Art in Public Spaces – Writing RAMS for Plymouth City Council

Below is our complete guide to the basics of completing your Risk Assessment & Method Statement (RAMS) for art in public spaces, including:

• Introduction to Plymouth City Council RAMS processes and where to find the forms on their website
• What RAMS are, why we need them, and which of the 3 types is right for your project
• How to think about what risks your project has and how you can control them
• Plymouth City Council template RAMS forms and what they contain, with walkthrough example of how to fill them in
• Examples of other types of risk (including public sculpture, shared equipment, inflatables, using water, leaving artwork outside overnight, and considerations re: COVID-19)

The example forms created in this presentation are downloadable below, and you can click the pink button for more information about the project we use as our example.