# RAMS Pre-Submission Checklist

Use this checklist before sending RAMS to a client, principal contractor or site manager.

This is a drafting aid, not legal advice. A competent person must review the final document against the actual site, task, workforce and contract requirements before use.

## Document Identity

- [ ] Project name, site address and work area are specific.
- [ ] Contractor, client and principal contractor names are correct.
- [ ] Task title describes the actual work, not a generic trade heading.
- [ ] Document reference, version number and issue date are present.
- [ ] Author, reviewer and approval or acceptance status are recorded.

## Scope And Site Specificity

- [ ] The sequence of work matches the actual site programme.
- [ ] Access routes, delivery routes and exclusion zones are named.
- [ ] Nearby trades, public interface and occupied-premises issues are considered.
- [ ] Site rules, induction requirements and permit requirements are referenced.
- [ ] Weather, lighting, ground conditions or confined-space factors are considered where relevant.

## Risk Assessment

- [ ] All significant task hazards are listed.
- [ ] People at risk are identified by role or group.
- [ ] Inherent and residual risk scores are recorded consistently.
- [ ] Control measures follow the hierarchy of control where reasonably practicable.
- [ ] PPE is not used as the only control for high-risk hazards.
- [ ] Residual high-risk items have named additional controls or a stop-work trigger.

## Method Statement

- [ ] Every major risk control appears in the sequence of works.
- [ ] The sequence is practical and chronological.
- [ ] Plant, tools, materials and equipment are named.
- [ ] Competence, supervision and briefing arrangements are recorded.
- [ ] Inspection or test records are named where required.

## Emergency And Permits

- [ ] Emergency contact, first aider, muster point and nearest A&E are included where needed.
- [ ] Rescue arrangements are specific for work at height, confined spaces or excavations.
- [ ] Permit-to-work triggers have been checked.
- [ ] Fire, hot work, buried services, isolation and lifting controls are included where relevant.

## Briefing And Close-Out

- [ ] The RAMS briefing record is included.
- [ ] Workers have a route to raise changes or stop work.
- [ ] Review triggers are stated: site change, incident, new hazard, new method, new worker group.
- [ ] The document is signed or accepted in line with the site process.

## Official Sources To Check

- HSE: Managing risks and risk assessment at work - https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm
- CDM 2015 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/51/contents/made