Excavator, telehandler, lorry loader / HIAB
Routine lift, known load, clear ground. Prepared remotely.
£195ex VAT
RAMS · Lift plans · CPPs · ITPs · Programmes · Start-up packs
Written by people who've run sites: 60+ years between us at Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 contractors. We've written the RAMS and we've been the ones reviewing them, so we know what gets sent back and why.
60+ years
On site between us, 30 years each, from the tools to Tier 1 contracts manager.
Every tier
Tier 1, 2 and 3. We know what the main contractor expects and what the subcontractor's up against.
CPCS A61 AP
Lift plans signed by a carded Appointed Person who has operated, slung and supervised lifts himself.
Accepted across the UKOur RAMS and safety documents have been reviewed and accepted on schemes for
Infrastructure clients
- National Highways
- National Grid
- Thames Water
- Anglian Water
- UK Power Networks
- SSEN (Southern Electric)
Local authorities
- Surrey County Council
- Kent County Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- London borough councils
Tier 1 principal contractors
- Taylor Woodrow
- Balfour Beatty
- Murphy
- Barhale
- Skanska
…and many more. Names show where documents written by our team have been reviewed and accepted. They are not endorsements of Hook & Hazard.
RAMS writing service · Risk assessments & method statementsIf it's a risk, we cover it.
RAMS written around your actual job, site and plant. Not a template with your logo on it. You pay for the activities in it, not the page count.
| BaseRAMS for one activity | £150ex VAT |
|---|---|
| AddEach extra activity An activity is one task start to finish, e.g. lay drainage, build manholes, install kerbs | +£55 |
| AddHigh-risk activity Deep excavation, work at height, confined space, live traffic, demolition | +£50per activity |
| RepeatUpdate for an existing client Same method, new site | £85 |
| LargeSix or more activities, or a whole phase | Book a call |
Build your RAMS
Set it up, pay, then send us the job details. That's your price.
Your price ex VAT£150
Six or more activities is a bigger job. Book a 10-minute call and we'll set it up as one order.
Need a lift plan for the same activity? Take 10% off both when ordered together.
Lifts we've planned and supervised
Lift plan service · BS 7121 · LOLERIf it lifts, we cover it.
Lift plans prepared and signed by a CPCS A61 Appointed Person with an NVQ Level 5 in planning lifts, from a telehandler moving pallets to a crawler crane over a live carriageway. Fixed price by type of lift. Pick yours, pay, and send us the details.
Every lift plan includes
- Lift category, method and sequence
- Load weights, crane or plant configuration and duty check
- Site layout drawing with set-up position, slew and exclusion zones
- Lifting accessories and rigging arrangement
- Ground conditions and outrigger loads (standard and complex lifts)
- Wind and weather limits, communication and emergency arrangements
- Roles: AP, crane supervisor, slinger/signaller, operator
- Signed by our Appointed Person, issued as PDF and editable Word
Mobile crane, single crane lift
Straightforward set-up with ground information available.
£350ex VAT
Large mobile or crawler crane, tandem or blind lifts
Live carriageway, rail, overhead lines, tight sites, outrigger and ground-bearing checks.
£750ex VAT
Independent check of someone else's plan
Written comment schedule back, one re-check included.
£125ex VAT
Priority, next working day+£50 basic · +£100 standard · +£200 complex
First review and update if the plan comes back with comments or needs more informationFree
Any further reviews after thatPriced and agreed before we start
Lift plan + RAMS for the same activity10% off both
Tower cranes, AP appointments, lifts across a programmeBook a call
Not sure which category your lift is? Pick the closest. If it turns out to be a different category, we tell you before we start and refund the difference, or agree the top-up with you.
Site start-up packsOne order. Through the gate.
Subcontractor site start-up pack
Everything you need to get through the gate on a Tier 1 or Tier 2 site.
- RAMS for one activity
- Fire, spill and rescue bundle
- 5 COSHH assessments
- Permit-to-work pack
- Site induction pack
- Inspection regime and checklist pack
£850ex VAT · £1,105 separately
Principal contractor mobilisation pack
For smaller principal contractors starting a new job.
- Construction phase plan, full
- Site logistics plan
- Fire plan and drill procedure
- Site induction pack
- Permit-to-work pack and register
- Inspection regime and checklist pack
- First aid needs assessment
- Risk control schedule
£1,495ex VAT · £1,870 separately
Construction site documents, fixed prices
Fixed prices, all ex VAT. Pick it, pay, send us the job details.
