RAMS-05 Scaffold Erection and Dismantling - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)

A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Scaffold Erection and Dismantling, 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-05-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:

• Scaffolder falling during erection or dismantling - unguarded lift, leading edge
• Scaffold collapse - ties, foundations, overload, wind on netting
• Falling materials - tubes, fittings, boards during erection; debris from users
• Manual handling - 17 kg tubes, 22 kg boards, 26 kg transoms, repeated to 9.6 m
• Unauthorised or incomplete scaffold used by other trades
• Unauthorised alteration by other trades - ties or guard rails removed for cladding

And 4 more.

Method statement (RAMS-05-MS): scope, persons and competence, 6 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (5), a 14-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: NASC TG20:21, NASC SG4:22, WAHR 2005 regs 4-8, 12; Sch 2, Sch 3, BS EN 12811-1:2003, BS 5975-1:2024; TW-011 (Temporary Works pack), NASC TG4, L23, HS-I02 Scaffold inspection register (H&S pack). 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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