# CCTV installation RAMS Builder > CCTV installation RAMS builder for mounting cameras and running containment and cable. Answer a few questions, or download a free template or example PDF. > Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=cctv-installation CCTV installation risk assessment and method statement ## RAMS review [Check a RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) ![A RAMS page with passages highlighted and numbered review comments beside them](https://complyonsite.com/art/rams-review-highlight.webp) ## CCTV installation RAMS template A blank CCTV installation RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record. Risk assessment and method statement CCTV installation RAMS - **Company**: left blank to fill in - **Site and work area**: left blank to fill in - **Planned dates**: left blank to fill in - **In charge on site**: left blank to fill in - **Team**: left blank to fill in Method statement 1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 4. 4 5. 5 6. 6 Risk assessment | Hazard | Who might be harmed and how | Controls in place | Further action | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [Download the templatePDF, 4 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/cctv-installation-rams-template.pdf) ## CCTV installation RAMS example The same RAMS, filled in for one job. Risk assessment and method statement CCTV installation, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse and yard Risk assessment - People entering the work area or tripping over materials Workers, occupants and visitors Mark or barrier the active work area. Store tools and materials away from access routes. - People using the building or passing by walking into the work or over what it leaves Occupants, visitors, members of the public and workers Keep the barriers and signs up while the work is active. Give people a clear way round where their normal route is blocked. - Work starts without the site controls for isolation, access or a dangerous area The electrician and other workers on site Keep the permit with the work record and follow its boundaries. Stop when the permit is missing, expired or does not cover the actual work. - The wrong device or unauthorised change loses security, recordings or control of equipment Installer, system owner and occupants Keep the agreed function and owner visible in the work record. Do not reset, erase or reconfigure a system without authority. - Breathing asbestos fibres from old boards, sheets, sealants or insulation The team and anyone in the building Do not cut, drill or break any material until it is confirmed asbestos free. Licensed work is not for this method; hand it to a licensed contractor. - Hitting a live cable or gas pipe causes shock, fire or gas escape The person doing the work and everyone nearby Check again wherever the work moves. If you hit something, stop, keep clear and report it. - Falling from the access equipment; tools or materials falling from the platform The person on the platform, if it is set up on an unsuitable surface and shifts under them. Anyone passing or working underneath. Place access equipment on a firm, level surface. Keep tools and materials secure while working above ground. - A fall, hidden service or asbestos exposure in a ceiling or riser The electrician and people below or in the riser Use planned access and isolate or mark services before entry. Stop if the void, riser or supporting surface is unknown. - A tool, fixing or device falls onto someone below Installer and people nearby Set a small exclusion area. Lower tools and waste; do not leave loose parts at an edge. - A dropped device or loose cable injures people or leaves the system unsafe Installer and people below or nearby Keep people out of the drop area while fixing. Use the manufacturer’s cable and connection arrangement. - A reset or unauthorised change loses recordings, access or system settings System owner and users Use authorised credentials and keep configuration evidence. Stop if the requested change is not authorised. - A missing recording, release or alarm function leaves people or property unprotected System owner, occupants and users Record the actual function check and any restriction. Keep temporary arrangements until a failed function is repaired. - Incomplete or unverified work is returned to use and leaves people or property unprotected The electrician, the customer or site contact and people using the building Record what was tested, what remains out of service and who accepted the hand-back. Do not energise or certify a failed or incomplete installation. - Debris, tools or unfinished work left in the area Workers, occupants and visitors Remove waste by the agreed route. Record and protect any unfinished work. CCTV installation, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse and yard - **Company**: Hollins & Reed Security Systems Ltd - **Site and work area**: Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse and yard - **Planned dates**: 12 to 13 October 2026 - **In charge on site**: Dan Hollins - **Team**: Two fitters: Dan Hollins leads and commissions the recorder; Priya Shah works with him. Method statement 1. 1 Set up the work areaConfirm the work area and scope before starting. Keep other people outside the active work area. Keep entrances and escape routes clear. 2. 2 Keep people clear of the workAgree how people get past or around the work while it is going on. Put barriers or signs where a route crosses the work. Do not leave open work unattended. 3. 3 Check permits before workAsk whoever runs the site or building whether this job needs a permit to work, permit to isolate or another site permit. Do not start until the required permit is issued and its limits are understood. 4. 4 Confirm the device and its ownerCheck the specified device and who controls its settings before work. Agree any outage before changing an existing device. 5. 5 Check for asbestos before you disturb anythingCheck the asbestos survey covers exactly what you will disturb, to the full depth. Register only, or nothing: get a refurbishment survey or a sample first. Read what it says about walls, ceilings, boards and service routes. No survey, or a material you do not recognise: stop and get it checked. 6. 6 Find and isolate hidden servicesFind cables and pipes before you disturb anything: drawings, then a detector. Mark what you find. Not sure what is there? Turn the supply off, or do not start. Have cables and gas isolated by the right person and prove them dead before you start. 7. 7 Set up access equipmentUse access equipment suited to the task and work area. Check the equipment before use. Keep the area below the work controlled. 8. 8 Work safely in ceilings and risersTreat ceilings, service risers and voids as unsafe until services, asbestos and access are checked. Do not stand on ceiling tiles or use pipework and the ceiling grid to support you or equipment. Guard or cover openings when you leave. 9. 9 Control the fixing areaKeep people out from below and beside the fixing while drilling or securing the device. Use this job's access equipment and do not work over people. 10. 10 Fix the device as specifiedUse the specified bracket and fixing for the surface. Keep the device supported until secure and connect the cable as the maker shows. 