RAMS assessment is the check a contractor runs on their own RAMS before the site manager does, and it is the same five things. Are the hazards this site's? Does every control appear at a step? Are the site's permits and the plant named at the steps that need them? Are the emergency and rescue arrangements the site's, with a rescue plan where there is height? Is the sign-on ready? The risk assessment and method statement tool on this site prints RAMS that pass, free and without an account.
Hazards and controls
The assessment's rows for this site, each numbered, each with a specific control and a residual risk; the method with each control at a step by number. The HSE's guidance, cited below, gives risk assessment as five steps: identify hazards, assess the risks, control the risks, record your findings, review the controls, and says that if you employ 5 or more people you must record your significant findings.
Permits, plant, interfaces
The permits the site's plan requires, named at the steps; the plant with its inspection status; the interfaces with other trades where the programme puts them next door. Under CDM, cited below, this is what the site manager checks the RAMS against.
Emergency and rescue
The site's procedure, the hospital, the first aider, and for work at height the rescue plan with the people and equipment on site to carry it out. The HSE's work at height law page, cited below, is the rule the plan answers.
Sign-on and version
The version number in the header, the sign-on sheet ready for the briefing, the review date set. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the signed version against the job; the tool prints it. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: SafetyCulture lists its Premium plan at $29 per seat per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with a free plan for small teams; Contractor Foreman lists its Basic plan at $49 per month for one user. DailyLogDesk Pro is $29 per month for the whole site team.
Questions people ask about rams assessment
What gets a RAMS returned most often?
Generic hazards, then a missing rescue plan on a height task.
Should someone other than the author assess the RAMS?
Yes; the reviewer line in the header is for that person.
Is the tool free?
Yes, without an account.