RAMS Template Risk Assessment Method Statement
Risk Assessment & Method Statement (RAMS) Procedure Template (UK)
Approx. 8 pages · 15 sectionsBranded PDF + editable WordLast reviewed:
What is a risk assessment & method statement procedure and who needs one?
A RAMS procedure explains how your organisation produces risk assessments and method statements for on-site work: identifying hazards, deciding controls, setting out safe step-by-step methods, briefing operatives and reviewing when conditions change. Clients and principal contractors ask for RAMS before work starts, and tenders ask how you produce them.
Sets out when RAMS are required, who prepares and approves them, the hierarchy of control, briefing to operatives, monitoring and review.
Why buyers ask for this
Employers must carry out suitable risk assessments by law, and for works and on-site services buyers commonly ask how your risk assessments and method statements are prepared, approved and briefed to operatives.
Who needs it
Contractors and service providers carrying out on-site work.
Where it comes up in a PQQ, SQ or PSQ
Under the Procurement Act 2023, supplier selection uses the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) plus each buyer's own conditions of participation and quality questions. Typical questions this policy supports:
- "Provide example risk assessments and method statements for work of this type"
- Construction questionnaires on CDM 2015 duties and site safety arrangements
- Questions on how RAMS are briefed to operatives and reviewed
- – Commonly requested for works and on-site service contracts
What's inside
The full risk assessment & method statement procedure runs to about 8 pages (including the branded cover and document control page) across 15 sections:
- Purpose
- Scope
- Roles & Responsibilities
- RAMS Principles
- Planning & Risk Assessment Process
- Content of Method Statements (RAMS)
- When RAMS Are Required
- Communication & Briefing
- Dynamic Risk Assessment & Changes on Site
- Coordination with Contractors & Clients
- Documentation, Storage & Retention
- Training & Competence
- Monitoring, Review & Audit
- Enforcement
- Review
Key points covered
- When RAMS are required
- Roles and responsibilities
- Hazard identification and hierarchy of control
- Approval
- Briefing and sign-on
- Monitoring and review
Every document carries your logo, company name, version number, approval signatory and next review date, in branded PDF plus editable Word.
UK legislation, standards and guidance it references
Excerpt preview
[Your Company Ltd] (“the Company”) is committed to managing health and safety risks in a systematic and proportionate way. The purpose of this RAMS Procedure is to: This Procedure applies to: Compliance with this Procedure is mandatory for all relevant activities.
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How to adapt it
- Read every section and remove anything that doesn’t reflect how your organisation actually works.
- Complete the bracketed [ADAPT] prompts with your own arrangements, people and data.
- Have the policy approved and signed by a director or equivalent, and communicate it to staff.
- Keep evidence that you follow it, and review it by the date shown.
Risk Assessment & Method Statement Procedure FAQs
Is a method statement a legal requirement?
Risk assessment is a legal duty under regulation 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Method statements are not always legally required, but clients and principal contractors routinely ask for them.
What is the difference between a risk assessment and a method statement?
A risk assessment identifies hazards and the controls needed. A method statement describes the step-by-step safe way of doing the job with those controls in place.
Who should write the RAMS?
A competent person who understands the task and the site, ideally with input from the operatives doing the work. The procedure sets out review and approval before work begins.
How much does the Risk Assessment & Method Statement Procedure template cost?
£19.99 per policy, or £199 for all 39 policies. It is a one-off payment with no subscription, and you download branded PDF and editable Word files straight away.
Free guides
- Health and safety policy for tenders: what buyers expect
- Documents needed for public sector tenders: a UK checklist
- CHAS, Constructionline and SafeContractor: policies and documents checklist
General information, not legal advice. Requirements differ between buyers and change over time; always check the tender documents.