RAMS template for EV charger installers
EV charger installer RAMS should cover survey, supply assessment, cable route, ground or wall works, mounting, connection, inspection, testing and customer handover. Electric shock, arc flash, hidden services, unsuitable earthing, drilling dust, vehicle movement and trailing charging leads are key hazards. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require systems and work to prevent danger and require competence appropriate to the task. A competent electrician familiar with current EV requirements, BS 7671 and applicable notification arrangements must design, install and certify the work. Confirm the supply and earthing solution rather than relying on assumptions, safely isolate and prove dead, scan before drilling, provide impact protection where vehicles manoeuvre and verify protective functions before the charger is released for use.
- ✓Typical ev charger installer tasks: EV chargepoint installation, Safe electrical isolation, Working near buried or overhead services, Drilling into walls, floors or ceilings
- ✓Sequence of works, plant, permits and PPE
- ✓Editable Word and print-ready PDF
In short
A RAMS (risk assessment and method statement) is a combined document that identifies the hazards of a specific job, the controls that reduce the risk, and the step-by-step safe method of work. UK law requires a suitable and sufficient risk assessment; main contractors usually require a RAMS before you start on site.
What it must include
- ✓Scope of works, site address, dates and who is involved
- ✓Hazards, who could be harmed and how
- ✓Control measures and the risk rating before and after
- ✓Sequence of works from preparation to completion
- ✓Plant, tools, permits and PPE
- ✓Competence, supervision and emergency arrangements
- ✓Briefing and sign-off by the people doing the work
You stay the duty holder: review the document for your site before work starts. SitePaper is a drafting tool, not a consultancy.