Compliance & Safety

Generate RAMS In Seconds With AI

The Gaffer Team··3 min read

Ask any tradesperson what they hate most about the admin, and RAMS are usually near the top. Risk assessments and method statements are essential — for compliance, for insurance, for getting on site at all — but writing them from scratch for every job is soul-destroying, so they end up rushed, copied from an old one, or missing entirely.

Gaffer's AI RAMS generator takes the dread out of it.

A Full Draft In Seconds

Tell Gaffer about the job and its AI generates a complete, structured RAMS — a proper risk matrix, the hazards and controls, the PPE required, the method steps and emergency procedures. What used to be an hour of wrestling with a Word template becomes a few seconds of generating and a couple of minutes of reviewing.

Job-Specific, Not Generic

The point of a RAMS is that it reflects the actual work. Because Gaffer builds it around the job you describe, you get something specific and defensible — not the same recycled document with a different address on top that fools nobody in an audit. Site managers and principal contractors can usually tell the difference between a genuine, job-specific RAMS and a copy-pasted one at a glance, and it affects whether you get let on site.

You Review, You Approve

AI writes the draft; you remain the competent person. Read it over, adjust anything for the site, and issue it. It attaches to the job, so it is stored, findable and ready if anyone ever asks to see it. This matters as much for your own protection as for compliance — if something ever goes wrong, having a specific, considered RAMS on file rather than a generic template is the difference between "we assessed this properly" and a much harder conversation.

Compliance That Keeps Up With The Work

  • Full RAMS drafted in seconds, not hours
  • Specific to the job, not a generic copy
  • Attached to the job and stored forever
  • Ready for site, ready for audit

When A Good RAMS Actually Saves Time On Site

A properly thought-through RAMS is not just paperwork — it is genuinely useful on the day. A clear method statement means your team knows the sequence without you having to explain it again, and a real risk assessment means the right PPE and controls are already sorted before anyone starts. Rushed, generic RAMS tend to get ignored on site precisely because they are not useful; specific ones get read, because they actually describe the job.

FAQs

Is an AI-generated RAMS legally acceptable?

Yes, as the responsible person you review and approve every RAMS before it is issued, exactly as you would with one you wrote by hand — the AI drafts it, you remain accountable for it.

Can I edit the RAMS after it is generated?

Yes, fully. You can adjust hazards, controls, PPE or method steps to reflect anything specific about the site before issuing it.

Does it cover all trades and job types?

Yes, the generator works from the details of the job you describe, so it adapts to whatever trade and task you are working on.

Where is a completed RAMS stored?

It attaches directly to the job record, so it is easy to find later — for an audit, a query, or simply to reuse the thinking on a similar job.

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