Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) Training Course

BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION TO RISK
• Site Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
o History
o Legal Requirements
o Definitions
• What is Risk?
o Risk
o Likelihood
• Risks vs. Issues
• What is a Risk Assessment?

THE IMPORTANCE OF RISK ASSESSMENT
• Why is Risk Assessment Important?
• The Aim of Risk Assessment
• Principles of Prevention
• Risk Score Calculator
• Specific Task Risk Assessment

RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS
• Five steps to Risk Assessment
• Types of Risk Assessment
• Defining Practical and Realistic Control Measures
• Qualitative vs. Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods

METHOD STATEMENTS
• What is a Method Statement?
• Difference between Risk Assessment and Method Statement
• The requirements of a method statement
• Method Statement Form
• Defining Sequence of Works (Step by Step)
• Standard vs. Task Specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS)
• Keeping Records
• Permits to Work
• What Are the Tasks Involved?
o Hazards
o Risks
• How Will Hazards and Risks Be Controlled?

REVIEWING AND APPROVALS OF RAMS
• Effective Communication of RAMS policies
• Implementation of Control Measures
• Dynamic Risk Assessments
• Reviewing and Updating RAMS
• Approving RAMS

EXAMPLES
• Safe Work Method Statement Example
• The Role of H&S Managers and Coordinators in RAMS
• Welfare, Personal Protection, and Emergency Procedures
• The Consequences of Working without ‘RAMS’

PRACTICE RISK ASSESSMENTS AND METHOD STATEMENTS
• Prepare Risk Assessments
• Prepare Safety Method Statements
• Recognise Where HSE Enforced Action Would Be Taken
• Discuss Futuristic Measures of Control