Construction Compliance Software UK: 10 Tools From £0
The Site Book starts at £0 and covers CDM 2015 paperwork for UK builders: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off. Business adds attendance, files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence, inspections and corrective actions. Compare it with nine alternatives below on workflow fit and published pricing before choosing.
For builder-run UK firms from sole traders to teams of around 50, The Site Book is the best construction compliance software when the job is CDM paperwork plus practical site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, worker sign-off, site attendance, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. Evalu-8 fits broad enterprise EHS, Procore fits project management and financials, and Velappity fits configurable field forms.
The Site Book product and capacity facts and HandsHQ current first-party pages were verified on 2026-07-21; other competitor documentation and pricing retain their 2026-05-31 review basis.
Custom annual quote based on turnover and products
RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP50/user/mo (annual; GBP55 monthly)
Pay-as-you-go from £29.97/300 credits; Professional £39.97/mo
From £899/yr (Pro annual, +VAT); outright purchase from £1,279 (+VAT)
Annual membership: Foundation £468/yr (≤9 team), Complete £828/yr (unlimited); projects from £40 each
From £1/user per month (third-party listings); modular, quote-led for the full platform
Not publicly listed — sales/demo-led (likely per-user or per-project quote)
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
One-person RAMS accounts through to enterprise teams
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Sole trader to mid-sized
Sole trader to SME builder
Sole trader to small/mid building companies (Foundation ≤9, Complete unlimited)
Small business to large enterprise
SMB through enterprise (subcontractors are 60%+ of its base)
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Individuals who want a template-led RAMS subscription and organisations with a dedicated health and safety function that need formal RAMS governance, approvals and integrations.
Large contractors and enterprise teams with 50+ people who need a broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management.
Large contractors and developers who need a full project management platform for coordinating multi-million-pound builds.
Operations and H&S teams that want configurable inspection, RAMS, COSHH, reporting, assets, and client portal workflows in one broader field-service platform.
UK contractors and subcontractors who want AI-generated Risk Assessments and Method Statements without a monthly commitment, paying per document via credits, with the option of a light Professional subscription for regular volume.
UK builders and small-to-mid contractors — including sole traders — who want a large library of CDM 2015-compliant H&S documents that the software auto-selects per job, especially those already using HBXL's EstimatorXpress so documents auto-populate from the estimate.
UK builders, renovators and trade businesses who want guided, simple site safety — site-specific RAMS, a CPP generator, QR inductions and a human advice line — rather than a configurable enterprise platform.
Field-heavy operations — construction, utilities and facilities management — that want one modular H&S platform (inductions, permits, RAMS, incidents) captured at the point of work rather than a stack of point tools.
Construction contractors and subcontractors needing on-site safety compliance plus workforce attendance and access control — from subcontractor crews up to tier-one main contractors.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Pricing starts at £44/mo for Basic with 1 RAMS; Advanced is £99/mo for 3 RAMS, Pro is £190/mo for 6 RAMS, and Small Team starts from £275/mo billed annually plus setup.
The RAMS module is GBP295/mo on top of core EHS (GBP2.50/licence/mo, 10-user minimum) -heavy for a sole trader who only needs RAMS, and most other add-on modules are still quote-only on the pricing page.
Custom annual pricing depends on turnover and products, so small builders cannot compare a simple monthly CDM-document cost up front.
RAMS and COSHH sit on the Gold plan, which is GBP50 per user per month billed annually (GBP55 on monthly billing) - expensive for small builders.
Very new vendor — United Applications Ltd was only registered in 2025 (Companies House 16955835), so there is little independent review evidence or track record yet.
Installed Windows desktop software (Windows 10/11), not cloud or mobile-first — no browser access and no on-phone worker sign-off out of the box.
Gaps versus a full UK CDM suite — no visible COSHH, CSCS/worker-cert tracking, right-to-work or permit-to-work features.
No published pricing tiers — only a per-user floor on aggregators; real module/volume cost is quote-led.
No public pricing — sales/demo-gated, higher friction for small UK builders than a transparent self-serve tier.
RAMS
AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser.
Template library with editor.
Module within wider EHS platform.
Document management module -manual creation, no UK-specific RAMS generator.
Custom form workflow; RAMS listed on Gold.
AI 12-step wizard with a 100+ UK hazard library.
160+ risk assessments + method statements from the library (the RAMS pairing).
Guided site-specific RAMS built on the phone; branded, emailable PDF.
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CPP
Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS.
Included on team plans and annual individual plans.
CDM 2015-aligned Construction Phase Plans.
Construction Phase Health & Safety Plans, incl. a Simple CPP for smaller jobs.
Construction Phase Plan generator from a short questionnaire.
COSHH
Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and construction-focused library entries that appear in search only after review.
Unlimited assessments on Advanced and above; 15,000+ substance library advertised.
No UK substance database -custom forms only.
COSHH listed on Gold and risk-assessment pages.
Hazardous-substance assessments.
226+ COSHH assessments.
