# Steel fixing RAMS Builder > Steel fixing RAMS builder for bar reinforcement and mesh on spacers. Answer a few questions, or download a free RAMS template or a filled-in example as a PDF. > Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=steel-fixing Steel fixing 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) ## Steel fixing RAMS template A blank steel fixing RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record. Risk assessment and method statement Steel fixing 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/steel-fixing-rams-template.pdf) ## Steel fixing RAMS example The same RAMS, filled in for one job. Risk assessment and method statement Steel fixing, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport 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. - Incorrect reinforcement or an unplanned load on the formwork Steel fixers and the concrete team Use only the issued detail and record queries before fixing. Do not invent bar sizes, laps, spacing or cover. - Back and shoulder injury from carrying heavy or long items Everyone handling materials Use a trolley or sack truck on the flat where the load suits one. Where the work is up a level, hand items up or hoist them. Never carry them up a ladder. - Crushed fingers, cuts or strains during bar preparation Steel fixers and people near the station Use the approved cutter or bender and keep guards in place. Use handling aids for long or awkward bars. - A structure or temporary support becomes unsafe during fixing Steel fixers and the concrete team Use the agreed support arrangement and its instructions. Keep people off any support that has not been checked. - Incorrect reinforcement, trips, cuts or collapse of unsupported bars Steel fixers and the concrete team Use the issued support and cover detail. Keep access boards or platforms separate from the reinforcement. Cap, cover or barrier exposed ends and openings. - 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. Steel fixing, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport - **Company**: Hollins & Reed Contracting Ltd - **Site and work area**: Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport - **Planned dates**: 12 to 14 October 2026 - **In charge on site**: Dan Hollins - **Team**: Two operatives: Dan Hollins leads and checks the area each morning; 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 Check the current bar detailRead the current schedule or cage detail and mark the fixing area before moving bars. Stop if the bar shape, spacing, lap or cover detail is missing. 3. 3 Carry the reinforcing bars and mesh safelyPlan the route, clear it, and get help with anything long or heavy. Store materials close to the work so nobody carries further than they need to. 4. 4 Prepare bars at a stable stationCut and bend bars at the planned bench or machine with hands clear of the tool. Keep prepared bars supported and sorted by the current detail. 5. 5 Use the planned temporary supportUse the temporary support arrangement that protects the structure and provides the planned access. Stop if it moves, is damaged or is not the arrangement agreed for this work. 6. 6 Place and tie the reinforcementPlace bars to the current detail, fit the specified supports and tie the intersections. Keep the planned cover and protect exposed ends, edges and openings as you go. 7. 7 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, 3 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/steel-fixing-rams-example.pdf) ## What a steel fixing RAMS covers Cutting, bending, placing and tying bar to the issued detail, and setting mesh on chairs and spacers. Not covered: post-tensioning and welding reinforcement. - Bar reinforcement - Mesh and spacers ## Suggested steps and hazards for steel fixing Suggested for bar reinforcement before any questions are answered. 1. ### Check the current bar detail - Read the current schedule or cage detail and mark the fixing area before moving bars. - Stop if the bar shape, spacing, lap or cover detail is missing. Hazard Incorrect reinforcement or an unplanned load on the formwork Who might be harmed and how Steel fixers and the concrete team Controls in place - Use only the issued detail and record queries before fixing. - Do not invent bar sizes, laps, spacing or cover. The current detail sets the reinforcement before fixing starts. [Health and safety in construction HSG150](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg150.pdf) 2. ### Prepare bars at a stable station - Cut and bend bars at the planned bench or machine with hands clear of the tool. - Keep prepared bars supported and sorted by the current detail. Hazard Crushed fingers, cuts or strains during bar preparation Who might be harmed and how Steel fixers and people near the station Controls in place - Use the approved cutter or bender and keep guards in place. - Use handling aids for long or awkward bars. A stable station controls tool contact and supports the prepared bars. [Health and safety in construction HSG150](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg150.pdf) 3. ### Use the planned temporary support - Use the temporary support arrangement that protects the structure and provides the planned access. - Stop if it moves, is damaged or is not the arrangement agreed for this work. Hazard A structure or temporary support becomes unsafe during fixing Who might be harmed and how Steel fixers and the concrete team Controls in place - Use the agreed support arrangement and its instructions. - Keep people off any support that has not been checked. Planned temporary support keeps the structure and work position stable during fixing. [HSE: Temporary Works](https://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/safetytopics/temporary-works.htm) ## What the builder asks about steel fixing Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. The job - What drawing are you working to? Where - What will hold the mesh at the right level? - How will you keep people off loose mesh and starter bars? How it’s done - What will you stand on to reach the work? - How will you prepare the bars? - How will the reinforcing bars and mesh get to the work? - Will you cut anything on site, and with what? ## What your steel fixing 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. 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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.