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Wet rooms RAMS Builder
Wet rooms risk assessment and method statement
Draft RAMS for forming the falls to a wet-room drain and for tanking the floor and walls before the finish goes down. Add the site, keep the suggestions that fit the system and check the PDF draft.
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What a Wet rooms RAMS covers
Building a wet room: forming falls to the drain with a former or screed, applying the membrane with full coverage, letting it cure, then laying the finish.
- Form wet-room falls
- Waterproof and finish
Suggested steps and hazards for Wet rooms
What it offers for waterproof and finish before you have answered anything.
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.
The named system sets the preparation, joints, coats and time before finishing.
MAPEGUM WPS technical data sheet Apply the membrane evenly
- Apply the selected 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 Wait before laying the finish
- Protect the membrane and wait for the product's tile-ready condition before applying adhesive.
- Do not walk on or contaminate the membrane.
Hazard
Early covering can trap moisture or damage the coat.
Who might be harmed and how
Wet-room team and later users
Controls in place
- Use the current product timing for the actual conditions.
Waiting for the system to be ready protects the membrane before the finish is laid.
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 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.