect the membrane and wait for the product's tile-ready condition before applying adhesive. Do not walk on or contaminate the membrane.
- 8Wash cement off your skinWash cement off your skin as soon as possible.
- 9Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the customer or whoever runs the site when the work is complete.
What a wet rooms RAMS covers
Forming falls to the drain, tanking floor and walls, curing, then laying the finish. Not covered: plumbing the drain and pipework.
- Form wet-room falls
- Waterproof and finish
Suggested steps and hazards for wet rooms
Suggested for waterproof and finish before any questions are answered.
Check the waterproof system
- Have the specified primer, membrane or board system and its instructions ready.
- Stop if the system or its preparation details are missing.
Hazard
The wrong system or preparation can leave the room unprotected.
Who might be harmed and how
Wet-room team and building users
Controls in place
- Use the current product instructions for the actual system.
This job's system sets the preparation, joints, coats and time before finishing.
MAPEGUM WPS technical data sheet Keep the site clean and orderly
- Keep the site clean and orderly to reduce slips and trips.
- Clear water, adhesive and waste from access routes.
Hazard
People slip or trip on wet or cluttered routes.
Who might be harmed and how
Wet-room team, other trades and visitors
Controls in place
- Sign or restrict slippery areas.
- Keep access routes clear as work progresses.
Clean, orderly routes reduce slips and trips around wet-room work.
HSE: Slips and trips Apply the membrane evenly
- Apply this job's membrane in the specified coats and cover every prepared area.
- Let each coat dry as the product says.
Hazard
Thin or missed areas can break waterproof continuity.
Who might be harmed and how
Wet-room team and building users
Controls in place
- Check coverage before moving to the finish.
Even coats and full coverage keep the waterproof layer continuous.
MAPEGUM WPS technical data sheet
What the builder asks about wet rooms
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- Where will water run?
- Which waterproof system is specified?
Where
- What pipes or cables run behind or through the walls and floor?
How it’s done
- What will you stand on to reach the work?
- How will you form the falls?
- What finish covers it?
- What passes through the waterproof area?
- Are joints and outlets sealed?
- Will you cut anything on site, and with what?
- How will the tiles, boards and screed get to the work?
What your wet rooms RAMS includes
Method statement
The work in order, step by step.
Risk assessment
Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action.
The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF. Your logo on Pro and Team.
What the law asks for
What a RAMS is
A risk assessment and method statement. The risk assessment records what could cause harm on the job, who could be harmed and how, and the controls that keep the risk down. The method statement sets out how the work will be done, step by step, in the order it happens.
A client or main contractor will usually ask for one before you start. RAMS is a site term, not a legal one: the law asks for the risk assessment and for the work to be planned, and a method statement is the usual way to show that plan for one job.
What the law asks for
- Employers, and self-employed people doing construction work, must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their own people and to anyone else affected by the work (Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3).
- An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings and any group of employees it finds especially at risk. The assessment must be reviewed if there is reason to think it is no longer valid, or the work has changed significantly.
- Every contractor must plan, manage and monitor its work so that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is done without risks to health and safety, and must give its workers the information and instructions they need, including the hazards the risk assessment found (Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 15).
HSE guidance: the steps to manage risk and what contractors must do under CDM. This is the law in Great Britain; Northern Ireland has its own equivalent regulations.
What the builder does
You choose the work and answer questions about how the job will be done, such as what you will stand on and what else is going on nearby. Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
Many suggestions link to the HSE guidance they draw on. Your work is kept in this browser and, signed in, on your account with its photos; the PDF is made on your device. A briefing you send to phones goes through your account.
Separate documents
A COSHH assessment, lifting plan, permit to work, asbestos survey and the principal contractor’s construction phase plan are separate from the RAMS.
Reviewing a RAMS before work starts
RAMS review reads a RAMS PDF, yours before you send it or one a subcontractor sends you, and lists the points to raise, each marked on the page it comes from. Quick reviews are free.