A RAMS pack is what a client or a principal contractor asks for when they say send me your RAMS, and it is more than the RAMS. It is the risk assessment and method statement for each task the contractor will do, plus the evidence that sits around them: insurance, competence and training records, the plant and equipment inspection records, the COSHH assessments where substances are used, and the emergency arrangements. The risk assessment and method statement tool on this site prints the RAMS at the centre of the pack, free.
The RAMS, one per task
Each task's assessment and method, site-specific, with the sign-on. 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. Under CDM 2015, cited below, the principal contractor checks each against the construction phase plan; the pack is how they arrive together.
The evidence around them
Public and employer's liability insurance certificates, the competence and training of the people named in the method, the inspection records for the plant and access equipment the method names, the COSHH assessments for the substances, the permits the task will need. Each is referenced from the RAMS and included behind it.
The emergency arrangements
First aid, the nearest hospital, the rescue plan for height, the site's own procedure, and who to call, stated once in the pack and referenced from each RAMS rather than copied into each. A pack whose RAMS carry different hospital addresses is a pack assembled from old jobs.
Assembling and keeping it
The pack is built per job from the current documents and sent with a date; the approved pack is filed against the job with the approval. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the RAMS and the job's records together; the free tool prints each RAMS. 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 pack
How big is a RAMS pack?
As big as the job's tasks and evidence; a one-task job sends one RAMS and the certificates.
Who approves the pack?
The principal contractor or the client's representative, before the start date, against the site's plan.
Is the tool free?
Yes, without an account.