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Method statement
Scope and site
[Add your information]
Resources and sequence
[Add your information]
Review and evidence
[Add your information]
Health and safety / RAMS
Method statement generator: write a method statement from your job details
Enter the job, sequence of work and the controls for each hazard, and this free method statement generator produces an editable method statement; you remain responsible for the content.
What you’ll need
- Scope and site
- Resources and sequence
- Review and evidence
Editable Word, PDF and Markdown.
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Template preview · your information replaces the placeholders
Updated 16 October 2026
What a method statement should cover
A method statement explains how a job will be done safely, step by step. This generator has a field for each of these:
- Document control: organisation, reference, revision, who prepared it, the date and the review date
- The project, site or location, the activity and the responsible person
- The scope of the work and what is excluded
- Who will do the work and the competence you have recorded for them
- Equipment and materials
- Access arrangements and restrictions on site
- The work sequence, step by step
- The controls for each step, and a reference to the related risk assessment
- Emergency arrangements
- Waste, handover and who reviews the document
For what a full set of RAMS should contain and what to check when you review them, see the RAMS checklist.
Worked example
This example is fictional: guttering replacement from a mobile access tower at Unit 4, Example Trading Estate. The emergency arrangements were left blank, so the first draft showed a placeholder until the reviewer added them.
| Field | First draft | After review |
|---|---|---|
| Scope and exclusions | Replace 12 m of front guttering. Excludes downpipes and fascia boards. | No change |
| Work sequence supplied | 1. Cone off footpath. 2. Erect tower. 3. Remove old gutter. 4. Fit new gutter. 5. Dismantle tower. | No change |
| Controls supplied | Guardrails and toe boards on the tower; materials lowered by hand line, not dropped | No change |
| Emergency arrangements supplied | [Add emergency arrangements supplied] | First aider on site; nearest A&E address recorded; site manager's phone number on the tower |
Method statement or the full RAMS pack?
If you need the risk assessment as well, the RAMS generator pack builds a risk assessment, a method statement and three related documents from one set of details. RAMS software for contractors tracks sites, assessments, review dates and reminders. RAMS Pro costs £49 a month or £490 a year (two months free when paid annually), with a 14-day free trial. RAMS Team is coming soon. The documents stay free.
If you are choosing between paid tools, compare method statement software on how each one writes method statements and what it costs, or see the wider list of RAMS software options.
Method statement questions
Is the method statement generator free?
Yes. The guided form, manual editing and downloads need no purchase. AI drafting is optional and uses your account allowance.
Does it write the work sequence for me?
No. You enter the sequence, the controls and the emergency arrangements. The generator lays them out under method statement headings and leaves a placeholder for anything you skip.
Do I also need a risk assessment?
A method statement usually sits alongside a risk assessment, which is why the form has a field to reference it. The RAMS pack builds both, plus three related documents, from one set of details.
Who is responsible for the content?
You are. The document is a draft of the information you supply, for competent review. It does not assess whether the controls are adequate or establish that the work is safe.
Which file formats can I download?
An editable Word document, a PDF or Markdown.