Your legal obligation
Why painters and decorators need a specific risk assessment
Working at height is central to most decorating work - reaching ceiling areas, stairwells, external walls, and high surfaces all involve ladder use or access equipment that creates risks under the Work at Height Regulations 2005. The risk assessment must address how ladders are inspected before use, how they are positioned safely, what access equipment is used for different tasks, and what the procedure is in the event of a fall. || Working in enclosed rooms with solvent-based products creates inhalation risks that the risk assessment needs to address alongside the COSHH documentation. How is ventilation managed when applying solvent products in a client's room? || Working in occupied or recently vacated client properties creates the same variable environment considerations as other mobile trades.
The real problem
Painter and decorator risk assessments often do not adequately address working at height requirements
The working at height element is the most significant specific risk of decorating work and the one most frequently inadequately addressed in documentation. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 require specific documentation of how height work is managed. CompliantDocs generates documentation that meets this requirement from your answers.
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