Safety & site set-up
Everything a principal contractor asks for before you get through the gate.
Construction phase plan, minor works
CDM 2015 construction phase plan for a single-phase or small job, written for how the work will actually run.
£195
Construction phase plan, full
Multi-trade or notifiable projects up to about £2.5m.
£475
Site logistics plan
Access, deliveries, storage, welfare, traffic routes and exclusion zones for one site.
£395
Fire plan and drill procedure
Site fire plan, fire points, drill procedure and test records.
£125
Spill and environmental emergency procedure
What to do, who does it and where the kit is.
£95
Emergency and rescue plan
Confined space, excavation or work-at-height rescue.
£125
Fire, spill and rescue bundle
All three emergency documents for one site.
£195
Site environmental plan
Spill, dust, water and waste controls with inspection records.
£245
Site induction pack
Bespoke induction presentation plus induction register.
£245
Risk control schedule / risk register
Project-wide risks, controls and owners, kept live.
£195
Permit-to-work pack
Break ground, hot works, confined space and ladder permits, plus combined permit register.
£195
COSHH assessment
One substance, assessed for how you actually use it.
£35 each
COSHH register set-up
Register of every substance on site with assessments linked.
£95
First aid needs assessment
Numbers, kit and cover for your site and workforce.
£95
HAVS and noise assessment and register
Exposure points per tool and person, with the registers to record them.
£125
Incident response pack
Emergency plan, first alert, report form and investigation template.
£145
Bespoke toolbox talks
Written for your activities and site, with attendance sheet.
£45 each · £175 for 5 talks
Inspection regime and checklist pack
Weekly H&S, environmental, plant, excavation and scaffold checks with frequencies.
£145
Lifting equipment register and LOLER forms
Register, thorough examination tracker and pre-use checks.
£95
Temporary works
Registers and design briefs set up by a CITB-trained temporary works lead. Coordination only: the design itself stays with a competent temporary works designer.
Temporary works register
Every temporary works item on the job, with category, designer, checker, permit to load and dismantle status.
£125
Temporary works design brief
One item briefed properly for your designer: loads, constraints, interfaces, site information and programme.
£95 each · £395 for 5 briefs
Temporary works management plan
How temporary works are controlled on your job: roles, TWC/TWS appointments, categories, design and check, permits and inspection.
£245
Temporary works permit pack
Permit to load, permit to dismantle/strike, and permit register, matched to your register.
£125
Temporary works inspection checklist / ITP
Hold points and inspection checks for one temporary works item, before loading and in use.
£95 each
Temporary works change control
Minor design change form and procedure, so changes on site go back through the designer.
£65
Temporary works start-up
Management plan, register, permit pack and design briefs for your first three items (£780 separately).
£595
Quality
The paperwork that proves the work was built right, and gets you paid at handover.
Project quality plan
Quality requirements from the contract, set out as a plan your team can follow.
£395
Inspection and test plan (ITP)
Per work package, with hold and witness points.
£95 each · £395 for 5 ITPs
Inspection test / quality check sheets
Activity check sheets that match your ITP.
£45 each · £175 for 5 sheets
Material acceptance records
Material submittals for approval before you order.
£45 each · £175 for 5 records
NCR pack
NCR form, register, 5-whys root cause and corrective action plan.
£125
Handover plan and deliverables tracker
What the client needs at the end, tracked from day one.
£195
H&S file compilation
Small project H&S file put together from your records.
£395
Planning & programmes
Programmes in Microsoft Project, built by people who've had to deliver them.
Programme, small
Up to about 100 activities in MS Project.
£395
Programme, medium
Up to about 300 activities, logic-linked with critical path.
£795
Programme update
Progress, re-forecast and narrative on an existing programme.
£150
RAMS extras
Alongside the RAMS you order above.
RAMS review
Your or your subcontractor's RAMS checked, with a comment schedule back.
£95
RAMS register set-up
Every RAMS on the project, its status and review date.
£150
Task briefing sheet
One-page brief of a RAMS for the gang on the day.
£35
Site visit
A day on your site with one of us: lift survey, site walk, lift attendance, inspection, or an experienced pair of hands when your own team is stretched.
Site visit, one day
Book the day, pay, and we confirm the date with you.
£500
How it works
Order and pay
Pick the document, pay by card online. Fixed price, no quote to wait for.
