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RAMS review checklist

For the person who reviews RAMS before work starts — the questions that catch generic paperwork.

  1. Is it for THIS task on THIS site — names, dates, location, interfaces?
  2. Are the significant hazards of the actual method identified, not a generic list?
  3. Do controls follow the hierarchy — is PPE the last line, not the first?
  4. Is the method a sequence someone could actually follow, with hold points where needed?
  5. Are plant, equipment and competence requirements stated and checkable?
  6. Are interfaces addressed: other trades, the public, existing services, temporary works?
  7. Are emergency and rescue arrangements task-appropriate (height, confined space)?
  8. Is it briefed to the operatives with a record — and do they recognise the task in it?
  9. Is there a trigger for review: change of conditions, method, personnel or incident?
  10. Version control: is this the current revision, and are old copies off the site?

This checklist is a starting point prepared by Temporary Works Consulting & Design Ltd. It is not a substitute for the standard, for legislation, or for competent advice, and completing it does not make an organisation compliant or certified. A competent person must adapt it to your organisation before reliance.