# Temporary site services RAMS Builder > Temporary site services RAMS builder for site electrics, lighting, water and drainage. Answer a few questions, or download a free template or example PDF. > Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/rams-builder?job=temporary-site-services Temporary site services 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) ## Temporary site services RAMS template A blank temporary site services RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record. Risk assessment and method statement Temporary site services 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/temporary-site-services-rams-template.pdf) ## Temporary site services RAMS example The same RAMS, filled in for one job. Risk assessment and method statement Temporary site services, Ground and first floor, 14 Mill Street, Stockport: refurbishment site 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. - Electric shock, fire or a failed temporary supply Electrical workers and everyone on site Keep electrical work with the competent contractor. Do not improvise a temporary board or connection. - An overloaded circuit overheats, trips or starts a fire Everyone using or near the temporary supply Do not add equipment beyond the agreed load. Stop and get the contractor to check any new load. - A live source is connected, altered or removed without safe isolation The electrical contractor and everyone nearby Keep the isolation point accessible and labelled. Do not connect an unidentified source or generator. - Breathing asbestos fibres from old boards, sheets or lagging you drill into The installer and everyone using 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. - Electric shock or fire from a fault in the temporary supply Workers using the service and people nearby Test and inspect the protection as required before use. Take damaged leads, plugs and sockets out of service. - Cable damage, trips, electric shock or fire Workers, drivers and visitors Protect every crossing and keep connections off wet ground. Inspect cables after plant, vehicles or materials move nearby. - Carbon monoxide poisoning, fire or fuel spill from a generator Workers, visitors and people in nearby buildings Keep fuel in suitable labelled containers away from ignition sources. Stop the generator and report leaks, fumes or a blocked exhaust. - A damaged or leaking temporary service stays in use and injures people Everyone using or near the temporary services Repeat the check after moving equipment, severe weather or a change to the service. Keep access to isolation points clear at all times. - Electric shock from a fault or damaged temporary supply Workers using site equipment and people nearby Test and inspect the protection as required. Take damaged leads, plugs and sockets out of use. - Trips, falls or contact with tools in poor light Everyone on site Remove failed lights promptly. Check the lighting at the start of each shift and after moving it. - Falls or delayed escape after the primary lighting fails Workers and visitors using the route Keep the emergency route clear and marked. Do not rely on a light that has not been tested. - 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. Temporary site services, Ground and first floor, 14 Mill Street, Stockport: refurbishment site - **Company**: Hollins & Reed Contracting Ltd - **Site and work area**: Ground and first floor, 14 Mill Street, Stockport: refurbishment site - **Planned dates**: 12 to 14 October 2026 - **In charge on site**: Dan Hollins - **Team**: Two operatives: Dan Hollins leads and checks the generator, board, cables and lights each morning; Priya Shah works with him. The electrical contractor installs and removes the temporary board. 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 Use a competent electrical contractorHave a competent electrical contractor design, install, maintain and remove the temporary distribution. Keep permanent installation work outside this temporary-services method. 3. 3 Match the supply to the loadsList the tools, cabins, welfare equipment and lights that the temporary supply will feed. Check the board, cables and protection are rated for the connected loads before use. 4. 4 Confirm the source and isolation pointMark the source and isolation point before connecting the temporary cables. The contractor proves the supply is isolated before altering or removing any connection. 5. 5 Check for asbestos before you drill or fixIn a building put up or done up before 2000, ask for the asbestos survey before you drill, chase or clip anything. Read what it says about the ceilings, risers, ducts and boarding your cables or pipes run through. No survey, or a board 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 Use 110 V and RCD protectionUse 110 V centre-tapped supplies and RCD protection for temporary site equipment. Keep the board dry, guarded and easy to isolate. 8. 8 Route and protect temporary cablesRoute cables overhead or under suitable ramps so vehicles, water and sharp edges cannot damage them. Keep cables out of work areas, access routes and escape routes. 9. 9 Control generator fuel and fumesPlace generators in a ventilated position with exhaust fumes away from people, doors and air intakes. Store and handle fuel safely, and never refuel a hot or running generator. 10. 10 Complete daily temporary-service checksAt the start of each shift check cables, sockets, lights, generator fumes, hoses, tanks and drains. Record defects, isolate unsafe equipment and report repairs before the service is used. 11. 11 Use protected site socketsUse the specified temporary board and RCD-protected sockets for site equipment. Keep boards and connections dry, guarded and accessible for isolation. 12. 12 Light work areas and routesProvide artificial lighting where natural light is not enough for work or movement. Keep work areas, access routes and escape routes lit while they are in use. 13. 13 Provide emergency lightingProvide emergency lighting where a failed primary light could make work or an escape route unsafe. Test it before the route is used and after changes to the temporary supply. 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, 4 pages](https://complyonsite.com/rams/samples/temporary-site-services-rams-example.pdf) ## What a temporary site services RAMS covers 110 V supply, lighting, generators, temporary water and drainage for the length of the job. Not covered: the permanent electrical installation. - Temporary electrical and lighting - Temporary water and drainage ## Suggested steps and hazards for temporary site services Suggested for temporary electrical and lighting before any questions are answered. 1. ### Use a competent electrical contractor - Have a competent electrical contractor design, install, maintain and remove the temporary distribution. - Keep permanent installation work outside this temporary-services method. Hazard Electric shock, fire or a failed temporary supply Who might be harmed and how Electrical workers and everyone on site Controls in place - Keep electrical work with the competent contractor. - Do not improvise a temporary board or connection. Temporary distribution needs electrical competence from setup through removal. [Electrical safety on construction sites](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg141.pdf) 2. ### Check for asbestos before you drill or fix - In a building put up or done up before 2000, ask for the asbestos survey before you drill, chase or clip anything. - Read what it says about the ceilings, risers, ducts and boarding your cables or pipes run through. - No survey, or a board you do not recognise: stop and get it checked. Hazard Breathing asbestos fibres from old boards, sheets or lagging you drill into Who might be harmed and how The installer and everyone using the building Controls in place - 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. Temporary services get run through the old ceilings and risers where asbestos board is left. [HSE: The duty to manage asbestos in buildings: Arrange an asbestos survey](https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/duty/arrange-asbestos-survey.htm) 3. ### Use 110 V and RCD protection - Use 110 V centre-tapped supplies and RCD protection for temporary site equipment. - Keep the board dry, guarded and easy to isolate. Hazard Electric shock or fire from a fault in the temporary supply Who might be harmed and how Workers using the service and people nearby Controls in place - Test and inspect the protection as required before use. - Take damaged leads, plugs and sockets out of service. Reduced voltage and RCD protection limit the harm from a temporary electrical fault. [Electrical safety on construction sites](https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/priced/hsg141.pdf) ## What the builder asks about temporary site services Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests. The job - What will this supply power? - What water is needed? Where - Where will the power come from? - Where will wastewater go? - What happens if normal lighting fails? - What pipes or cables run where you will fix or run the temporary services? How it’s done - What will you stand on to reach the work? - Could the water supply stand unused? ## What your temporary site services 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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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.