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A blank mobile scaffold tower RAMS to fill in: job details, method statement, risk assessment and briefing record.
Risk assessment and method statement
Mobile scaffold tower 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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Mobile scaffold tower RAMS example
The same RAMS, filled in for one job.
Risk assessment and method statement
Mobile scaffold tower, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse
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.
Tools and materials falling onto people below
People below
Bring waste down by hand or in bags. Never throw it. Keep the exclusion zone up until the last item is down.
The wrong parts or sequence cause a fall or tower collapse
Tower users and people below
Keep the manual with the tower information. Stop if the configuration is not covered.
A hurt person is left on the platform with no way of getting them down
Tower users and rescuers
Do not rely on the fire service as the rescue plan.
Soft, sloping or improvised support overturns the tower
Tower users and people nearby
Check the base before climbing. Keep within the maker’s height and loading limits.
An unguarded platform, falling part or wrong sequence causes a fall or collapse
Tower assemblers and people below
Use competent people and matching components. Stop if the configuration is not covered.
A defect in the assembled tower is missed before use
Tower users and people below
Keep it out of use until the inspection is complete. Recheck after it has been moved or altered, or after anything that could have affected it.
Falling from the tower platform; the tower overturning; tools or materials dropped from the platform
The person on the platform, where a guardrail or toe board is missing or was never fitted. Anyone on or beside the tower, if it is moved with people or materials on it, or built without its stabilisers. Anyone passing or working underneath.
Fit the required guardrails, braces and stabilisers. Move the tower only with nobody and nothing on it. Keep the area around the tower controlled.
A fall or dropped item injures the tower user or people below
Tower users and people below
Do not climb guardrails or add boxes, ladders or loose platforms. Keep the area below controlled.
An occupied or unstable tower overturns or strikes people and services
Tower movers and nearby people
Push or pull from the base only. Keep people clear of the route.
A fall or falling part while the tower comes down
Tower assemblers and people below
Use competent people. Do not leave a part-dismantled tower where someone can climb it.
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.
Mobile scaffold tower, Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse
- Company
- Hollins & Reed Contracting Ltd
- Site and work area
- Unit 3, Canal Side Business Park, Stockport: warehouse
- Planned dates
- 12 to 14 October 2026
- In charge on site
- Dan Hollins
- Team
- Two operatives trained in tower assembly: Dan Hollins leads and signs the tower inspection; Priya Shah works with him and helps move the tower.
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.
- 2Stop things falling on people belowKeep people out of the area below the work so nobody walks under the tools and materials. Keep toe boards and guards in place on any platform, and lanyard tools where you can.
- 3Use the tower manualMatch every frame, brace, platform, guardrail and stabiliser to this job's system. Use trained people and do not improvise missing parts.
- 4Plan how to get someone downBefore anyone climbs, assembly included, agree how someone hurt or taken ill on the platform is brought down and who does it. Everyone using the tower knows the plan.
- 5Set the tower on a firm baseSupport locked castors or base plates correctly on a firm, level floor or ground. Fit stabilisers or outriggers when the manual requires them. Never use bricks as packing.
- 6Assemble the tower safelyWhen your team assembles it, follow the 3T or advance guard rail sequence from the manual, so nobody stands on an unguarded platform. Keep the area below controlled.
- 7Check the complete towerBefore use, check the platform, guardrails, toe boards, access, braces, wheels and stabilisers. A competent person inspects it after assembly, and at least every 7 days where someone could fall 2 m or more. The inspector reports before the end of the shift and gives a copy within 24 hours. Keep the report.
- 8Use the mobile towerFollow the supplier instructions for any build or change. Check the tower before first use and after it is moved. Lock the wheels before using the platform. Climb using the internal access provided. Keep the toe boards on and tools and materials inside the guardrails.
- 9Work inside the tower protectionUse the internal access provided and keep guardrails and toe boards in place. Keep tools and materials within the platform loading.
- 10Move the tower emptyRemove people and materials before moving it. Reduce it to a platform height of 4.0 m or less, raise the stabilisers no more than 25 mm, and check the route, ground and overhead clearance. Do not move it where wind or a draught can catch it. Check it again after the move.
- 11Take the tower down in sequenceTake the tower down to the manual, with the same guard rail method in reverse. Lower parts by hand, keep the area below controlled and secure them for storage.
- 12Clear 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.
What a mobile scaffold tower RAMS covers
Building a system tower to the maker's manual, working from it, moving it and taking it down. Not covered: tube and fitting scaffolds, or towers built outside the maker's configurations.
Falls from height caused 97 of 186 construction worker deaths in five years (HSE, 2021/22–2025/26p). See the figures
Suggested steps and hazards for mobile scaffold tower
Suggested for mobile tower use before any questions are answered.
Stop things falling on people below
- Keep people out of the area below the work so nobody walks under the tools and materials.
- Keep toe boards and guards in place on any platform, and lanyard tools where you can.
Hazard
Tools and materials falling onto people below
Who might be harmed and how
People below
Controls in place
- Bring waste down by hand or in bags. Never throw it.
- Keep the exclusion zone up until the last item is down.
Falling objects are a leading cause of harm to the public near construction.
HSE: Protecting the public Use the tower manual
- Match every frame, brace, platform, guardrail and stabiliser to this job's system.
- Use trained people and do not improvise missing parts.
Hazard
The wrong parts or sequence cause a fall or tower collapse.
Who might be harmed and how
Tower users and people below
Controls in place
- Keep the manual with the tower information.
- Stop if the configuration is not covered.
The maker’s system and sequence set the safe tower height and stability.
Tower scaffolds Plan how to get someone down
- Before anyone climbs, assembly included, agree how someone hurt or taken ill on the platform is brought down and who does it.
- Everyone using the tower knows the plan.
Hazard
A hurt person is left on the platform with no way of getting them down.
Who might be harmed and how
Tower users and rescuers
Controls in place
- Do not rely on the fire service as the rescue plan.
Planning work at height includes planning for emergencies and rescue.
Tower scaffolds Set the tower on a firm base
- Support locked castors or base plates correctly on a firm, level floor or ground.
- Fit stabilisers or outriggers when the manual requires them.
- Never use bricks as packing.
Hazard
Soft, sloping or improvised support overturns the tower.
Who might be harmed and how
Tower users and people nearby
Controls in place
- Check the base before climbing.
- Keep within the maker’s height and loading limits.
Firm level support and the specified stabilisers keep the tower stable.
Tower scaffolds
What the builder asks about mobile scaffold tower
Your answers decide which steps, hazards and controls it suggests.
Where
- Is the tower position ready?
How it’s done
- How high is the work, and what is the ground like?
- Which tower work will your team do?
What you’ve been told
- Do you have the tower system and manual?
What your mobile scaffold tower 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.
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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 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).
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, 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 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.