COSHH assessments included in the content library.
Method statements
RAMS-oriented form/report workflow.
AI-generated from scope of works.
Method statement templates.
Method steps captured as part of the RAMS flow.
Method statements marketed alongside risk assessments; standalone authoring less detailed.
Covered under RAMS; no standalone method-statement builder found.
Site inductions
Workers sign from their phone - on Business, key H&S details are readable in 9 languages.
Not listed in the current RAMS product feature set.
Training documents and toolbox talks; not a dedicated induction flow.
Covers 9 mandatory induction sections.
Site inductions with registers.
QR Hazard Board inductions; workers confirm they have read the plan.
Digital inductions for staff and visitors.
Digital site inductions completed remotely before arrival.
Multilingual inductions (9 languages)
On the Business plan, workers read and acknowledge key H&S details in 9 languages; the language used is recorded in the audit trail and translations are site-team reviewable.
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Worker cert tracking
Cert plus right-to-work evidence records, with expiry reminders.
Separate Training Register tracks training, certificates and expiry dates and integrates with RAMS.
General compliance tools -requires customisation for UK.
Training documents, not construction worker cert tracking.
Training records exist as documents, but no live worker-certificate tracking.
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ID & Training and Safety Cards modules track certs and compliance cards.
Tracks CSCS, SafePass, OSHA and SST cards with expiry verification.
Incident log
Incident reports listed on Gold.
RIDDOR-aligned incident reporting.
Accident/incident records, investigation and breach forms (documents, not a live log).
Report incident/near-miss in-app; the advisory team guides next steps.
Incident Reporting in real time.
Incident management, accident investigation and near-miss analytics.
Permits to work
Smart permit suggestions (hot works, confined space); not a full permit-issue workflow.
Permit-to-work documents (electrical, asbestos, confined space, at-height, hot works).
Dedicated Permit to Work module for high-risk activity.
Digital Permits module.
Site diary
Pro includes editable daily entries; owner/admin deletion is permanent, while a Business Site Supervisor's delete can be restored. Live entries and photo counts appear in the Audit Pack.
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Subcontractor tracking
Separate Training Register distinguishes employee and subcontractor personnel.
Full subcontractor coordination in PM suite.
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Toolbox talks
Listed on Gold.
Structured talks with digital attendance.
86+ toolbox talks.
Toolbox meetings delivered and recorded on site.
Covered by Safety Briefings rather than a branded toolbox-talk module.
Toolbox talks alongside training records.
Site attendance
Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance.
Can be covered by configured EHS workflows.
Daily logs and workforce tools, not small-builder H&S portal focus.
Configurable forms can model attendance.
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Daily scan-in creates attendance records and live who-is-on-site.
Clock In/Out tracks arrivals, departures and location.
Time & Attendance via facial recognition or geopin.
Site portal
Business includes up to 50 active site portal users.
Enterprise collaborator/project access model.
Client portal workflows are listed.
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Site files
Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information.
RAMS/project files, not a small-builder site portal.
Documents can sit in broader EHS modules.
Strong drawing and document management.
Files can support configured forms/portals.
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Document review
Business review status and history, plus optional named-approver routing (accept/reject each version with recorded reasons before issue) and client review via share links.
Approval workflows on team-led plans.
Workflow capability depends on quoted modules.
Submittals, workflows and document-control features.
Can be built as custom workflows.
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Subcontractor evidence
Business evidence record, review and archive workflow.
Subcontractor coordination, not CDM evidence requests by default.
Could be configured; not a CDM evidence module by default.
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Site inspections
Business inspections with checklist items.
Audits and inspections are core EHS modules.
Strong configurable inspection forms.
Site inspection/audit records for scaffolding, excavations, ladders and equipment.
Site Review with photos, comments and a PDF report.
Audits & Inspections plus Asset Inspections modules.
Inspections & Audits module.
Corrective actions
Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state.
Actions are part of the broader EHS platform.
Reporting/action workflows in field forms.
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PCPP import
Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure.
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Document checking
AI consistency checker reviews docs for gaps/contradictions.
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Data export
Includes the Audit Pack: one merged PDF covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
RAMS PDFs; Training Register reports and training-matrix export.
Branded print-ready PDF export.
Branded document output; integrates with EstimatorXpress.
Auto-generated PDF reports stored in the Hub and emailed; no bulk/CSV export evidenced.
Automated PDF generation, reporting dashboards and document storage.
Exportable compliance records, real-time reporting and an audit trail.
AI chat
Procore advertises Procore AI, including grounded answers, agentic workflows and job-specific agents for construction teams.
AI generation + consistency checker, but no conversational chat surface.
Template-selection engine, not AI generation or chat.
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RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation
The flagship: generates site-specific UK RAMS, CPP and COSHH from a plain-English brief.
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Builds task-specific RAMS from a content library with automated PDF output.
Manages RAMS, safety documents and approvals — a document store, not a RAMS authoring wizard.
