Risk Assessment/ Method Statement (RAMS)

• Organisation Unit

• Location
  Address

• Task

• Description of Activity

• Cost of Control Measures

• Does this need to added to the risk register?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Issue number

  Issue 1

  Issue 2

  Issue 3

  Issue 4

  Issue 5

• Purpose of new issue

  Select general review (2 years since last review) Due to an accident Due to change in process Risk assessment no longer suitable

  • general review (2 years since last review)
  • Due to an accident
  • Due to change in process
  • Risk assessment no longer suitable

• Add detailed description of review

• Assessment Date

  Date

• Review Date

  Date

• Assessor (name)

• Assisted by (names)

• Work Start Time

  Date

• Work Planned End Time

  Date

• Works Supervisor

Personnel carrying out work

• Operator name

• Role in the task

  Crane operator

  MEWP operator

  Banksman

  Other

• Is the operator adequately trained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has the operator had suitable health surveillance?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency and Welfare Preparedness

• What is the location of the welfare facilities?
  Address
• Where is the evacuation muster point?
  Address

• Who is the first aider on site?

• Where is the location of the first aid box?
  Address

• Is a Permit to Work (PTW) required?

  Yes

  No

• What type of PTW is required?

  Electrical

  Confined space

  Working at height

  Hot work

  Other

Add a Hazard

• Select your Hazard

  Select Confined Spaces Contact with electricity Contact with moving machinery parts Contact with moving object Contact with moving vehicles Contact with stationary object Contact with needle stick or open blade Contact with objects at height Contact with hazardous materials Contact with dusts Contact with biohazards Lifting objects using mechanical aids Lone working Moving heavy objects (manually) Repetitive movements Slippery or uneven surfaces Falling from height Working at night/ shift work Working with display screens Working with open flames/ hot work Working with deep water Working in low/ high temperatures Working with loud noises/ long term noise Other unlisted hazard

  • Confined Spaces
  • Contact with electricity
  • Contact with moving machinery parts
  • Contact with moving object
  • Contact with moving vehicles
  • Contact with stationary object
  • Contact with needle stick or open blade
  • Contact with objects at height
  • Contact with hazardous materials
  • Contact with dusts
  • Contact with biohazards
  • Lifting objects using mechanical aids
  • Lone working
  • Moving heavy objects (manually)
  • Repetitive movements
  • Slippery or uneven surfaces
  • Falling from height
  • Working at night/ shift work
  • Working with display screens
  • Working with open flames/ hot work
  • Working with deep water
  • Working in low/ high temperatures
  • Working with loud noises/ long term noise
  • Other unlisted hazard

• What is the source of Hazard?

• Who is exposed?

  Select Employee Colleague Third Party employee (or contractor) Visitor Member of Public Young person New or expectant mother

  • Employee
  • Colleague
  • Third Party employee (or contractor)
  • Visitor
  • Member of Public
  • Young person
  • New or expectant mother

• What is the type of injury that could occur?

• What are the existing controls?

• How much is the likelihood of occurrence of hazard

  Almost Certain

  Likely

  Moderate

  Unlikely

  Rare

• What could be the severity of Injury/ Disease

  Select Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

  • Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage
  • Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage
  • Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage
  • Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage
  • Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very low

  Low

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  High

  Medium

  Low

  Very Low

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very High

  High

  Medium

  Low

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  Extreme

  Very High

  High

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• please first go and complete the risk assessment for COSHH/ handling hazardous materials and ensure you have a current safety data sheet available

• Source of Hazard

• Who is exposed

  Select Employee Colleague Third Party employee (or contractor) Visitor Member of Public Young person New or expectant mother

  • Employee
  • Colleague
  • Third Party employee (or contractor)
  • Visitor
  • Member of Public
  • Young person
  • New or expectant mother

• What is the type of injury that could occur?

• Existing Controls

• How much is the likelihood of occurrence of hazard

  Almost Certain

  Likely

  Moderate

  Unlikely

  Rare

• What could be the severity of Injury/ Disease

  Select Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

  • Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage
  • Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage
  • Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage
  • Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage
  • Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very low

  Low

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very High

  High

  Medium

  Low

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• please first complete the risk assessment for Manual handling

• Source of Hazard

• Who is exposed

  Select Employee Colleague Third Party employee (or contractor) Visitor Member of Public Young person New or expectant mother

  • Employee
  • Colleague
  • Third Party employee (or contractor)
  • Visitor
  • Member of Public
  • Young person
  • New or expectant mother

• What is the type of injury that could occur?

