What must be included in a rams for this work?

Full scope and description of work at height on buildings adjacent to or within school grounds. Site-specific hazard identification and risk ratings. Risk control: children entering exclusion zones during break times. Risk control: falling materials landing in school playgrounds or entrances. Risk control: scaffold components being climbed by children outside school hours. PPE and RPE requirements for all personnel. Emergency procedures and response arrangements. Competency requirements and training records. Communication and briefing procedures. Supervision and monitoring arrangements. Review schedule and sign-off by competent person

RAMS for Working at Height Near Schools — UK

UK construction-safety guidance by the Riskora Editorial Team

Before any team starts working at height near schools, the project's safety documentation needs to do real work — not just sit in a folder. Suspension trauma can cause loss of consciousness within 5 minutes of a fall arrest event — making the rescue plan as important as the fall protection itself. In the case of working at height near schools, the regulatory anchor is straightforward — CDM 2015 and the Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply. The right RAMS pulls all of this together — the law, the site, the people, the controls — into one document that does the job.

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Example RAMS

Full scope and description of work at height on buildings adjacent to or within school grounds
Site-specific hazard identification and risk ratings
Risk control: children entering exclusion zones during break times
Risk control: falling materials landing in school playgrounds or entrances

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When This Document Is Required

CDM 2015 and the Work at Height Regulations 2005 apply. School governors and head teachers require RAMS before permitting work on school premises. Safeguarding requirements add additional considerations.

What Must Be Included

Full scope and description of work at height on buildings adjacent to or within school grounds
Site-specific hazard identification and risk ratings
Risk control: children entering exclusion zones during break times
Risk control: falling materials landing in school playgrounds or entrances
Risk control: scaffold components being climbed by children outside school hours
PPE and RPE requirements for all personnel
Emergency procedures and response arrangements
Competency requirements and training records
Communication and briefing procedures
Supervision and monitoring arrangements
Review schedule and sign-off by competent person

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Using a generic template without adapting it to the specific work at height on buildings adjacent to or within school grounds conditions
Not reviewing the document when site conditions change
Missing sign-off from a competent person before work begins
Failing to consider children entering exclusion zones during break times
Not addressing falling materials landing in school playgrounds or entrances
Not briefing all workers on the document content before work starts

Example Scenario

A tier-two subcontractor delivering a contract has discovered that the existing template they have been using does not actually cover the activities on the new job — they need a fresh RAMS. Using Riskora, they pick the relevant trade preset, drop in the project address, refine the pre-loaded hazards for working at height near schools, and export a clean PDF ready for sign-off the same afternoon. The finished document explicitly addresses children entering exclusion zones during break times, which the principal contractor would otherwise expect to see written into the pack.

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