RAMS template for kitchen fitters
Kitchen fitter RAMS should sequence strip-out, service isolation, cabinet and worktop preparation, fixing, appliance connections and handover. Hidden electricity, gas and water services, silica or wood dust, sharp tools, heavy worktops, temporary instability and occupants entering the area are significant hazards. CDM 2015 requires domestic as well as commercial construction work to be planned and managed, with contractors competent for their tasks. Survey service routes and asbestos information before drilling or demolition, and isolate supplies through authorised people. Use mechanical aids and coordinated lifts for stone or large worktops, with controlled cutting methods. Electrical and gas connections must be completed and certified by suitably competent people, including Gas Safe registered engineers where gas-safety law requires it.
- ✓Typical kitchen fitter tasks: Manual handling of materials, Use of portable power tools, First-fix carpentry, 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.