RAMS for Electricians

An electrical RAMS has to show the site how the supply will be isolated, proved dead and kept that way while the work is done. Principal contractors and facilities managers read the isolation steps before anything else, because the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require work on dead equipment wherever possible and put the burden on the contractor to show live working was unavoidable.

A RAMS Pal document for electrical work builds that in. Confirm that isolation is required and the method statement includes locking off, proving dead with a GS38-compliant tester and the permit to work the site will expect; the hazards section scores electric shock, arc flash and work at height on a 5×5 matrix with the controls beside them. Distribution board replacements, commercial rewires, periodic inspection and testing, EV charge point installation and emergency lighting works are all covered by the same set of questions.

The document also carries what the site checks alongside the electrical detail: the ECS or CSCS cards your operatives hold, the 110 V tools and test equipment with their inspection status, the PPE schedule to standard, and the emergency arrangements for an electrical injury.