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Every point to raise is marked on its page, ready to fix or to send back. [Review a RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) Quick review free, no account. FSL-RAMS-0042 Scaffold to the Rear Elevation.pdf 7 points · Changes needed FSL FERNHOLLOW SCAFFOLDING LTD FSL-RAMS-0042 · Rev B Page 2 of 4 **1. Sequence of work** Erect the scaffold in lifts of 2 metres from the ground. Check the scaffold tag before use. A mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) will be used to install the upper ties at roof level. Board out each lift and fit guardrails before moving up. Work at height – rescue plan: see Appendix C. **Risk assessment** | Hazard | Who | Controls | Risk | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Falls from height | Scaffolders | Advanced guardrail system; harness clipped on. | Med | | Falling objects | Public | Toe boards and brick guards; tools tethered. | Med | | MEWP overturning | Operator | Ground checked; outriggers on spreader plates. | Med | | Overhead cables | All | None on the rear elevation; checked on survey. | Low | #### Must change 2 - A MEWP is used for the upper ties but no rescue arrangement is given; the rescue plan is only referred to. **Ask** Add the MEWP rescue plan or include Appendix C. #### Settle before work starts 4 #### Could be better 1 ![Page one of the review form that goes back to the contractor: the RAMS reviewed, the outcome and the numbered comments.](https://complyonsite.com/rams-review/form-1-480.webp) The review form, ready to send ## Method statement and risk assessment What a RAMS includes The [method statement](https://complyonsite.com/rams#rams-method-statement) is the work in the order you will do it. The [risk assessment](https://complyonsite.com/rams#rams-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.](https://complyonsite.com/rams/document-method-phone.webp) 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' gets a RAMS sent back. 3. It covers surprisesIf the site is not what the drawing showed, the step says what to do about it. 4. Written for the person doing the workProve dead. Lock off. Keep the keys on you. ### 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.](https://complyonsite.com/rams/document-risks-phone.webp) 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. 3. Yours to fill inFurther action is filled in on site, with a name and a date. ## RAMS software that works for you Nothing you type leaves your device Your answers are saved in your browser and the PDF is made on your device. Neither is sent to a server. ### No account No sign-up, no password, no card. the usual way email sam@northgate.co.uk password •••••••••• card •••• •••• •••• 4218 this page the job Replace a fire alarm panel where Level 2, east corridor how Tower scaffold, 3.2 m method Isolate the panel, then strip out ### It saves as you go Your answers are kept in this browser, on this device. Close the tab and come back to them. RAMS draft Editing… Saved Type of work Internal redecoration Areas included Offices 1–4 Stairwell People in the area One room at a time How high is the work Rooms about 2.7 m ### Your answers stay private We count page visits anonymously. Your answers and document contents stay out of analytics. ### The file is yours The PDF is built on your device. No signal needed. 09:41 Download complete RAMS-Unit-4B.pdf 248 KB ## Templates and examples Free RAMS templates Every trade and task in the list above has its own blank template and filled-in example, as PDFs: pick yours there, or start with these. - ### RAMS template Design a blank risk assessment and method statement for any job, with your logo, then download it in Word or PDF. - ### RAMS examples Filled-in RAMS for common jobs: hot works, electrical, roofing, scaffolding and more. - ### Method statement examples Filled-in method statements for common jobs, with the sequence of work set out step by step. - ### How to write a method statement The sequence, the detail that gets asked for, and the wording that gets a document sent back. Coming soon Rather not fill in a form? [Answer a few questions about the job and the builder writes it with you.](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder) ## RAMS software compared RAMS tools and what they cost The RAMS builders and checkers UK contractors use, with each supplier’s published price. | Tool | What it does | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | [ComplyOnSite RAMS Builder](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder) | Writes a RAMS with you for 97 trades and tasks, as a PDF | Free, no sign-up | | [ComplyOnSite RAMS Review](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) | Checks a RAMS PDF and makes a review form to send back | Quick review free, no sign-up (3 a day); Pro £30 a month | | HandsHQ | RAMS and COSHH software for contractors and teams | From £44 + VAT a month for 1 RAMS a month; teams from £275 a month | | RAMs App | Ready-made risk assessments, method statements and COSHH | £449 + VAT a year | | The Site Book | RAMS with construction phase plans, inductions and sign-offs | First job free; Pro £39 a month | | swiftRMS | AI-generated RAMS and COSHH | £49 a month, 14-day trial | | RAMScribe | A RAMS written per document | First free, then £15 each | | Ebrora | Construction document generators, including RAMS and a RAMS review | Free plan of 1 RAMS a month; paid from £9.99 a month | | SafetyStack | RAMS templates and a pre-submission checker | Free, no sign-up | | The RAMS Review (PlanOps) | Checks a RAMS file against 13 document checks | Free, no sign-up | Prices from each supplier’s website on 6 November 2026. They change, and VAT is shown as each supplier shows it. ## 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 prepared and issued together. ### 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? Yes. Design your own blank on the [RAMS template](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-template) page, in Word or PDF, or read filled-in documents in the [RAMS examples](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-examples). Every trade and task the builder covers also has a blank template and a filled-in example, both free PDFs, at the top of its page. ### Do I need an account? No. There is no sign-up and no card. ### 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. ## Construction RAMS safety, simplified. Start from the job in front of you Your steps on the left, the suggestions for that work on the right, and the document one button away. Start from your trade, from a piece of equipment, or from nothing at all and search for the job. [Create your RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder) ![Page one of a finished RAMS: electrical work at Riverside Offices, 14 Canal Street, Leeds, for Kerrigan Electrical, headed with the status “Ready.”](https://complyonsite.com/rams/document-phone.webp)