Send the job details
A short form straight after checkout: site, start date, activities, plant, drawings and photos.
We write and check it
Written for your job, then checked and signed by the person competent to sign it.
Issued and supported
Controlled issue with revision record. If the reviewer comes back, one round of changes is included.
Our commitment
No one can promise a reviewer will accept a document first time. Here's what we can promise:
- The price you pay at checkout is the price. No surprise extras.
- If your job falls in a different category, we tell you before we start and refund the difference or agree the top-up.
- If a submitted lift plan or RAMS comes back with comments or a request for more information, the first review and update is free. Further reviews are priced and agreed with you first.
- If it's our mistake, we fix it free.
- Backed by £10 million professional indemnity insurance.
- New work, changed plant or a changed method gets a separate price agreed with you first.
Who you're dealing with
Two site people. No call centre.
We're not a safety consultancy that's read about construction. We've worked at every level of it, and you'll speak to one of us from enquiry to issue.
Construction lead
Construction · RAMS · CPPs · LogisticsA Tier 1 contracts manager with 30 years in construction, who worked his way up from labourer through supervisor, site manager, site agent and project manager. Has delivered work for some of the biggest Tier 1 contractors in the UK, as well as Tier 2 and Tier 3 firms, across highways, infrastructure and most other sectors.
- Degree in Civil Engineering
- CSCS Black Card: NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management
- CITB Temporary Works
- NEBOSH
- SMSTS
- 30 years in the industry
Lifting lead
Lifting · Appointed Person30 years in construction and lifting. An Appointed Person who has operated tower cranes himself, slung and signalled loads, and supervised lifts before planning them. He plans lifts from telehandlers to mobile, crawler and tower cranes, and has run sites as a manager too.
- CPCS A61 Appointed Person, Lifting Operations
- CPCS A62 Crane / Lifting Operations Supervisor
- CPCS A04A & A04B Tower Crane operator, trolley and luffing jib
- CPCS A40A Slinger / Signaller, all types, all duties
- NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations: Planning Lifts
- CSCS Black Card: NVQ Level 6 Construction Site Management
- SMSTS
- First Aid at Work
Questions contractors ask
How much does a lift plan cost?
Our lift plans are fixed price by type of lift: £195 for a basic excavator, telehandler or lorry loader lift, £350 for a standard single mobile crane lift and £750 for a complex lift such as tandem, blind or crawler crane lifts. All prices exclude VAT. Tower crane and programme work is set up as one order after a short call.
Who is allowed to write a lift plan?
Under LOLER every lift must be properly planned by a competent person. For crane lifts, BS 7121 expects an Appointed Person to plan the lift and take responsibility for it. Our lift plans are prepared and signed by a CPCS A61 Appointed Person who also holds an NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations (Planning Lifts) and has operated tower cranes himself.
How much do RAMS cost?
RAMS for a single activity are £150 ex VAT. Each extra activity is £55, and high-risk activities such as deep excavations, work at height or live traffic add £50. Repeat updates for an existing client are £85.
How quickly will I get my RAMS or lift plan?
Standard issue is 2–3 working days from receiving your job details. Priority next-working-day issue is available at checkout, and same-day is possible for simple jobs by agreement.
What if the main contractor rejects or comments on the document?
If your document comes back with comments or a request for more information, the first review and update is free. Further rounds are priced and agreed with you first, unless the comment is down to our mistake, which we always fix free. Changes to the method, plant or scope after issue are priced separately and agreed with you first.
Do I need a construction phase plan?
Under CDM 2015 every construction project needs a construction phase plan before work starts, drawn up by the principal contractor, or by the contractor where there is only one. It has to reflect the actual job, not a generic template. Our CPPs are £195 for minor works and £475 for full multi-trade or notifiable projects up to about £2.5m, ex VAT.
Do you write RAMS for groundworks and civils?
Yes. Excavations, drainage, ducting, kerbing, surfacing, highways works, temporary works interfaces and plant operations are all work we've run on site ourselves.
Do you cover the whole of the UK?
RAMS, lift plans, CPPs and logistics plans are prepared remotely for jobs anywhere in the UK. Site visits and lift surveys are available within our coverage area.
Bigger job? Talk to us
Tower cranes, whole-phase RAMS, AP appointments or anything that doesn't fit a box above. Tell us about it and we'll set it up as one fixed-price order.
- What the work is and where
- When you're starting
- Plant and loads, for lift plans
- The main contractor's requirements, if you have them