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Electrical second fix and testing in a house refurbishment Lived-in 1970s house, accessories and consumer unit fitted, one circuit dead at a time, tested dead then live before handover. 7 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Hot works: cutting and welding in an occupied warehouse Steel brackets cut out and replaced on a live bay, with a permit for each shift and a separate fire watcher. 7 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Erecting an independent tied scaffold on a two-storey house Independent tube and fitting scaffold to a TG20 compliance sheet, family at home, rescue kit on the wagon. 6 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Stripping and re-tiling a pitched roof from a scaffold Lived-in house, tiles, battens and underlay off, one section made weathertight each day. 8 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Digging a 1.2 m trench for strip footings and a drain Beside a lived-in house, services located first, excavator then hand tools, trench sheets and props before anyone goes in. 7 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Repainting occupied offices Water-based paint from a podium, walls filled and sanded first, one bay screened off at a time while staff work on. 5 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Bathroom first and second fix in a lived-in house Only bathroom replaced, press-fit pipework under the floor and in a duct, tested before anyone closes it up, suite fitted after tiling. 8 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Tarmac resurfacing on a car park that stays partly open Old surface tested and planed off, private retail car park, laid bay block by bay block with shoppers around. 5 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Unloading a builders’ merchant delivery with a lorry loader Packs of blocks and plasterboard landed on a small building site, on a standing lift plan reviewed for this site. 6 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Cleaning the outside of a two-storey office with a water-fed pole All from the ground, in an open office set back behind its own car park, on cold November mornings. 4 pages, checked 2 November 2026 MIG welding a pump frame in a plant room MIG welding bare mild steel at floor level in a closed plant room, with on-torch extraction, while the retail park keeps trading. 5 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Stripping out a vacant single-storey workshop Office ceiling, partitions, carpet and benches out by hand, building empty, every service including the fire alarm disconnected on a certificate, lit by roof lights and a 110 V string. 7 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Skimming and patching walls in an occupied house Ground floor living room of a 2006 house, family at home, plaster mixed in the room with the door shut, from a hop-up. 5 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Building a garden wall in blockwork and facing brick A 5 m long, 1 m high wall, one brick thick, on a foundation already in, laid from the ground. 6 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Core drilling a flue hole through a cavity blockwork wall One 125 mm wet core, rig fixed to the inner leaf, through an external wall of a single-storey extension, with the core caught outside. 5 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Replacing damaged ceiling tiles and grid in an occupied office, out of hours Like-for-like tiles and tees on the existing hangers, from a podium, with the offices empty and the fire alarm left live. 4 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Clearing gutters on a bungalow from a ladder Eight ladder positions of under 15 minutes each, one hand on the ladder, with a stand-off keeping it clear of the gutter. 4 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Laying a block paved patio in a lived-in garden Dug out by hand to 250 mm, sub-base compacted, blocks laid on sand and cut wet, family at home. 6 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building Six heavy non-fire meeting room doors, trimmed and routed on trestles after the staff have gone. 4 pages, checked 2 November 2026 Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building Six heavy non-fire meeting room doors, trimmed and routed on trestles after the staff have gone.
What to change Company, people, site and dates Whether any door is a fire door Door weight and how it gets up Dust and noise near staff Who is in the building after hours Emergency arrangements Sources Checked 2 November 2026
ComplyOnSite complyonsite.com WORKED EXAMPLE: RISK ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENT Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building Hollins & Reed Joinery Ltd · 12 to 16 October 2026, 6 pm to 10 pm · In charge: Dan Hollins Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Job details Company Hollins & Reed Joinery Ltd Site and work area Second floor offices, 14 Mill Street, Stockport Planned dates 12 to 16 October 2026, 6 pm to 10 pm Customer Thornley Vale Estates Ltd In charge on site Dan Hollins Team Two joiners: Dan Hollins hangs the doors, cuts the recesses and is the first aider; Priya Shah is his deputy and trims the leaves. Work Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building Prepared by Dan Hollins Signature Date Work and boundaries Hang non-fire doors. Areas: Meeting rooms 1 to 6 Not our work: Corridor, stair and lobby doors, which are fire doors. Working arrangement Access: the floor or ground. Other people will use parts of the area at times. We work 6 pm to 10 pm on weekdays, once the staff have gone, with the cleaners told which room is closed. One room at a time, and every doorway is left hung or clear before we go. The building dates from 2006. The new leaves are 44 mm solid core, about 38 kg each on the delivery note, so they come up in the goods lift, move on a door trolley and two people lift each Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 1 of 4 Page 1 of 4
