RAMS Software
Create professional Risk Assessment and Method Statement documents in one place. Safety Mate® AI drafts the assessment and method statement in minutes for a competent person in your organisation to review, then version control, workforce briefings in 30+ languages and consultant sign-off keep every RAMS current, approved and ready for the main contractor.
The basics
RAMS stands for Risk Assessment and Method Statement. It is a single document that combines a risk assessment - identifying the hazards in a task and the control measures needed to manage them - with a step-by-step method statement describing how the work will be carried out safely. On UAE projects, the main contractor typically asks for an approved RAMS, often reviewed by the consultant, before a package of work starts on site.
When are RAMS required? UAE employers must provide a safe and appropriate work environment and follow the occupational health and safety controls issued by MoHRE and other competent authorities - the UAE government's guidance on health and safety at the workplace summarises these duties. A method statement is not always named as a standalone legal document, but for higher-risk activities such as work at height, lifting operations, hot work, excavation or confined space entry it is the accepted way of showing that the work has been properly planned. In practice, main contractors, consultants and clients make an approved RAMS a condition of starting work, so for contractors the distinction between "legally required" and "commercially unavoidable" rarely matters.
What does a good RAMS contain? A useful RAMS is specific to the task and the site, not a recycled template. The risk assessment section identifies the significant hazards, who might be harmed and how, and the control measures that reduce the risk to an acceptable level. The method statement section then sets out the sequence of work step by step, together with the plant and equipment to be used, PPE requirements, the competencies and training of those carrying out the work, emergency arrangements and named responsible persons. Consultants can spot a generic, copied RAMS quickly - and rejected submissions mean delayed start dates.
RAMS in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. In Dubai, Decree No. (19) of 2025 requires contractors and engineering consultancy firms to comply with the Dubai Municipality construction safety code on construction sites across the emirate, including free zones. In Abu Dhabi, the Department of Municipalities and Transport oversees OSH management systems for building and construction contractors, consultants and developers under the Abu Dhabi OSH System Framework (OSHAD-SF, now ADOSH-SF). Clients and free zone authorities may add their own HSE requirements on top. RAMS are the working documents that make those obligations visible: they show the main contractor and consultant that each package of work has been thought through, and give operatives clear instructions they can be briefed against before work begins.
How Safety Mate® handles RAMS
Writing RAMS in word processors means hours of formatting, lost versions and email chains chasing signatures. Safety Mate® puts the risk assessment and method statement in one connected document, drafted with AI and managed by an intelligent document control system.
Describe the task and identified hazards, and Safety Mate® AI drafts the risk assessment and method statement - ready for a competent person in your organisation to review, edit and approve before issue.
Every RAMS is version-controlled with a full history and audit trail, so the document on site is always the current, approved revision - never a stale copy from someone's inbox.
Send finished RAMS to your workforce's mobile devices, collect signatures, and share with main contractors, consultants and clients for review and sign-off through the portal.
Built for site work
RAMS rarely exist on their own. In Safety Mate® they sit alongside dedicated project workspaces, site inductions, permits to work and contractor management in one platform built for project work - so the documents your teams are briefed against are connected to the sites they work on.
Keep RAMS documentation, site inductions and site registers together for every project.
Share RAMS with external parties for review and sign-off through the portal - useful for main contractor, consultant and client approvals.
Every AI suggestion can be reviewed and approved by a competent person in your organisation before publication.
For UAE projects
A RAMS written for another market usually needs adapting before it goes to a UAE consultant. Safety Mate® helps you build method statements around the conditions your crews actually work in, then keep every revision controlled from first submission to approval.
Submit RAMS to the main contractor or consultant through the portal, revise against their comments and keep every version on record until the approved revision is issued.
Build work-rest cycles, water, shade and the summer midday break on outdoor work into the method statement, not just a separate policy.
Translate the method statement briefing into 30+ languages, including Arabic, Urdu and Hindi, and collect each worker's signature on site.
How it works
Tell Safety Mate® what the task involves, where it happens, who does it and the hazards you have identified.
Accept, edit or add hazards, control measures and method statement steps - you stay in control of every line.
Rate initial and residual risk on the 5x5 matrix, then route the RAMS for approval by the right person in your organisation.
Send to your workforce, collect signatures and share with the main contractor or consultant through the portal.
FAQ
RAMS stands for Risk Assessment and Method Statement. It is a single document that combines a risk assessment - identifying the hazards in a task and the control measures needed to manage them - with a method statement setting out, step by step, how the work will be carried out safely. On UAE projects, main contractors and consultants typically require an approved RAMS before work starts on site.
UAE employers must provide a safe work environment and follow the occupational health and safety controls issued by MoHRE and other competent authorities, and emirate-level rules apply on top - for example, contractors and engineering consultancies in Dubai must comply with the Dubai Municipality construction safety code under Decree No. (19) of 2025. A method statement is not always named as a standalone legal document, but it is the accepted way of showing that higher-risk work has been planned, and main contractors and consultants routinely make an approved RAMS a condition of starting work. Check the specific requirements for your emirate, free zone and client.
A good RAMS document describes the scope and location of the work, identifies the significant hazards, states who might be harmed and how, and records the control measures that reduce the risk. The method statement section then sets out the sequence of work step by step, along with the plant and equipment to be used, PPE requirements, the competencies of those doing the work, emergency arrangements and named responsible persons. It should be specific to the task and site, not a generic template with the company name changed, and briefed in a language the workforce understands.
A risk assessment identifies what could cause harm and records the controls that manage the risk. A RAMS goes further: it pairs the risk assessment with a method statement that explains how the work will actually be done, in what order, by whom and with what equipment. Put simply, the risk assessment covers what could go wrong and how you will control it; the method statement covers how the job will be carried out safely from start to finish.
Safety Mate® lets you create professional Risk Assessment and Method Statement documents in one place, with AI drafting to cut writing time to minutes for a competent person in your organisation to review and approve. Risks are scored on a 5x5 matrix aligned to ISO 31000, every document is version-controlled with a full history, and finished RAMS can be distributed to your workforce in 30+ languages, exported to PDF or shared with main contractors and consultants for review and sign-off through the portal.
RAMS is part of the one Safety Mate® platform, configured around your organisation. Your proposal reflects your organisation's size, structure and requirements, with invoicing available in AED - book a demo and we'll talk it through.
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