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Method statement and risk assessment What a RAMS includes

The method statement is the work in the order you will do it. The risk assessment is what could go wrong, who it could hurt and what you are doing about it. Both come out of the same set of answers, in one PDF.

Method statement

Numbered steps, each one something a person does. The first draft comes from the answers you gave, so it is already about your job. You move the steps, rewrite them in your own words and add your own.

The planned method printed on a RAMS: numbered steps for an electrical job, beginning with setting up the work area, each with wording written by the person doing the job.
  1. Steps in orderThe job is split into steps, in the order you do them. Move a step and the numbers change with it.
  2. It names the equipmentIt says which ladder or platform, and what each one is for. Vague wording like 'suitable access' is the main reason a RAMS gets sent back.
  3. It covers surprisesIf the site is not what the drawing showed, the step says what to do about it. That is part of the method, not small print.
  4. Written for the person doing the workProve dead. Lock off. Keep the keys on you. Short instructions, not rules somebody has to work out on site.

Risk assessment

One row for each hazard. Who it can hurt, what you already do about it, and anything still to do with a name and a date on it. Each row says which step it belongs to, or that it covers the whole job.

The risk assessment table printed on a RAMS: columns for hazard, who and how, and controls in place, with a row for each hazard on the electrical job, each marked with the step it covers.
  1. Four columnsThe hazard. Who it can hurt. What you already do about it. What is still left to do.
  2. Each hazard shows its stepEvery row says which step of the method it came from. That is what joins the two halves into one document.
  3. Yours to fill in"None recorded" does not mean nothing is needed. It is the column you fill in once you have seen the site, with a name and a date.
  4. No risk scoreThere is no number in this table. We have not seen your site, so we do not put one on it.

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Answers What people ask before they start

What is a method statement?

A written account of how a job will be carried out, in the order it will happen: the sequence of work, the plant and equipment, who does what, and the controls that keep each step safe. It is the “how” that sits alongside the risk assessment’s “what could go wrong”. On UK sites it is usually asked for before you are allowed to start.

How do you write a method statement?

Set out the job in the order it happens, one step at a time, and say for each step what is used, who does it and what keeps it safe. Name the site, the dates and the people. Write it in the words the crew uses, not in legal wording. The builder asks the questions in that order and drafts the steps, and you edit anything it suggests.

What does RAMS stand for?

Risk assessment and method statement. On site the two are usually prepared and issued together, which is why they end up with one name. The same three letters mean a piece of hydraulic equipment elsewhere. That is not this.

What is the difference between a risk assessment and a method statement?

The risk assessment records the hazards, who could be harmed and the controls in place. The method statement sets out the work in the order you will do it. One says what could go wrong, the other says how the job runs. A RAMS is both, in one document.

Is there a free RAMS template to download?

Not yet. Blank templates and worked examples are being written and are not on the site today. What is here is the builder: it asks what the work involves and writes the document from your answers, which is a different thing from a form with the fields left empty. It is free, and so is the PDF.

Does downloading a RAMS mean it is approved?

No. What you download is a draft you have written. It still needs checking against the actual work and the site arrangements, and whoever has to accept it still has to accept it.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up and no card. Open the builder, answer the questions and download the PDF.

Where is my draft saved?

In this browser, on this device, as you go. Clearing your browser data removes it, so download the PDF to keep a copy.

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