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Electrical risk assessment and method statement
Prepare RAMS for safe isolation, dead alterations, consumer unit changes, containment and cabling, fibre termination, device mounting, portable appliance testing, and fixed-installation and emergency-lighting inspection and test.
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Electrical RAMS template
A blank electrical RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record.
Risk assessment and method statement
Electrical RAMS
- Company
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- Site and work area
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- Planned dates
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- In charge on site
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- Team
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Method statement
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Risk assessment
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Electrical RAMS example
The same RAMS, filled in for one job.
Risk assessment and method statement
Electrical, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: workshop
- Company
- Hollins & Reed Electrical Ltd
- Site and work area
- Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: workshop
- Planned dates
- 12 October 2026 (one day)
- In charge on site
- Dan Hollins
- Team
- Two electricians: Dan Hollins leads and holds the isolation lock; Priya Shah works with him.
Method statement
- 1Set 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.
- 2Isolate and prove deadFind every supply that feeds the work, switch it off and lock it off before you open or touch anything. Prove your tester on a known live supply, test every conductor at the work point, then prove the tester again.
- 3Check permits before workAsk the site manager 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.
- 4Control live testingDo dead checks first; test live only when it is necessary and a competent person has planned it. Use suitable leads, probes, barriers and a controlled area, then re-isolate before changing connections.
- 5Keep 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.
- 6Hand back and certify the workCheck covers, guards, labels, fire stopping and connections before restoring the supply. Complete the required tests and functional checks. Give actual results, defects and restrictions to the responsible person. Do not certify unchecked work.
- 7Confirm the change before opening itName the circuit and item being changed. Check the design or product instructions before touching retained wiring.
- 8Isolate before opening itSwitch the supply off and lock it off so nobody can put it back on, then open the item. Test at the work point to show it is dead.
- 9Identify the retained conductorsMark each conductor before removal. Stop if the cable, joint or protective path is not what the information says.
- 10Fit the specified replacementRemove the old item without damaging retained wiring. Fit the compatible item and remake each termination to its instructions.
- 11Verify and hand the circuit backInspect the completed change and arrange the applicable verification before re-energising. Record anything left disconnected or out of service.
- 12Clear and hand back the areaRemove tools, waste and unused materials. Check the area is clean and ready to use. Tell the person in charge when the work is complete.
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.
A live conductor or backfeed causes electric shock, burns or an unexpected start
The electrician and anyone near the work
Lock off the supply and put your own tag on it. Stop if you cannot find every supply or cannot get a dead reading.
Work starts without the site controls for isolation, access or a dangerous area
The electrician, site manager and other workers
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.
Exposed live parts or unexpected operation causes shock, burns, falls or fire
The electrician and people near the test
Keep people outside the test boundary and use the right test equipment. Stop if the live test cannot be controlled safely.
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.
Incomplete or unverified work is returned to use and leaves people or property unprotected
The electrician, responsible person and system users
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.
The wrong circuit, item or compatibility assumption causes shock, fire or loss of protection
Electricians and building users
Stay inside the agreed scope. Stop for an unexpected arrangement or missing information.
A live conductor causes electric shock or burns during removal
The electrician
Use the safe isolation steps for this installation. Leave your lock and warning tag on while the work goes on.
A wrong reconnection or damaged protective path causes overheating or electric shock
The electrician and users
Keep conductor identity with the circuit. Do not interrupt an earth or bonding path without the agreed method.
A loose, wrong or damaged termination overheats or leaves the installation unsafe
The electrician and building users
Use the specified component and termination method. Keep covers, cable restraint and protective connections complete.
Unverified work or an incomplete circuit is returned to use
The electrician and everyone using the installation
Do not energise work that has failed verification. Tell the responsible person about defects and restrictions.
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.
What a Electrical RAMS covers
Safe isolation, dead working, consumer unit changes, containment and cabling, fibre termination, devices, and inspection and testing. Not covered: high-voltage switching, or live working beyond controlled testing.
- Dead alteration/replacement
- Safe isolation
- Residential consumer unit
- Containment/cable
- Fibre termination
- Portable test
- Device mounting
- Fixed-installation inspection/test
- Emergency-lighting inspection/test
Suggested steps and hazards for Electrical
Suggested for dead alteration/replacement before any questions are answered.
Isolate and prove dead
- Find every supply that feeds the work, switch it off and lock it off before you open or touch anything.
- Prove your tester on a known live supply, test every conductor at the work point, then prove the tester again.
Hazard
A live conductor or backfeed causes electric shock, burns or an unexpected start
Who might be harmed and how
The electrician and anyone near the work
Controls in place
- Lock off the supply and put your own tag on it.
- Stop if you cannot find every supply or cannot get a dead reading.
The job has to stay dead the whole time terminals and gear are open.
Electricity at work: Safe working practices Check permits before work
- Ask the site manager 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, site manager and other workers
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 Control live testing
- Do dead checks first; test live only when it is necessary and a competent person has planned it.
- Use suitable leads, probes, barriers and a controlled area, then re-isolate before changing connections.
Hazard
Exposed live parts or unexpected operation causes shock, burns, falls or fire
Who might be harmed and how
The electrician and people near the test
Controls in place
- Keep people outside the test boundary and use the right test equipment.
- Stop if the live test cannot be controlled safely.
Live testing has extra exposure and needs a clear reason, boundary and stopping rule.
Safety in electrical testing at work
What the builder asks about Electrical
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
The job
- What are you changing?
- What supply feeds the work?
- Which consumer unit are you replacing?
- What are you checking?
- What is the inspection for?
- Which emergency-light test are you doing?
Where
- What will be affected while it is off?
- 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 information have you got for the change?
- Can you see and check every connection?
- How will you keep it off?
- What did the existing-installation check find?
What your Electrical 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.
The method statement and risk assessment in one A4 PDF.
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).
- An employer with five or more employees must record the significant findings. 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).
HSE guidance: the steps to manage risk and what contractors must do under CDM. 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 the PDF is made on your device.
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.