h&s

Health & Safety in Our Site Operations

Structural-steel preparation and coating work require suitable planning, competent people and controls matched to the project and activities.

Our work can involve hazardous substances, airborne contaminants, pressurised spray equipment, restricted areas and work at height. We plan and manage these risks through assessment, RAMS, COSHH controls, supervision and coordination with the site team.
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Foundation

Understanding the Risks in Our Work

Preparation and coating activities can expose workers and others to falls, dust, vapour, noise, equipment and access risks. Suitable controls must consider the people affected, products used, application method, work environment and other site activities.
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Structure

Health & Safety Management Through NuColour Ltd

FireCoatings.co.uk is a trading style of NuColour Ltd. Company health-and-safety policies, training arrangements and management procedures are maintained through NuColour Ltd and applied to each project through its scope, RAMS and site controls.

Company health-and-safety arrangements

Training and competence records

Project-specific planning and supervision

rams

Suitable RAMS for the Planned Work

Risk assessments and method statements are prepared or adapted to address the actual work, site conditions and affected people. COSHH assessments consider the substances and processes involved, using current safety information and identified exposure routes.
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Hand holding a yellow measuring tape measuring the width of a gray structural steel beam with visible rivets at a construction site.
Oversight

How Project Controls Are Developed

Controls are developed from the available project information, site assessment, product data, access arrangements and coordination requirements. They are reviewed by personnel with responsibilities and competence appropriate to the work.

  • Relevant legal and company requirements

  • Principal-contractor and site arrangements

  • Task, product, access and interface controls

control

Air Quality, Ventilation & Application Conditions

Exposure and Ventilation Controls

COSHH assessment determines the measures needed to prevent or adequately control exposure to dust, mist, vapour or other contaminants. These may include substitution, containment, extraction, ventilation, restricted access and suitable RPE or PPE.

Product Application Conditions

Relevant ambient and steel temperatures may be checked against the selected product requirements. These readings are coating-process controls and are not, by themselves, proof of safe exposure control.

Dust, Overspray & Adjacent Areas

Work areas, containment, extraction, exclusion zones and cleaning methods are selected according to the preparation or application activity and people who may be affected.

Competence & Supervision

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Competence
01 — Suitably Competent Personnel
Personnel are assigned according to their skills, knowledge, training, experience and required supervision. Relevant qualifications and cards are checked where the role or site requires them.
Training
02 — Training & Development
Training and development are arranged according to role, equipment, products, project activity and any competence needs identified through supervision or review.
Oversight
03 — Planned Supervision
Supervision is planned in proportion to the work, risks, experience of the team and site arrangements. Issues are recorded and escalated where required.
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Access and working at height

Planning Work at Height & Access

Work at height is avoided where reasonably practicable. Where it cannot be avoided, the assessment considers how falls can be prevented before measures that only reduce their consequences. Access equipment, operators, rescue arrangements and exclusion zones are then selected for the task and conditions.

Suitable access equipment and pre-use checks

Appropriate operator categories and controlled work areas

Coordination, ground conditions and emergency arrangements

APPLICATION CONDITIONS

Conditions Relevant to Coating Application

Where relevant, ambient temperature, steel temperature, humidity and dew point are recorded and compared with the selected product instructions. These readings support application control; occupational exposure requires separate COSHH assessment and controls.
Worker in protective suit, mask, and gloves spraying white intumescent fire-resistant coating on a ceiling beam.
Construction site with white steel beams, orange lift, ladders, and stacked building materials.
Workers in safety helmets and vests standing on red Skyjack scissor lifts inside an industrial warehouse.
Hand in black glove holding a blue infrared thermometer showing 20.1°C and a black temperature and humidity meter showing 18.5°C, 73.2% relative humidity, and 13.6°C dew point.
Workers in safety helmets and vests standing on red Skyjack scissor lifts inside an industrial warehouse.
Graco 695 XT airless sprayer with a yellow bucket in an unfinished industrial interior with metal framing and construction equipment.
Two workers in high-visibility vests and safety harnesses, with one helping the other attach a lanyard, inside a warehouse.
Close-up of a white painted metal joint with four bolts, showing textured intumescent paint finish in an industrial setting.
Group of construction workers wearing high-visibility vests and helmets gathered outdoors under a large shelter for a safety briefing.
Construction site interior with two workers in yellow safety vests working near yellow steel support columns amid construction materials and equipment.
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Folded architectural floor plan with labeled rooms, color-coded sections, and dimensions, featuring a staircase and ceiling access panel.
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Hazardous materials management

