UK construction-safety guidance by the Riskora Editorial Team
Confined spaces kill quickly and without warning. Toxic atmospheres, oxygen depletion, and engulfment hazards claim lives every year in the UK — often killing would-be rescuers as well as the original entrant. If your team is about to enter a manhole, tank, sewer, trench, or any enclosed space, you need a RAMS that covers atmospheric monitoring, rescue procedures, and permit-to-work systems.
Example RAMS
RAMS for Confined Space Entry — UK
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The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997 require employers to avoid confined space entry wherever possible. Where entry is unavoidable, a safe system of work must be established before anyone enters. A RAMS is the standard mechanism for documenting this safe system of work. Under CDM 2015, confined space work is treated as high-risk and requires specific planning, competent supervision, and emergency rescue arrangements. The RAMS must be in place, briefed to all entrants, and a permit-to-work issued before any entry occurs.
A utilities contractor in Glasgow needs to enter a 3-metre deep manhole to inspect and repair a sewer connection. The space has not been entered for over a year and there is potential for hydrogen sulphide accumulation. The client requires a confined space RAMS and permit-to-work before entry. Using Riskora, the supervisor selects the confined space preset, adds atmospheric monitoring and rescue procedures, specifies BA set requirements, and generates the RAMS in under 5 minutes — ensuring the rescue team is briefed and standby equipment is confirmed before anyone descends.
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