Site set-up checklist

The law and guidance behind it

• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, Regulations 12, 15, 18, 19 and Schedule 2 (welfare)
• HSE HSG150, Health and safety in construction

The questions

Where and when

1. Site
2. Date

Boundary and access

1. The site is fenced or hoarded so the public can't get in
2. Gates lock, and are kept shut when nobody's watching them
3. Pedestrian and vehicle routes are kept apart, marked and lit
4. The public are protected where work meets a pavement or road

Signs and information

1. Site board with the principal contractor's name and emergency contact
2. The HSE notification (F10) is displayed where the project needs one
3. PPE and hazard signs at the entrance
4. The construction phase plan is in place before work starts

Welfare (CDM Schedule 2)

1. Toilets, enough for the people on site, kept clean and lit
2. Washing facilities with hot and cold (or warm) running water, soap and towels or dryers
3. Drinking water, marked as such, with cups or a fountain
4. Somewhere to change, dry and keep clothes
5. A rest area with tables, seats and a way to heat food and boil water

Emergencies

1. First aid kit stocked, and a first aider or appointed person named
2. Fire points with extinguishers and an alarm, in reach of every work area
3. Assembly point marked and the emergency plan on the notice board
4. Induction ready for everyone before they start

Actions

1. Anything found that needs putting right (write "None" if nothing)
2. Action taken or who it was passed to

Sign-off

1. Checked by
2. Date and time
3. Signature

More site set-up and welfare templates

• First aid kit check
• Site signage check
• Welfare cleaning log
• Welfare facilities check
• All templates