TRADE INSIGHT · STAXIS · PRACTICAL RESOURCES
Before you issue the RAMS
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Job: ____________________ Date: ____________ Reviewer: ____________________
□ Identify the actual job
State the location, scope, access conditions, people affected and other work nearby. Check that the document matches today’s conditions.
□ Review hazards and controls
For each hazard, identify who may be harmed and how, existing controls and any further action needed. Do not copy an example without assessing applicability.
□ Assign responsibility
Name who implements each control and when it must be complete. Confirm arrangements with the people doing the work.
□ Describe the method
Set out the work sequence, equipment, competence requirements and coordination arrangements. Make the steps usable by the team.
□ Check emergency arrangements
Use the actual site’s agreed emergency, access, communication and rescue arrangements. Specialist activities need their own competent planning.
□ Review, brief and revise
Have the responsible competent person review the document, brief those involved and revise it when the work or conditions change.