RAMS for Groundworkers
Create job-specific Risk Assessments and Method Statements for groundworks and excavations in minutes.
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Site supervisor briefing a team of operatives in hard hats and hi-vis from a clipboard
What a RAMS for groundworkers has to show
A groundworks RAMS is judged on the permit to dig and the excavation support. Sites want to see the service drawings obtained, the CAT and genny scan and trial holes before machine digging, how the excavation will be supported or battered, and how people are kept apart from plant. CDM 2015 makes excavation collapse and buried services specific duties, and HSG47 is the guidance a groundworks method statement is read against.
A RAMS Pal document for groundworks asks about excavations, buried services, moving plant, dust, noise and vibration, and produces the permit to dig, the service avoidance steps, the excavation support and edge protection, the plant and pedestrian segregation and the exposure controls in the method statement. Confined spaces in deep excavations and chambers are scored where they apply.
Excavations, drainage installation, foundations, service diversions, concrete pours and site clearance are all covered, and the competencies section records CPCS or NPORS plant tickets and CSCS cards for each operative.
Typical jobs
- Excavations
- Drainage installation
- Foundations
- Service diversions
- Concrete pours
- Site clearance
Typical hazards
- Excavations
- Moving vehicles
- Buried services
- Manual handling
- Noise
- Dust
Legislation and guidance
The regulations and guidance a RAMS for groundworkers is read against, and that the generated document cites where its hazards apply.
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Specific duties on excavations: prevent collapse, falls into them and contact with buried services.
HSE HSG47 Avoiding danger from underground services
Plans, cable locators, safe digging practice and the permit to dig a site expects.
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
Excavators, dumpers and compaction plant: inspection, competence and segregation.
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 and Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005
Breakers, compactors and saws: trigger-time limits and hearing protection.
Confined Spaces Regulations 1997
Deep excavations, manholes and chambers with restricted access.
Issued in the format the site expects
Hazards, control measures and residual risk scored line by line, with a method statement your operatives can follow step by step.
How it works
Describe the job
Write the work in plain English.
Answer relevant questions
Site, workers, equipment, access and hazards.
Generate and review
Edit every section before you issue it.
Example RAMS
Solar Panel Installation — Warehouse Roof
Installation of 24 roof-mounted photovoltaic panels, mounting rails, DC cabling and a string inverter to the north elevation of an occupied distribution warehouse. Roof access will be gained via a MEWP with a temporary edge protection system to the working area.
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FAQ
Guides
- What is a RAMS document?
- How to write a method statement
- RAMS vs risk assessment: what is the difference?
- When do you need a RAMS? UK requirements explained
- Working at height risk assessment: what it must cover
- COSHH assessments for contractors
- CDM 2015 for small contractors and sole traders
- What principal contractors check in a RAMS
Page last reviewed 5 September 2026.
RAMS Pal is a documentation support tool. Generated content must be reviewed and adapted to the actual work, site conditions, workforce, equipment and applicable health & safety requirements.