RAMS & CPP for Flooring Work
What compliance documents you need for floor laying, screeding, and tiling — and how The Site Book handles it for you.
What compliance do you need?
Flooring work carries more risks than many people realise. Silica dust from cutting tiles, solvent exposure from adhesives, and asbestos in old floor tiles are all serious hazards. CDM 2015 applies to all flooring work on construction sites, and COSHH regulations apply to the many substances used.
Do you need a CPP?
Yes. Every construction project requires a Construction Phase Plan. For flooring work, your CPP should cover COSHH management for adhesives and screeds, dust control when cutting tiles or stone, ventilation in enclosed areas, and how you'll manage asbestos if removing old floor coverings.
Do you need RAMS?
RAMS are recommended for flooring work, and they're required on most commercial sites. They're particularly important when cutting tiles or stone (silica dust), using solvent-based products in enclosed spaces, or when there's any risk of asbestos in existing floor coverings.
Common hazards
- Silica dust from cutting tiles, stone, and concrete
- Solvent exposure from adhesives, sealants, and coatings
- Dermatitis from cement-based screeds, grouts, and epoxy resins
- Asbestos in existing floor tiles and adhesive (thermoplastic tiles)
- Manual handling of heavy tiles, stone slabs, and screed materials
- Musculoskeletal injuries from prolonged kneeling and bending
- Slips and trips on wet screed and freshly laid floors
- Noise from tile cutting and floor grinding equipment
How The Site Book handles it
Describe your job — "porcelain tiling, ground floor of new-build apartment block" — and The Site Book creates your RAMS and CPP automatically. It identifies flooring-specific hazards including silica dust, COSHH requirements for adhesives, and asbestos risk in older properties.
Frequently asked questions
- Do floor layers need RAMS?
- RAMS are recommended for flooring work, especially on commercial sites and when working with adhesives, screeds, or cutting tiles and stone. They're particularly important when there's a risk of asbestos in existing floor coverings, when using power tools that generate silica dust, or when working with solvent-based adhesives in enclosed spaces.
- What are the COSHH risks for flooring work?
- Flooring work involves various COSHH hazards including solvent-based adhesives and sealants, epoxy resins, cement-based screeds and grouts, silica dust from cutting tiles and stone, and isocyanates in some floor coatings. COSHH assessments must be carried out for all hazardous substances used, and safety data sheets must be available on site.
- Do I need a CPP for a flooring job?
- Yes. Under CDM 2015, a Construction Phase Plan is required for all construction projects. For flooring work, your CPP should cover COSHH management, dust control when cutting, manual handling of heavy materials, and ventilation requirements when using solvent-based products.
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