SafeForJob · UK
Guides
Clear definitions and practical next steps — without fake HSE endorsement.
- What is a RAMS?RAMS means risk assessment and method statement — usually one site-specific pack for a construction or maintenance job. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- RAMS vs method statementHow the risk assessment and method statement fit together, and when clients ask for a combined RAMS. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- What is a COSHH assessment?COSHH assessments explain how you control hazardous substances for a real task, using the SDS. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- SDS vs COSHH assessmentWhy a safety data sheet informs but does not replace your COSHH assessment. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- Working at height in RAMSHow to describe access equipment, fragile surfaces and rescue thinking inside a RAMS. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- CDM and RAMS responsibilitiesHow contractors use RAMS under CDM without pretending software assigns legal duties. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- RAMS for occupied premisesExtra controls when residents, staff, patients or customers stay in the building. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- How to write a RAMSA practical sequence: describe the job, list hazards, choose controls, write the method, check names. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- How to use a RAMS templateTemplates are starting points — what you must change before issue. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- Permits to work and RAMSHow permit hold-points should appear in your method statement. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- Lone working in RAMSWhen to include check-ins, emergency cover and why ‘lone working’ is not a full RAMS. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.
- Emergency arrangements in RAMSFirst aid, fire, spill and rescue details that belong in the document. Practical UK guidance for contractors — with links to free tools.