11. 11 Preserve settings before configurationSave the authorised system record before restarting, configuring or resetting a device. Apply only the agreed settings and keep existing data intact. 12. 12 Check it still does its job before handbackWith the person who owns the system, test the view, the recording, the door release, the alarm or the plant output. Do not say the system works if you have not checked that. 13. 13 Finish the tests and functional checksComplete the required tests and functional checks. Check covers, guards, labels, fire stopping and connections. Give actual results, defects and restrictions to the customer or site contact. Do not certify unchecked work. 14. 14 Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the customer or whoever runs the site when the work is complete. [Download the examplePDF, 5 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/cctv-installation-rams-example.pdf) ## What a CCTV installation RAMS covers Fixing cameras, recorders and power supplies, and running the containment and cable between them. Not covered: adding a new circuit at the consumer unit. - Device mounting - Containment/cable ## Suggested steps and hazards for CCTV installation Suggested for device mounting before any questions are answered. 1. ### Check permits before work - Ask whoever runs the site or building whether this job needs a permit to work, permit to isolate or another site permit. - Do not start until the required permit is issued and its limits are understood. Hazard Work starts without the site controls for isolation, access or a dangerous area Who might be harmed and how The electrician and other workers on site Controls in place - Keep the permit with the work record and follow its boundaries. - Stop when the permit is missing, expired or does not cover the actual work. A site permit tells the team what has been controlled and where the controls stop. [Electrical safety on construction sites](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg141.pdf) 2. ### Confirm the device and its owner - Check the specified device and who controls its settings before work. - Agree any outage before changing an existing device. Hazard The wrong device or unauthorised change loses security, recordings or control of equipment Who might be harmed and how Installer, system owner and occupants Controls in place - Keep the agreed function and owner visible in the work record. - Do not reset, erase or reconfigure a system without authority. The owner and intended function must be clear before a device is changed. [AXIS Companion Dome mini LE user manual](https://help.axis.com/download/um_companion_dome_mini_le_t10133235_2412.pdf) 3. ### Fix the device as specified - Use the specified bracket and fixing for the surface. - Keep the device supported until secure and connect the cable as the maker shows. Hazard A dropped device or loose cable injures people or leaves the system unsafe Who might be harmed and how Installer and people below or nearby Controls in place - Keep people out of the drop area while fixing. - Use the manufacturer’s cable and connection arrangement. The bracket, fixing and cable route keep the device secure and working. [AXIS Companion Dome mini LE user manual](https://help.axis.com/download/um_companion_dome_mini_le_t10133235_2412.pdf) ## What the builder asks about CCTV installation Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. The job - Is this work in someone's home? Where - What pipes or cables run behind or through the surface where the cable or device is fixed? - Is the building older than the year 2000? Older buildings can have asbestos in them. How it’s done - What will you stand on to reach the work? - What are you putting in? - How will the cable go in? - Will you drill, chase or pass through a surface? - Which device are you fixing? - What fixing work is needed? - How is the device powered? - What must still work at handover? - Will you cut anything on site, and with what? ## What your CCTV installation RAMS includes ### Method statement The work in order, step by step. ### Risk assessment Each hazard, who could be harmed, the controls in place and any further action. ### PDF The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF. Your logo on Pro and Team. - ### [Electrical RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=electrical) - ### [Fire alarm RAMS](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=fire-alarm) - [All trades and tasks](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder) ## What the law asks for ### What a RAMS is A risk assessment and method statement. The risk assessment records what could cause harm on the job, who could be harmed and how, and the controls that keep the risk down. The method statement sets out how the work will be done, step by step, in the order it happens. A client or main contractor will usually ask for one before you start. RAMS is a site term, not a legal one: the law asks for the risk assessment and for the work to be planned, and a method statement is the usual way to show that plan for one job. ### What the law asks for - Employers, and self-employed people doing construction work, must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to their own people and to anyone else affected by the work ([Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, regulation 3](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/regulation/3)). - An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings and any group of employees it finds especially at risk. The assessment must be reviewed if there is reason to think it is no longer valid, or the work has changed significantly. - Every contractor must plan, manage and monitor its work so that, so far as is reasonably practicable, it is done without risks to health and safety, and must give its workers the information and instructions they need, including the hazards the risk assessment found ([Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 15](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/regulation/15)). HSE guidance: [the steps to manage risk](https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/steps-needed-to-manage-risk.htm) and [what contractors must do under CDM](https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/cdm/2015/contractors.htm). This is the law in Great Britain; Northern Ireland has its own equivalent regulations. ### What the builder does You choose the work and answer questions about how the job will be done, such as what you will stand on and what else is going on nearby. Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. Many suggestions link to the HSE guidance they draw on. Your work is kept in this browser and, signed in, on your account with its photos; the PDF is made on your device. A briefing you send to phones goes through your account. ### Separate documents A COSHH assessment, lifting plan, permit to work, asbestos survey and the principal contractor’s construction phase plan are separate from the RAMS. ### Reviewing a RAMS before work starts [RAMS review](https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-review) reads a RAMS PDF, yours before you send it or one a subcontractor sends you, and lists the points to raise, each marked on the page it comes from. Quick reviews are free.