RAMS-16 Hot Works - Welding, Cutting and Torch-On - Risk Assessment and Method Statement, Worked Example (Word, UK, 2026)
A complete, paired risk assessment and method statement for Hot Works - Welding, Cutting and Torch-On, 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-16-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:
- Fire - sparks, spatter and hot slag falling through the deck onto stored materials, nets, timber, packaging; ignition after the crew leaves
- Welding and cutting fume - iron oxide, manganese, NO2, ozone; all welding fume a lung carcinogen (HSE 2019)
- Falls - working at the deck leading edge and stair opening, from the podium; tripping on studs and cables
- Gas cylinders - oxygen and propane: leaks, flashback, cylinder fire, manual handling, cylinders left in the building
- Electric shock - welding sets (open-circuit voltage), damp deck, damaged leads, working in contact with the steel
- Arc eye, UV / IR burns, spatter burns
And 4 more.
Method statement (RAMS-16-MS): scope, persons and competence, 7 items of plant with their inspection requirements, materials and hazardous substances, permits and hold points (5), a 12-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: Fire Prevention on Construction Sites, HSE welding fume safety bulletin STSU1-2019, EH40/2005, HSG139, HSG168, DSEAR 2002; INDG370(rev1), COSHH 2002 regs 7, 9, 11; L5, HSG107; Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 Sch 1, BS EN 1090-2:2018+A1:2024; BS EN ISO 9606-1, ITP C-106 line 2.4 (site welding) with Ashby's welding inspection and NDT records. 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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