RAMS for Fencing Contractors
Generate compliant risk assessments for security fencing, boundary fencing, and gate installation in under 2 minutes. CDM, PUWER, and HSG47 cited automatically.
Built with UK health & safety regulations in mind
Fencing installation carries a specific and often underestimated set of hazards. The most serious is striking buried services during post installation. Driving or boring a fence post through an electricity cable, gas main, or telecoms fibre causes fatalities and serious injuries every year. HSG47 guidance must be followed for every post position.
Beyond buried services, fencing work involves handling sharp materials (palisade, razor wire, mesh), heavy manual handling (concrete posts, gate frames), and often working in exposed locations near live traffic. Highway fencing requires formal traffic management plans and operatives with NRSWA qualifications.
swiftRMS generates fencing contractor RAMS in under 2 minutes with HSG47 procedures, manual handling assessments, and traffic management requirements for your specific fencing project.
Common Fencing Contractors Tasks That Require RAMS
Generate RAMS for any of these tasks in minutes, not hours
Timber Fence Installation
Post hole digging or boring, concrete haunching, and panel fitting. Buried services risk, manual handling, and power tool use.
Security Fencing (Palisade/Mesh)
Metal cutting, welding, and working with sharp materials. Heavier manual handling and specialist plant for driving posts.
Gate Installation (Manual and Automated)
Heavy manual handling, electrical connection for automation, and concrete foundation work. EAWR for powered gates.
Highway and Roadside Fencing
Traffic management, chapter 8 signing, working near live carriageway. NRSWA requirements and elevated risk.
Agricultural and Estate Fencing
Post and wire, stock fencing, and deer fencing over rough terrain. Remote locations, lone working, and livestock proximity.
Legislation Referenced
Every fencing contractors RAMS automatically cites the relevant UK legislation and industry standards.
CDM Regulations
HSG47 Avoiding Danger from Underground Services
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
Manual Handling Operations Regulations
New Roads and Street Works Act
Why Use swiftRMS for Fencing Contractors
Buried Services Detection
CAT and Genny procedures per HSG47 for post installation
Traffic Management
Chapter 8 signing and guarding for roadside work
Sharp Materials Handling
Cut-resistant PPE and safe handling procedures
Post Driver Safety
Exclusion zones and hearing protection requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
Under HSG47, you must obtain service drawings from all utility providers, use a cable avoidance tool (CAT) and signal generator (Genny) to scan each post position, hand dig trial holes where services are identified, and maintain safe clearance distances. Your RAMS must document this process for every post position, not just a general statement.
Yes. Fencing installation, replacement, and repair is construction work under the CDM 2015 definition. If the project involves more than one contractor, a principal designer and principal contractor must be appointed.
Under NRSWA 1991 and the Traffic Signs Manual Chapter 8, roadside fencing requires a traffic management plan, appropriate signs and cones, operative training (NRSWA or equivalent), and potentially a road closure or temporary traffic lights depending on the carriageway type and speed limit.
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