Controlling Hazardous Substances

Hazardous substances and process-generated contaminants are assessed under COSHH where applicable. Controls address storage, handling, exposure, spill response, PPE or RPE, waste and information for the people affected.
Integration with site teams

Coordination With the Site Team

Our teams attend the inductions and briefings relevant to their work, follow applicable permit and site arrangements and communicate matters affecting sequencing, access, safety and adjacent activities.

  • Relevant inductions and task briefings

  • Applicable permits and site rules

  • Coordination with site management and other trades

Accountability and records

Health & Safety Records for Our Scope

Relevant assessments, briefings, inspections, training information and RAMS revisions are retained in accordance with company and project arrangements. Records are made available to authorised parties where required.

  • Relevant inspection and monitoring records

  • Training and competence evidence

  • RAMS revisions and recorded actions

Graco 695 XT airless sprayer with a yellow bucket in an unfinished industrial interior with metal framing and construction equipment.
Hand in black glove holding a blue infrared thermometer showing 20.1°C and a black temperature and humidity meter showing 18.5°C, 73.2% relative humidity, and 13.6°C dew point.
Interior construction site with yellow steel support beams surrounded by red safety barriers and exposed ceiling ducts and wiring.
Selected Projects

Selected Structural-Steel Projects

Examples of intumescent application across commercial, refurbishment and live working environments.
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White intumescent-coated steel beams within the active retail fit-out at 297 Oxford Street.
On-Site Intumescent Coating
15 steel members • Seven night shifts
Exposed Steel Coating at 297 Oxford Street
Preparation and coating of 11 beams and four columns during a live Rituals retail fit-out on Oxford Street.
Show project
Completed white intumescent-coated steel frame inside the P&G Tilbury facility.
On-Site Intumescent Coating
Live facility • Six-day programme
Intumescent Coating at P&G Tilbury
Intumescent coating to new structural steel, coordinated around production inside a live manufacturing facility.
Show project
Exposed riveted steel column in yellow primer before coating at Devonshire House.
Intumescent & Decorative Coating
Exposed finish • Five night shifts
Exposed Steel Coating at Devonshire House
Preparation, intumescent coating and black decorative finishing to exposed steel during a live Mayfair refurbishment.
Show project
White intumescent-coated steel beams within the active retail fit-out at 297 Oxford Street.
On-Site Intumescent Coating
15 steel members • Seven night shifts
Exposed Steel Coating at 297 Oxford Street
Preparation and coating of 11 beams and four columns during a live Rituals retail fit-out on Oxford Street.
Show project
Completed white intumescent-coated steel frame inside the P&G Tilbury facility.
On-Site Intumescent Coating
Live facility • Six-day programme
Intumescent Coating at P&G Tilbury
Intumescent coating to new structural steel, coordinated around production inside a live manufacturing facility.
Show project
Exposed riveted steel column in yellow primer before coating at Devonshire House.
Intumescent & Decorative Coating
Exposed finish • Five night shifts
Exposed Steel Coating at Devonshire House
Preparation, intumescent coating and black decorative finishing to exposed steel during a live Mayfair refurbishment.
Show project
Client Feedback
"Thank you Myles and team for all your hard work on this one. It wasn't easy working around the schedule but you got it done without causing any further issues. It was a pleasure to work with you."
Chris
Project Manager, Millcroft Services
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Client Feedback
"NuColour worked efficiently around our programme and delivered on time at late notice. The team were organised, flexible, and professional throughout the works."
Ciprian
Site Manager, Principal Contractor – GEMCO
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Man in safety gear and yellow vest taking a mirror selfie in a restroom with blue stalls.
Myles Howson
Managing Director
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FireCoatings.co.uk is a trading style of NuColour Ltd. Company policies, health-and-safety arrangements and operational procedures are managed through NuColour Ltd and applied to each project through the agreed scope, RAMS and quality documentation.

This website gives general information for projects in England. It is not project-specific fire or structural design. Requirements depend on the building, accepted fire strategy, structural design, selected system, field of application and current regulatory route.
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