A RAMS statement, in the way the phrase is used, is the method statement: the half of the RAMS that says how the work is done. It contains the steps in order, setting up, doing, making safe, each naming the control from the assessment that it applies; the plant with its inspections; the permits; the PPE per step; the emergency and rescue arrangements; the sign-on sheet. What makes it followable is one action per step with the role and the control named. The risk assessment and method statement tool on this site prints it, free.
Steps a crew can follow
One action, one role, one control per step, in the order the work happens. Set the exclusion zone. Isolate and prove dead. Erect the edge protection. Then the work, then the reverse. A step with two actions is two steps; a step that names no control is one where the crew decides.
Built from the assessment
Every control the assessment found appears at a step by hazard number; the tool on this site places them so none is lost. 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.
Around the steps
Plant listed with its inspection status, the permits the task needs, the PPE where it changes, and the emergency arrangements with the rescue plan for height. Under CDM, cited below, the site manager checks these against the site's plan.
The sign-on and the record
The crew's signatures on the version briefed, with the date, and the statement kept against the job with the assessment it applies. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps it; 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 statement
Is a RAMS statement the same as a method statement?
Yes; the phrase means the method half of the RAMS.
How long should the statement be?
As long as the steps; the tool prints the reading time as the check.
Is the tool free?
Yes, without an account.