About ETM Safety Docs

ETM Safety Docs is a service of ETM Consultancy, set up by Michael Matthews. It helps UK civils, groundworks and highways main contractors get a clear, referenced review of subcontractor RAMS, so their own competent person can decide quickly.

We focus on the packages we know well: surfacing, planing, drainage, ironwork, kerbing, excavation and work next to live traffic.

A short reviewer profile and qualifications will be published here before paid work starts.

Why we started

Main contractors receive a steady stream of subcontractor RAMS, and checking them properly takes time that site teams rarely have. We wanted to make that check faster and more consistent, without taking the decision away from the people responsible for the site.

How we work

• Advisory, never a substitute for your competent person
• Referenced findings, not opinions
• Plain English the subcontractor can act on
• Confidential by default