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Painting and Decorating RAMS in 30 seconds

Generate a project-specific painting and decorating RAMS for any UK job. COSHH 2002 compliant, HSE-aligned hazard library with 32 trade-specific hazards covering brush, roller, HVLP and airless spray, lead paint disturbance, sanding silica, and occupied premises. Edit, save, share with your client.

BS 6150BS 7079BS EN ISO 12944PDA technical bulletins

Why painters and decorators need a proper RAMS

Decorating combines the highest career rate of occupational dermatitis in UK construction with one of the highest rates of work-related upper-limb disorder, plus a respiratory exposure profile that the HSE rates as severe for spray work and significant for brush/roller. Lead-paint disturbance on pre-1992 substrates triggers the Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002 with mandatory health surveillance. Airless spray injection injuries are surgical emergencies that have caused amputations and deaths. A generic RAMS template misses all of this. Complys has 32 decorator-specific hazards in its library, plus 6 application-method, lead-status, occupancy and heritage modifiers, all referenced to current HSE guidance and EH40/2005 exposure limits.

What goes into a painting and decorating RAMS

Top hazards

  • โš Solvent vapour inhalation
  • โš Spray-mist respiratory exposure
  • โš Airless spray injection injury
  • โš Lead paint disturbance (pre-1992)
  • โš RCS silica from sanding
  • โš HAVS from sanders
  • โš Stepladder falls
  • โš Occupied premises and vulnerable persons

Legislation referenced

  • ยงCOSHH 2002
  • ยงControl of Lead at Work Regulations 2002
  • ยงControl of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005
  • ยงWork at Height Regulations 2005
  • ยงCDM 2015
  • ยงHazardous Waste Regulations 2005

Standards and codes

  • ๐Ÿ“•BS 6150
  • ๐Ÿ“•BS 7079
  • ๐Ÿ“•BS EN ISO 12944
  • ๐Ÿ“•PDA technical bulletins

HSE guidance

  • ๐Ÿ“‹EH40/2005
  • ๐Ÿ“‹INDG388
  • ๐Ÿ“‹HSG201
  • ๐Ÿ“‹HSG53
  • ๐Ÿ“‹HSG258

Example: Internal redecoration of a 4-bed Victorian house including airless spray ceilings, gloss woodwork, full preparation back to plaster

SAMPLE RAMS OUTPUT (excerpt)
Scope: Internal redecoration of a 4-bed Victorian house including airless spray ceilings, gloss woodwork, full preparation back to plaster
Key hazards identified: Solvent vapour inhalation, Spray-mist respiratory exposure, Airless spray injection injury
Legislation: COSHH 2002; Control of Lead at Work Regulations 2002
Standards referenced: BS 6150, BS 7079
Full RAMS document includes risk matrix, control measures (engineering, administrative, PPE), method statement step-by-step, plant register, PPE register, emergency procedures, and sign-off sheet. ~10-15 pages, branded with your company logo.

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Trade-specific hazard library. HSE-aligned. Project-specific output. Branded PDF. Edit any section.