Example: Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building ComplyOnSite one. Three hinges rated for that weight go in the existing recesses in each lining. The fire door schedule shows these six rooms open off the open-plan office and none of their doors is a fire door. A fire door is only rated as the doorset it was tested with, so the corridor and stair doors are not part of this job. The old doors and offcuts go down the goods lift to our van each night. Emergency arrangements Building alarm: stop, leave by the nearest stair, not the lift, and meet at the rear car park gate. Priya Shah rings 999 and gives 14 Mill Street, Stockport, second floor; Dan Hollins does if Priya is the one hurt. Dan is the first aider and the kit is in the tool store on the second floor. Priya then tells the night security officer on the Mill Street reception, who meets the crew at the main door and holds the lift. Planned method 1 Set up the work area Confirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear. 2 Keep people clear of the work Agree how people get past or around the work while it is going on. Put barriers or signs where a route crosses the work. Do not leave open work unattended. 3 Check the door and fitting guide Check the leaf for damage before moving it. Confirm from the building's fire door schedule and the door itself that it is an ordinary internal door, not a fire door. Read the fitting instructions for this door and hardware. 4 Find hidden services Check the drawings, then use a detector, along any fixing line into a wall or floor. Mark what you find and keep fixings clear of it. If you are not sure what is there, do not drill. 5 Carry the doors safely Each leaf is 38 kg. It goes on the door trolley from the goods lift to the room, along a route cleared first. Two people lift it on and off the trolley, onto the trestles and into the opening, one calling the lift. 6 Take the old door off Wedge the leaf and have a second person hold it before the last hinge screw comes out. Stand it clear of the route and leave no opening unattended. 7 Check the size before trimming Measure the opening and hold the door in the frame before cutting. Check the maker’s trimming allowance first. 8 Control the dust when cutting Run every saw, router and planer on on-tool extraction to an M Class extractor, and never cut in a closed room without it. Wear an FFP3 mask (APF 20) when you sand or cut for any length of time, fit tested and clean-shaven, and keep other people out of the dust. Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 2 of 4 Page 2 of 4
Example: Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building ComplyOnSite 9 Limit noise and vibration Wear ear defenders when cutting. Note how long each person's hands are on each tool while it runs. Take the tool's vibration figure from the maker or HSE's table and check it fits how you use it. Points per hour times hours on the trigger, added up for the day, gives the exposure: 100 points is the action value, 400 is the limit. HSE's vibration calculator does the sum. Over 100, cut it with lower-vibration kit or less time, and never pass 400. Write the result down. Sharing the work does not replace this. Keep the tools maintained. 10 Trim and rout the door on trestles Lay the leaf flat on trestles and clamp it, never on its edge against a wall. Plane or saw to the marked line, then rout the hinge recesses with the jig clamped down. Wait for the cutter or blade to stop before lifting the tool. 11 Support the door while hanging it Put the leaf on wedges before lining up the hinges. Keep it supported until the hinge screws are secure. 12 Fit the latch and handles Pilot and cut the latch recess to the hardware instructions. Fix the latch, handles and keep plate with compatible fixings. 13 Check the finished door Open and close the door several times. Check the latch engages and the leaf clears the floor and frame. Tighten the remaining hinge screws after the position is right. 14 Clear and hand back the area Remove 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. Risk assessment Hazard Who might be harmed and how Controls in place People entering the work area or tripping over materials Step 1 Workers, occupants and visitors Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes. People using the building or passing by walking into the work or over what it leaves Step 2 Occupants, visitors, members of the public and workers Keep the barriers and signs up while the work is active. Give people a clear way round where their normal route is blocked. A damaged or unsuitable leaf is fitted and later fails Step 3 The joiner and people using the doorway Keep a damaged leaf out of the work area. Stop if a door or opening is marked as a fire door. It is outside this method. Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 3 of 4 Page 3 of 4
Example: Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building ComplyOnSite Hazard Who might be harmed and how Controls in place A fixing hits a hidden cable or pipe Step 4 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 Step 5 Everyone handling materials Use the door trolley, not a hand carry. Dan has assessed this two-person lift for the pair doing it, with HSE’s MAC tool or equivalent. The old leaf drops as the last hinge lets go Step 6 The joiners and people passing the doorway Take the top hinge off last. Keep hands clear of the hinge edge. Too much is trimmed and the door no longer fits Step 7 The joiner and the person using the door Mark the cut clearly. Stop if the required trim is more than the guide allows. Wood and MDF dust from power cutting harms the lungs and can cause asthma Step 8 The person cutting and anyone downwind Connect an M-class extractor that fits the tool. Cut in one place, away from other trades, and clear up with a vacuum, not a brush or an air line. Hearing damage and hand-arm vibration from power tools Step 9 The person cutting Use sharp blades and discs, which cut faster with less vibration. Warn people nearby before you start cutting. The leaf slips off the trestles or a tool kicks back Step 10 The joiner cutting Check the trestles are stable before the leaf goes on. Unplug or remove the battery before changing a cutter or blade. The leaf falls or fingers are trapped at the hinge edge Step 11 The joiners and people passing the doorway Keep the doorway controlled while hanging the leaf. Keep hands clear of the hinge gap. A latch or handle fails so the door will not open Step 12 People using or passing through the doorway Use the supplied compatible hardware. Keep hands and tools clear while drilling and chiselling. The door catches or will not latch Step 13 People using the doorway Keep the doorway controlled until the check is complete. Correct the hinge position before final fixing. Debris, tools or unfinished work left in the area Step 14 Workers, occupants and visitors Remove waste by the agreed route. Record and protect any unfinished work. Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 4 of 4 Page 4 of 4
Method statement and risk assessment, side by side Method statement The work in order, step by step.Example: Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building ComplyOnSite one. Three hinges rated for that weight go in the existing recesses in each lining. The fire door schedule shows these six rooms open off the open-plan office and none of their doors is a fire door. A fire door is only rated as the doorset it was tested with, so the corridor and stair doors are not part of this job. The old doors and offcuts go down the goods lift to our van each night. Emergency arrangements Building alarm: stop, leave by the nearest stair, not the lift, and meet at the rear car park gate. Priya Shah rings 999 and gives 14 Mill Street, Stockport, second floor; Dan Hollins does if Priya is the one hurt. Dan is the first aider and the kit is in the tool store on the second floor. Priya then tells the night security officer on the Mill Street reception, who meets the crew at the main door and holds the lift. Planned method 1 Set up the work area Confirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear. 2 Keep people clear of the work Agree how people get past or around the work while it is going on. Put barriers or signs where a route crosses the work. Do not leave open work unattended. 3 Check the door and fitting guide Check the leaf for damage before moving it. Confirm from the building's fire door schedule and the door itself that it is an ordinary internal door, not a fire door. Read the fitting instructions for this door and hardware. 4 Find hidden services Check the drawings, then use a detector, along any fixing line into a wall or floor. Mark what you find and keep fixings clear of it. If you are not sure what is there, do not drill. 5 Carry the doors safely Each leaf is 38 kg. It goes on the door trolley from the goods lift to the room, along a route cleared first. Two people lift it on and off the trolley, onto the trestles and into the opening, one calling the lift. 6 Take the old door off Wedge the leaf and have a second person hold it before the last hinge screw comes out. Stand it clear of the route and leave no opening unattended. 7 Check the size before trimming Measure the opening and hold the door in the frame before cutting. Check the maker’s trimming allowance first. 8 Control the dust when cutting Run every saw, router and planer on on-tool extraction to an M Class extractor, and never cut in a closed room without it. Wear an FFP3 mask (APF 20) when you sand or cut for any length of time, fit tested and clean-shaven, and keep other people out of the dust. Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 2 of 4 Risk assessment Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action.Example: Hanging office doors in existing linings, out of hours in a working building ComplyOnSite 9 Limit noise and vibration Wear ear defenders when cutting. Note how long each person's hands are on each tool while it runs. Take the tool's vibration figure from the maker or HSE's table and check it fits how you use it. Points per hour times hours on the trigger, added up for the day, gives the exposure: 100 points is the action value, 400 is the limit. HSE's vibration calculator does the sum. Over 100, cut it with lower-vibration kit or less time, and never pass 400. Write the result down. Sharing the work does not replace this. Keep the tools maintained. 10 Trim and rout the door on trestles Lay the leaf flat on trestles and clamp it, never on its edge against a wall. Plane or saw to the marked line, then rout the hinge recesses with the jig clamped down. Wait for the cutter or blade to stop before lifting the tool. 11 Support the door while hanging it Put the leaf on wedges before lining up the hinges. Keep it supported until the hinge screws are secure. 12 Fit the latch and handles Pilot and cut the latch recess to the hardware instructions. Fix the latch, handles and keep plate with compatible fixings. 13 Check the finished door Open and close the door several times. Check the latch engages and the leaf clears the floor and frame. Tighten the remaining hinge screws after the position is right. 14 Clear and hand back the area Remove 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. Risk assessment Hazard Who might be harmed and how Controls in place People entering the work area or tripping over materials Step 1 Workers, occupants and visitors Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes. People using the building or passing by walking into the work or over what it leaves Step 2 Occupants, visitors, members of the public and workers Keep the barriers and signs up while the work is active. Give people a clear way round where their normal route is blocked. A damaged or unsuitable leaf is fitted and later fails Step 3 The joiner and people using the doorway Keep a damaged leaf out of the work area. Stop if a door or opening is marked as a fire door. It is outside this method. Worked example. Change it to fit your job before you use it. Page 3 of 4
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