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Free RAMS Template
Risk Assessment & Method Statement, ready to download.
A professional, editable template built from two decades of real site documents — structured the way principal contractors expect.
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Built to the same structure as our site-specific RAMS.
What’s in the template
Eight sections, in the order a reviewer reads them.
Document control
Reference, revision, date, prepared by, reviewed by, accepted by — the audit-trail header every principal contractor expects.
Scope of works
Site address, client, contract reference, and a clear description of the task — including what is and isn't covered.
5×5 risk assessment
Likelihood × Severity matrix with worked examples. Initial score, controls, residual score to ALARP — the way HSE and competent reviewers want to see it.
Method statement
Start-to-finish sequence of work with HOLD POINTs at the moments that matter — pre-start briefing, exclusion zones set, services confirmed dead, sign-off gates.
PPE checklist
Generic PPE list with space for job-specific additions. Update with the BS/EN codes your site requires.
Personnel & competencies
Roles on site, with space to record SSSTS, SMSTS, CSCS card numbers, NPORS/CPCS tickets, and other site-relevant qualifications.
Emergency arrangements
Nearest A&E, on-site first aider, RV point, out-of-hours contacts, and what to do if services are struck.
Briefing register & sign-off
Page for every operative to sign that they've been briefed on the methodology, hazards, control measures, and emergency procedures before work starts.
How to fill in a RAMS
Be specific to the task and site
A generic copy-paste RAMS is what gets rejected. If a competent reviewer could swap your job's name out and the document still read the same, it's not site-specific.
Score each hazard before and after controls
Likelihood × Severity gives the initial risk score. Apply your controls — elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE — then re-score to ALARP. Show your working.
Write the method as a clear sequence
Start to finish, in the order it'll happen on site. Embed HOLD POINTs at the moments that matter — services confirmed dead, exclusion zones set, sign-off before high-risk activities.
List PPE and competencies explicitly
Name the BS/EN codes for hi-vis, hard hats, footwear, gloves, eye and ear protection. Name the tickets each role on site needs to hold — generic statements aren't enough.
Get it reviewed by a competent person
SSSTS, SMSTS, NEBOSH, or equivalent — someone qualified to spot what's missing. A template is a starting point, not a final approved document.
Brief the team and record signatures
Before work starts, walk the team through methodology, hazards, controls and emergency procedures. Every operative signs the briefing register confirming they've understood.
RAMS by trade
Deeper guides on what a RAMS needs to cover for specific trades.
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Free template vs. a site-specific RAMS
An honest comparison — a blank template is a fine starting point for simple, repeat jobs you know well. For anything a principal contractor will scrutinise, a site-specific RAMS saves hours and cuts the chance of rejection.
Free template
£0
- Blank, editable Word document
- Generic structure — you fill it in
- All cells empty (risk register, method, PPE)
- Suitable for simple, repeat jobs you know well
Suits: smaller jobs, repeat work, an internal template you build on over time.
Briefkit site-specific
£30 / RAMS
- Site-specific to your actual job
- Auto-written from your job description
- Every cell populated, every standard referenced
- Structured for principal-contractor sign-off
Suits: principal-contractor jobs, new work, anything where a generic structure isn’t enough.
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