Guides for UK contractors
Plain-English guides to RAMS, construction phase plans, COSHH and permits to work under CDM 2015.
RAMS template for UK contractors: what to include
The legal basis, the 10 sections principal contractors expect, common mistakes and a free example RAMS.
Read the guide → CPPConstruction Phase Plan under CDM 2015: what it must include
Who must write a construction phase plan under CDM 2015, when it is needed, what it must contain and how to keep it proportionate, with a practical checklist.
Read the guide → COSHHCOSHH assessment for construction: a step-by-step guide
How to carry out a COSHH assessment on a construction site: the legal duty, the substances that matter most, a step-by-step method and what to record.
Read the guide → PermitsPermit to work in construction: types, template and when you need one
What a permit to work is, the main permit types on UK construction sites (hot works, confined spaces, excavation, work at height, electrical), what a permit must contain and how the process works.
Read the guide → ExcavationsExcavation RAMS: lessons from the £1.15m Banstead trench collapse fines
In September 2026 two contractors were fined £1.15m and a contracts manager sentenced after a fatal trench collapse in Banstead. What went wrong and what an excavation RAMS must cover.
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