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Hi All,
As most of you may know our company consists of me and my mate well we got asked to strip out redundant fluorescent fittings and install new LED fittings on a mezzanine store area well now we have done the job they have asked for our RAMS does anyone have any simple templates that we can use and there are a few of you one man bands that do a bit of commercial how do you get on with having to do this ( bit hacked off as you turn up and no D.B. marked up no certs feel like asking for their O & M manual oh no they have not got that but you can't turn anything off).
 
Hi All,
As most of you may know our company consists of me and my mate well we got asked to strip out redundant fluorescent fittings and install new LED fittings on a mezzanine store area well now we have done the job they have asked for our RAMS does anyone have any simple templates that we can use and there are a few of you one man bands that do a bit of commercial how do you get on with having to do this ( bit hacked off as you turn up and no D.B. marked up no certs feel like asking for their O & M manual oh no they have not got that but you can't turn anything off).
Are they asking for Generic RAMS or RAMS for this specific operation, you ought to have a Generic RA in any case Ant, just for cases like these, and to prove to the jobsworths of this world that you and your Company take H&S seriously.
Any use to you?
See below
Risk Assessment Toolkit | Health & Safety | FREE DOWNLOAD - https://www.safety-adviser.co.uk/lead/ed/risk-assessment-toolkit-cb/?
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If you need any guidance you know where I am.
 
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They should have requested to assess the RAMS before the job was carried out, not after.
Although they may be interested how you plan to dispose of the tubes and batteries etc
 
Seems dumb to ask after you have completed the works!
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Seems dumb to ask after you have completed the works!
A retrospective --- covering exercise if ever I saw one, OP were there any unforeseen occurrences/accidents/reportable injuries during the working time frame, apart from the state of the Work Site, you have already mentioned? sorry thick fingers caused the above A post
 
ahh, yes this is a CYA from them to ensure the tubes are not fly tipped with the old packaging and there address on it.
 
The M.D. gave us the order to do the work it's only a small company they have a maintenance guy for what I don't know he complained that he did not know we were coming I think he is upset he has had his nose put out. But as you say jobsworth.
 
It is your legal obligation to carry out a risk assessment prior to any works taking place. Without them you are breaking the law and if someone gets hurt expect heavy fines.

There are plenty in line to guide you. Be wary of generic RAMS as they are crap and most principle contractors will see right through them.
 
The M.D. gave us the order to do the work it's only a small company they have a maintenance guy for what I don't know he complained that he did not know we were coming I think he is upset he has had his nose put out. But as you say jobsworth.
Do a RAMS just to shut him up
 
It is your legal obligation to carry out a risk assessment prior to any works taking place. Without them you are breaking the law and if someone gets hurt expect heavy fines.

There are plenty in line to guide you. Be wary of generic RAMS as they are crap and most principle contractors will see right through them.

Even for companies with less than 5 employees. I thought this and the one man band types were exempt from quite a lot of the H&S law? Due to the cost constraint for such a small company.

I'm not sure on this, an am probably incorrect. Just to satisfy my own curiosity.

ll employers must conduct a risk assessment. If you have fewer than five employees you don’t have to write anything down.

Taken from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg449.pdf
 
Even for companies with less than 5 employees. I thought this and the one man band types were exempt from quite a lot of the H&S law? Due to the cost constraint for such a small company.

I'm not sure on this, an am probably incorrect. Just to satisfy my own curiosity.



Taken from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg449.pdf
I wouldn't call an electrical contracting business "low risk" though, as mentioned in the introduction, thoughts?
 

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