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Wall and Floor Tiling Ceramic and Stone Risk Assessment

This risk assessment covers wall and floor tiling with ceramic and stone materials, from planning and delivery through installation, clean-up and response to incidents.

Activities covered include

  • Plan the work area, access, lighting and material suitability
  • Lay floor tiles while managing kneeling, wet surfaces and access
  • Respond to incidents and review controls when conditions change

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Wall and Floor Tiling Ceramic and Stone Risk Assessment
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Product Overview

This risk assessment covers wall and floor tiling with ceramic and stone materials, from planning and delivery through installation, clean-up and response to incidents. It supports identification of dust, manual handling, cutting, electrical, access and housekeeping hazards when planning work and managing risks.

Activities & Risks Covered

This assessment addresses activities and risks including:

  • Plan the work area, access, lighting and material suitability
  • Deliver, unload and move tiles, stone, adhesives and related materials
  • Set up the work area, maintain housekeeping and control access
  • Mix adhesives, grout, mortar and levelling products
  • Cut, drill and grind ceramic or stone tiles
  • Lay floor tiles while managing kneeling, wet surfaces and access
  • Install wall tiles using suitable access arrangements
  • Use electrical tools and temporary power around wet work
  • Remove slurry, offcuts and waste during clean-up
  • Respond to incidents and review controls when conditions change

Who is this for?

For contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out ceramic and stone wall or floor tiling activities.

Activities & Hazards Covered

Activity Potential Hazards
Planning, access and materials verification
  • Unidentified silica-containing materials leading to uncontrolled dust exposure
  • Use of prohibited or unsuitable stone products
  • Unplanned interaction with other trades, occupants or the public
  • Poor access, inadequate lighting or congested work area causing slips, trips and errors
Delivering, unloading and moving tiles, adhesive and stone
  • Muscular strain from lifting boxes of tiles, bags of adhesive, screed or stone pieces
  • Crush injuries to hands and feet from dropped loads
  • Cuts from sharp tile or stone edges
  • Collision or struck-by incidents during trolley, pallet jack or vehicle movements
Site set-up, housekeeping and exclusion of others
  • Slips, trips and falls from packaging, offcuts, cords, wet areas and uneven surfaces
  • Unauthorised entry into the work area during cutting, mixing or lifting
  • Poor housekeeping causing delayed emergency access
  • Exposure of nearby workers to dust, noise or flying fragments
Mixing adhesives, grout, mortar and levelling products
  • Dust inhalation from dry powders including silica-containing products
  • Skin and eye irritation or chemical burns from cementitious and additive products
  • Manual handling strain from bag handling and mixing equipment
  • Entanglement or electric shock from powered mixers used in wet areas
Cutting, drilling and grinding ceramic or stone tiles
  • Respirable crystalline silica exposure from processing silica-containing tiles or stone
  • Eye injuries from flying fragments
  • Lacerations and amputations from contact with blades and rotating parts
  • Noise exposure and vibration from powered cutting equipment
  • Electrical risk from water-fed tools and damaged leads
Floor tiling work and access across the work area
  • Knee, back and shoulder strain from sustained bending, kneeling and repetitive movements
  • Slips on wet adhesive, slurry or freshly laid tiles
  • Trips or tile displacement when others cross the work area
  • Cuts from tile edges and tools
Wall tiling and work at height
  • Falls from steps, platforms or ladders while tiling walls
  • Dropped tiles or tools striking persons below
  • Overreaching causing loss of balance or musculoskeletal injury
  • Collapse or misuse of access equipment
Use of electrical tools and temporary power
  • Electric shock from damaged tools, leads or connections
  • Electricity and water interaction during wet cutting or cleaning
  • Trip hazards from trailing extension leads
  • Unexpected tool start-up or malfunction
Waste, slurry, offcuts and clean-up
  • Dust generation during clean-up
  • Slips from wet slurry and wash-down areas
  • Cuts from broken tiles and sharp offcuts
  • Manual handling injuries from waste containers
Emergency response, health monitoring triggers and review of controls
  • Delayed response to eye injury, laceration, electric shock or silica dust exposure incident
  • Workers continuing with ineffective controls after visible dust, equipment failure or illness symptoms
  • Repeat exposure due to poor review of incidents or changed conditions

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Legislation & References

The template records model guidance used to inform the documented controls. Applicable WHS/OHS laws and adopted Codes vary by state or territory, so confirm the current local requirements when tailoring the assessment:

  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Hazardous manual tasks — 4.1 The hierarchy of control measures; p. 31.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing electrical risks in the workplace — 2.1 Identifying the hazards; p. 14.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the work environment and facilities — 1.2 Managing risks associated with the work environment and facilities; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Work health and safety consultation, cooperation and coordination — 3. What is effective consultation?; p. 13.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: First aid in the workplace — 3. First aid equipment, facilities and training; p. 12.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: How to manage work health and safety risks — 5. Step 4 — How to review controls; p. 27.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work — Provide sufficient breaks while at work; p. 30.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing noise and preventing hearing loss at work — 5. Controlling the risks; p. 29.
  • Model guidance: Model Code of Practice: Managing risks of plant in the workplace — 4.1 Guarding plant; p. 39.
Standard Risk Assessment Features (Click to Expand)
  • Activity-specific hazard identification and control measures
  • Initial and residual risk ratings
  • Assigned responsible persons for each activity
  • Risk matrix and assessment classification
  • Review, monitoring and sign-off fields
  • Site-specific customisation before use

Suitable for Industries

Building and ConstructionFlooring and TilingHandyman and Property MaintenanceShopfitting and Cabinet Making

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