RAMS-10 Mechanical Pipework Installation and Pressure Testing - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)

A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Mechanical Pipework Installation and Pressure Testing, 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-10-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:

• Pressure test - stored energy failure of a joint, blanking plate, hose or gauge during hydraulic test at 9 bar; pneumatic test attempted
• Falls - towers in the voids, scissor MEWP at 6.5 m in the workshop, riser R-02 open floors
• Pipe handling - DN100 steel 6 m lengths (96 kg) to high level; chain blocks on the steel
• Hot work - brazing in L1-PR2 near insulation, cable and plastic pipe; oxy-fuel cylinders
• Grooving, cutting and threading - noise 94 dB(A), entanglement, cutting-oil skin contact, swarf
• Water release during test or draining - flooding onto electrical equipment (DB-L1-B and the plant motor control centre MCC-2 in L1-PR2)

And 4 more.

Method statement (RAMS-10-MS): scope, persons and competence, 6 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (6), a 15-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: HSE GS4 Safety requirements for pressure testing, BESA TR/6 Site pressure testing of pipework: guide to good practice, BESA TB60 Pipework pneumatic leak testing, PUWER 1998 regs 4-9, 11; L22, Fire Prevention on Construction Sites, HSE welding fume position (safety bulletin STSU1-2019), WAHR 2005 reg 12; BS 8460:2025, LOLER 1998; L113, EH40/2005, ITP M-023 Heating and chilled water pipework; T-034 commissioning. 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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