RAMS-13 Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Installation - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)

A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Installation, 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-13-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:

• Electric shock - connection to DB-C04 (live from December), the central battery unit (DC, 110 V battery string), luminaire supplies
• Falls - device installation at ceiling level 2.7 m, void work at 3.6 m, workshop detectors at 6.5 m by MEWP, lobby panel from a podium
• Noise - sounder / VAD testing at 100+ dB(A) at 1 m; site-wide alarm
• Confusion between the site's temporary fire alarm and the new system during commissioning - a real fire ignored as a test
• Fire-resistant cabling on shared containment - damage by other trades, wrong separation, unsupported cable (circuit integrity)
• Drilling into the deck and walls - other services, silica dust

And 4 more.

Method statement (RAMS-13-MS): scope, persons and competence, 5 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (6), 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: BS 5839-1:2025, BS 5266-1:2025, BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 regs 4, 13, 14, GS38, WAHR 2005; BS 8460:2025, Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 reg 4, Building Regulations 2010 regulation 38 (fire safety information), ITPs E-018, E-019; T-031, T-032, T-037. 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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Built by StructAssure Ltd - Chartered construction and quality professionals (MCIOB, CQP MCQI, MAPM). Independently audited before release.