RAMS examples for every trade
A Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) is the safety document you fill in before the job starts. Employers must assess the risks of their work and record the significant findings (required where you employ 5 or more people). On CDM projects, contractors give their RAMS to the principal contractor before starting, and brief the workers on it.
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Roofing8 RAMS: replace roof tiles, install metal roof sheets, replace gutters and downpipesElectrical8 RAMS: consumer unit upgrade, rewire a house, install socketsPlumbing8 RAMS: replace a hot water cylinder, drain unblocking and jetting, bathroom rough-in plumbingCarpentry8 RAMS: wall framing, roof truss installation, build a deckConcreting7 RAMS: pour a concrete slab, concrete driveway, footings: dig, rebar and pourPainting7 RAMS: interior painting, exterior house painting, lead paint removalDemolition7 RAMS: internal strip-out, bathroom strip-out, load-bearing wall removalExcavation and earthworks7 RAMS: trenching for services, footing excavation, site cut and levellingScaffolding6 RAMS: scaffold erection, scaffold dismantling, mobile scaffold tower set up and useBricklaying6 RAMS: bricklaying: build a brick wall, blockwork wall, brick repointingPlastering and dry lining7 RAMS: hang plasterboard, set, tape and finish plasterboard, ceiling sheetingTiling6 RAMS: bathroom tiling, floor tiling, wet area waterproofingLandscaping7 RAMS: retaining wall construction, paving installation, tree removal and pruning with a chainsawHeating and ventilation7 RAMS: split system air conditioning unit installation, ducted air conditioning unit installation, replace a boilerGlazing6 RAMS: window installation, broken glass replacement, shower screen installationWelding and fabrication6 RAMS: structural steel erection, on-site welding, workshop steel fabricationSolar6 RAMS: solar panel installation on a pitched roof, commercial flat roof solar installation, solar inverter installationGeneral building8 RAMS: site set up and establishment, house extension, bathroom renovation
What goes in a RAMS
- Company, client and principal contractor
- Scope, dates, working hours and supervision
- Risk assessment: hazards, who might be harmed, risk and controls
- Method statement: the safe sequence of work
- PPE, plant, permits, COSHH, welfare and emergency arrangements
- Briefing register signatures
Legal basis: Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.