RAMS-04 Structural Steel Erection - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)
A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Structural Steel Erection, 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-04-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:
- Fall from height - erectors on beams, at connections, on the deck edge
- Structural instability during erection - columns unbraced, beams unbolted, wind on the partly erected frame
- Crane - overload, ground failure, boom contact with the OHL, load swing
- Falling objects - bolts, tools, packs, decking sheets in wind
- MEWP - overturn on the piling platform, entrapment against steel, catapult
- Slinging and load handling - beams rotating on release, pinch points at connections
And 4 more.
Method statement (RAMS-04-MS): scope, persons and competence, 7 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (8), 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: BCSA Code of Practice for the Erection of Low Rise Buildings, publication 36/04 (2004), BCSA Guide to Steel Erection in Windy Conditions, publication 39/05 (2005), BCSA Guide to the Management of Site Lifting Operations, publication 47/09 (2009); National Structural Steelwork Specification 7th edition (1st revision 2023), BS 7121-1:2016, BS EN 1090-2:2018+A1:2024, WAHR 2005 regs 4-8, Sch 2, Sch 4 (nets); BS EN 1263-1 and -2 (safety nets, BS 8460:2025, LOLER 1998 reg 8, 9; L113, TW-013 crane standing certificate (Temporary Works pack); BS 5975-1:2024, ITP C-106 Structural steelwork. 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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