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RAMS for gardeners

Machinery, chemicals and working near the public — even garden maintenance needs a real risk assessment.

Key hazards covered

Contact with machinery (mowers, strimmers)Hazardous substances (pesticides)Manual handlingSlips, trips and uneven ground
Start with your trade

Pick the closest trade to pre-fill hazards, controls, PPE and method steps — then edit everything to your actual job.

Contractor
Project / site
Scope of works
Personnel
PPE required
Risk assessment
9 Medium→
4 Low
Method statement
1.

This is a drafting aid, not a substitute for professional H&S advice. Review and adapt every RAMS to your actual site, and have a competent person approve it before work begins.

Preview
Pick a trade, fill in the job, and your RAMS appears here as a real A4 document the moment you generate it.

RAMS for gardeners: common questions

Does a gardener really need a RAMS?
For commercial and grounds-maintenance contracts, usually yes — clients and managing agents often require one. It should cover machinery, chemicals, manual handling and public interface. Use the generator and tailor it to your rounds.
What hazards should it cover?
Contact with mowers and strimmers (guards, PPE, exclusion), pesticides and treatments (COSHH, application controls), manual handling, and slips on uneven ground. Add substance-specific detail for what you use.
Is this RAMS generator free?
Yes — you can create RAMS documents on the free plan with a small footer credit. Upgrading removes the footer, unlocks the full hazard library and your branding, and saves your hazard libraries so the next one takes minutes.
Does this guarantee I'm compliant?
No — and be wary of any tool that claims it does. It gives you a professional, well-structured starting point built from common trade hazards. You must review and adapt every RAMS to your actual site, and a competent person must approve it before work begins.
Will a principal contractor accept it?
The document follows the standard RAMS structure principal contractors expect — scope, risk assessment with a 5×5 matrix, method statement, PPE, emergency arrangements and an operative sign-off sheet. As with any RAMS, the contractor reviews and approves it against their site.

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Or start from the main RAMS generator and pick any trade.

This generator produces a drafting aid, not professional health & safety advice, and does not itself guarantee compliance. Every RAMS must be reviewed, adapted to site-specific conditions and approved by a competent person before work begins.