The Pro Site Docs Blog

30 working days and 20 workers, or 500 person-days: the two tests, who files, and why notification changes less than people think.

2.5 and 5 m/s², 100 and 400 points, and why the breaker's declared figure is a floor not a ceiling.

Why a disc cutter reaches the upper action value in four minutes, what the three thresholds actually require, and choosing hearing protection that fits the task.

Why '25 kg' is a filter not a limit, the figures for women and two-person lifts, and the site loads that fail it every day.

The 'low risk, short duration' test, the six checks that decide it, and why podiums have replaced stepladders on well-run sites.

The checks before the torch is lit, the named fire watcher, and the hour after the job that insurers and the Joint Code of Practice both insist on.

The six things Schedule 2 lists, why 'from day one' is the bit that catches people, and what a contractor can and cannot leave to the principal contractor.

Why a management survey is not enough before you start cutting, what the refurbishment and demolition survey adds, and the duty-to-manage paperwork behind both.

The three-step duty in the 1992 Regulations, the TILE factors your assessment has to cover, and why there is no legal maximum weight.

Not required by law, decisive in court. The daily entries that protect you on delay, weather, instructions and incidents - and the habit that keeps it credible.

The 0.1 mg/m3 limit, the tasks that breach it, and the controls HSE expects to see written down.

The checks a permit to dig actually makes, who signs it, and the HSG47 plan-locate-dig sequence behind it.

Start of every shift, after any event, after any fall of material - and what the written report has to say.

Planned, supervised, carried out safely - what LOLER regulation 8 means in paperwork, and the 6 and 12 month examination rules.

The five-employee rule, why main contractors ask anyway, and the three parts every policy needs.

Three signatures, three different jobs. What each one means and why the dates have to make sense.

Inspection and test plans explained: hold points, witness points and who signs them off.

Safe system of work, emergency arrangements and the records that have to exist before entry.

What CDM 2015 expects you to check before you appoint, and how to keep it proportionate.

Which law applies on a construction site, in an occupied building, and what the assessment covers.

When you need a permit, the main permit types, who signs them and how the permit register works.

The hierarchy of controls, ladder rules, inspection duties and the paperwork sites expect.

Who can inspect a scaffold, when it's legally required and what the report must record.

Everything a compliant site induction covers, plus the records to keep for every operative.

What counts as temporary works, the TWC role, design checks and the register you need.

How many first aiders you need, what the kit must include and RIDDOR reporting basics.

A plain-English guide to RAMS for UK contractors — what it is, what goes in one, and when you need it under CDM 2015.

RAMS vs method statement explained for UK contractors — how they differ, how they fit together, and which you need.

A simple guide to CDM 2015 duties for subcontractors — what the regulations require and the documents you need.

The documents UK contractors need before starting on site — RAMS, inductions, permits, insurance and more.

Step-by-step guide to writing a clear, compliant method statement for UK construction, with a worked example.

When RAMS are required on home projects and how to stay compliant.

What documents a sole trader needs, when, and how to produce them fast.

Who is responsible for the CPP under CDM 2015 and what goes in it.

How to assess and control hazardous substances on a UK site.

Frequency, topics and recording for effective toolbox talks.

CDM 2015 explained in plain English for small contractors and sole traders — your duties, the paperwork you need, and the construction phase plan.

How to write a RAMS (Risk Assessment and Method Statement) that passes on site — what goes in each part and the mistakes that get RAMS rejected.

Method statement vs risk assessment explained — what each document does, how they differ, and why UK sites usually need both as a RAMS.

What a COSHH assessment is, when you need one, and how to carry one out — including the silica dust risk that gets overlooked on UK sites.