Contractor RAMS quality uplift
Permit-related failures were rising. We rebuilt RAMS standards, supervisor briefing quality and sampling audits — cutting repeated non-conformances.
Service
Risk Analysis
Definition: Risk analysis consultancy delivers suitable and sufficient assessments, RAMS quality, COSHH, fire and ergonomic interfaces, aligned to UK legal duties and site reality.
Hands-on risk analysis for operations that need assessments which reflect real work: RAMS quality, hazardous substances, fire and ergonomic reviews, and control strategies that survive audit and client scrutiny.
The problem we solve
Generic risk assessments and copy-paste RAMS fail when work changes, contractors rotate or auditors ask “show me”. Analysis quality is what protects people and contracts.
Who it is for
Operations, project and HSE teams needing competent risk assessment across sites, fit-outs, FM and industrial environments.
Scope
What we deliver
- Task-based and site-based risk assessments with hierarchy of controls applied
- RAMS / method statement review and redesign for high-risk activities
- COSHH assessment programmes and substance inventories
- Fire risk review support and interface with competent fire risk assessors where required
- Ergonomic and manual handling risk programmes
- Psychosocial risk inputs where workload, violence or fatigue affect safe work
Method
How we work
01
Scope the risk profile
We prioritise activities by severity, likelihood, frequency and contractor exposure.
02
Analyse and design controls
Controls follow the hierarchy — eliminate and engineer before PPE and paperwork.
03
Document for use
RAMS and procedures are written for supervisors and workers, then linked to induction and permits.
04
Verify and improve
Spot checks and audit sampling feed the next analysis cycle.
Technical depth
Topics covered
- Operational risk assessments (task-based, site-based, dynamic)
- RAMS, permits to work and interface with CDM where applicable
- COSHH / hazardous substances and storage controls
- Fire safety interfaces and emergency arrangements review
- Manual handling, DSE and workplace ergonomics
- Psychosocial risk factors linked to task design
- PPE as last line — not first line — of defence
Outcomes
- Risk assessments that reflect actual work
- Fewer permit and RAMS-related non-conformances
- Clearer evidence for clients, insurers and regulators
- Controls that operators can actually apply
Best suited to
- High contractor turnover environments
- Projects with changing methods and interfaces
- Sites with recurring technical findings in audits
- Teams rebuilding risk assessment capability
Examples
How this looks in practice
Multi-site risk standardisation
Inconsistent templates across locations. We created a shared risk methodology with local ownership and clearer hierarchy-of-controls expectations.
UK context — Framed against UK expectations for suitable and sufficient risk assessment, RIDDOR awareness and HSE guidance.
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Next step
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