• Existing Controls

• How much is the likelihood of occurrence of hazard

  Almost Certain

  Likely

  Moderate

  Unlikely

  Rare

• What could be the severity of Injury/ Disease

  Select Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

  • Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage
  • Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage
  • Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage
  • Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage
  • Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very low

  Low

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• please first go and complete the risk assessment for using display screen equipment (DSE)

• Source of Hazard

• Who is exposed

  Select Employee Colleague Third Party employee (or contractor) Visitor Member of Public Young person New or expectant mother

  • Employee
  • Colleague
  • Third Party employee (or contractor)
  • Visitor
  • Member of Public
  • Young person
  • New or expectant mother

• What is the type of injury that could occur?

• Existing Controls

• How much is the likelihood of occurrence of hazard

  Almost Certain

  Likely

  Moderate

  Unlikely

  Rare

• What could be the severity of Injury/ Disease

  Select Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

  • Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage
  • Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage
  • Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage
  • Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage
  • Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very low

  Low

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• Other Hazard

• Source of Hazard

• Who is exposed

  Select Employee Colleague Third Party employee (or contractor) Visitor Member of Public Young person New or expectant mother

  • Employee
  • Colleague
  • Third Party employee (or contractor)
  • Visitor
  • Member of Public
  • Young person
  • New or expectant mother

• What is the type of injury that could occur?

• Existing Controls

• How much is the likelihood of occurrence of hazard

  Almost Certain

  Likely

  Moderate

  Unlikely

  Rare

• What could be the severity of Injury/ Disease

  Select Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

  • Insignificant - Very minor injury, insignificant damage
  • Minor - First Aid Injury, minor loss of process, slight damage
  • Significant - Lost time injury, loss of process, limited damage
  • Major - Reporting Injury, critical loss of process/damage
  • Severe - Fatality, catastrophic loss of business

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very low

  Low

  Medium

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Very Low

  Low

  Medium

  High

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Low

  Medium

  High

  Very High

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

• Use the Risk Matrix to determine the risk rating for this hazard

  

• What is the risk rating for this hazard?

  Medium

  High

  Very High

  Extreme

Add steps to complete the task

• Task Stepdo another thing

• Specialist Equipment, Plant Tools to be used

  Crane

  MEWP

  Cherry picker

  Gas detection equipment

  Other

• Complete Crane Inspection https://public-library.safetyculture.io/products/crane-inspectionqD4xn?utm_source=public-library&utm_medium=share_link&utm_content=template_B768C5E6D3FB43D2864D43AE31FD28B9

• Has the crane Inspection been completed?

  Yes

  No

• Complete MEWP Inspection https://public-library.safetyculture.io/products/mewp-inspection-report-LHXPP?utm_source=public-library&utm_medium=share_link&utm_content=template_937d8287e6f140cba02635de06f5f72b

• Has the MEWP Inspection been completed?

  Yes

  No

• Complete Cherry Picker Inspection https://public-library.safetyculture.io/products/working-at-heights-inspection?utm_source=public-library&utm_medium=share_link&utm_content=template_88a90bddbe68430e993430ed54acea2c

• Has the Cherry Picker Inspection been completed?

  Yes

  No

• Are machinery protection devices (guards, interlocks) used as a control measure for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is there a specific system of work (e.g. SSW, JSA, Work at Height Permit) required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is Hearing Protection required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  Select EN352 Disposable ear plugs EN352 Reusable ear plugs EN352 Over ear defenders EN352 Communication Ear defenders

  • EN352 Disposable ear plugs
  • EN352 Reusable ear plugs
  • EN352 Over ear defenders
  • EN352 Communication Ear defenders

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is Eye Protection required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  EN166 safety glasses - clear

  EN166 safety glasses - tinted

  EN166 safety goggles

  EN166/EN170 Face shield

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is Respiratory Protection required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  Select EN136 - face/dust mask EN136 - respirator - face fit required self contained breathing apparatus - training required

  • EN136 - face/dust mask
  • EN136 - respirator - face fit required
  • self contained breathing apparatus - training required

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is Hand Protection required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  Select EN388 Puncture resistant EN388 Cut resistant EN388 Impact resistant EN388 Abrasion resistant EN374 Chemical resistant EN407 Thermal (heat) resistant EN511 Thermal (cold) resistant EN388 Vibration resistant

  • EN388 Puncture resistant
  • EN388 Cut resistant
  • EN388 Impact resistant
  • EN388 Abrasion resistant
  • EN374 Chemical resistant
  • EN407 Thermal (heat) resistant
  • EN511 Thermal (cold) resistant
  • EN388 Vibration resistant

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is protective coveralls/ clothing required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  Overalls

  Apron

  Knee/ Elbow pads

  Other

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is Hi Vis Clothing required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/Grade

  Select EN471,2 Hi Vis Vest front fastening

  • EN471,2 Hi Vis Vest front fastening

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is safety footwear required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Specify Type/ Grade

  EN20345 Safety boots

  EN20345 Safety shoes

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Is there other personal protective equipment required for this task?

  Yes

  No

• Please specify

• Specify Type/ Grade

• Task / Hazard Controlled

• Manager's Name & Signature

  Sign

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