RAMS-17 Confined Space Entry - Manholes and Tanks - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)
A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Confined Space Entry - Manholes and Tanks, written as a full worked example on a real-looking UK project, the way a principal contractor's reviewer expects to receive it.
Not a blank form. Every hazard row and every step of the sequence is filled in for a named task, with plant, quantities, named roles and the hold points a reviewer looks for. You edit the specifics for your job; the structure, the control hierarchy and the standards table are already right.
Risk assessment (RAMS-17-RA): 10 hazards, each with who is at risk and how, existing controls, likelihood and severity on a 5 × 5 matrix before and after additional controls, the hierarchy of control from MHSWR Schedule 1, PPE beyond site minimum, emergency arrangements and a review record. Hazards covered include:
- Toxic / asphyxiating atmosphere - H2S, methane, CO, oxygen deficiency from the live sewer at MH-F04 and from decomposing debris; disturbed sludge releasing H2S
- Flooding / surcharge - live sewer at MH-F04 surcharging in rain; the bung failing under head
- Rescue failure - rescuers entering, no winch, casualty unrecoverable
- Falls into the manhole and from the step irons; cover handling
- Biological - leptospirosis (Weil's disease), hepatitis A, gastro-intestinal infection from sewage contact
- Communication failure - top man cannot see or hear the entrant
And 4 more.
Method statement (RAMS-17-MS): scope, persons and competence, 7 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (5), a 13-step sequence of work with hazards, controls and the check or ITP line for each step, emergency arrangements specific to the task, supervision and stop-work triggers, and the briefing and sign-on record.
Standards and guidance cited, checked at current edition: Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 regs 1 (definitions), 4 (work in confined spaces, L101, EH40/2005, CDM 2015 reg 29, LOLER 1998 reg 9; L113, HS-P03 Confined space entry permit (H&S pack), HSE leptospirosis guidance (INDG84 withdrawn, ITP C-107 Below-ground drainage. The Standards and Guidance table in the RA names the edition and where it was checked.
Also included: the RAMS Library Index and Delivery Guide with the reviewer's 20-point checklist and the twelve reasons RAMS get rejected.
Need more than one trade? The RAMS Library has all twenty pairs plus the blank RA and MS templates for £245 - all 20 for the price of 7.
Format: two Microsoft Word documents (.docx), A4, branded, unlocked and editable, plus the guide. Single-company licence: use on as many of your own projects as you like; not for resale.
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