Right to work
Right-to-work evidence records with expiry reminders, alongside cert tracking.
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Mobile app
Workers sign and get inducted from their phone browser with nothing to install; a native builder app is in development, not yet in the public app stores.
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Free iOS and Android app — the primary product surface.
iOS and Android apps plus a web portal.
Mobile-first inductions and onboarding app.
QR / mobile sign-in
Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone.
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QR Hazard Board scan-in/out via the free app.
QR used for smart safety signs and asset scanning; QR site sign-in not explicitly confirmed.
Sign-in is facial-recognition (Suprema hardware) or geopin rather than a classic QR.
Contractor self-onboarding
Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval.
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Contractor pre-qualification questionnaires and insurance reminders.
Contractor Gateway self-onboards visitors and contractors.
Workers/subcontractors self-complete inductions before arrival.
RFIs
Site Control (per-site tier) adds RFIs - create, attach, comment, answer and close.
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RAMS sign-off (per worker)
Per-worker RAMS sign-off is tracked on Business; an optional 4-digit PIN adds shared-link identity evidence, and Site Control can block check-in until the current version is signed.
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Live people-on-site
Business adds a live people-on-site H&S view plus evacuation and muster roll-call.
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Document-review evidence
Business keeps version history with a per-version record of review, issue and worker acknowledgement.
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Multi-site dashboard & exports
Unlimited projects with account-wide exports and the merged Audit Pack; no cross-site rollup dashboard below the Site Control tier.
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SSOW
Delivered as the method statement inside the RAMS rather than a separate safe-system-of-work document.
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Reading this table: a tick means supported, a dash means partly supported, and a cross means we checked and it is not supported. An em dash (—) means we have not verified that capability for that product either way — treat it as unknown, not as a missing feature, and check with the vendor.
Why this matters
UK construction compliance software covers five distinct jobs: CDM document creation, site H&S operations, broad enterprise EHS, integrated project management, and configurable field workflows. The Site Book is not a RAMS-only tool; it covers RAMS, CPP, COSHH, site inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off, with Business adding site attendance, site files, portal users, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions. No single tool is best at every lane. Pick based on which lane you spend the most time in.
Who each tool is for
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
The Site Book
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
HandsHQ
Best for
Individuals who want a template-led RAMS subscription and organisations with a dedicated health and safety function that need formal RAMS governance, approvals and integrations.
Not ideal for
Pricing starts at £44/mo for Basic with 1 RAMS; Advanced is £99/mo for 3 RAMS, Pro is £190/mo for 6 RAMS, and Small Team starts from £275/mo billed annually plus setup.
Team size
One-person RAMS accounts through to enterprise teams
Evalu-8
Best for
Large contractors and enterprise teams with 50+ people who need a broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management.
Not ideal for
The RAMS module is GBP295/mo on top of core EHS (GBP2.50/licence/mo, 10-user minimum) -heavy for a sole trader who only needs RAMS, and most other add-on modules are still quote-only on the pricing page.
Team size
50+
Procore
Best for
Large contractors and developers who need a full project management platform for coordinating multi-million-pound builds.
Not ideal for
Custom annual pricing depends on turnover and products, so small builders cannot compare a simple monthly CDM-document cost up front.
Team size
50+
Velappity
Best for
Operations and H&S teams that want configurable inspection, RAMS, COSHH, reporting, assets, and client portal workflows in one broader field-service platform.
Not ideal for
RAMS and COSHH sit on the Gold plan, which is GBP50 per user per month billed annually (GBP55 on monthly billing) - expensive for small builders.
Team size
5+
RAMS AI
Best for
UK contractors and subcontractors who want AI-generated Risk Assessments and Method Statements without a monthly commitment, paying per document via credits, with the option of a light Professional subscription for regular volume.
Not ideal for
Very new vendor — United Applications Ltd was only registered in 2025 (Companies House 16955835), so there is little independent review evidence or track record yet.
Team size
Sole trader to mid-sized
Health & Safety Xpert
Best for
UK builders and small-to-mid contractors — including sole traders — who want a large library of CDM 2015-compliant H&S documents that the software auto-selects per job, especially those already using HBXL's EstimatorXpress so documents auto-populate from the estimate.
Not ideal for
Installed Windows desktop software (Windows 10/11), not cloud or mobile-first — no browser access and no on-phone worker sign-off out of the box.
Team size
Sole trader to SME builder
HazardCo
Best for
UK builders, renovators and trade businesses who want guided, simple site safety — site-specific RAMS, a CPP generator, QR inductions and a human advice line — rather than a configurable enterprise platform.
Not ideal for
Gaps versus a full UK CDM suite — no visible COSHH, CSCS/worker-cert tracking, right-to-work or permit-to-work features.
Team size
Sole trader to small/mid building companies (Foundation ≤9, Complete unlimited)
Work Wallet
Best for
Field-heavy operations — construction, utilities and facilities management — that want one modular H&S platform (inductions, permits, RAMS, incidents) captured at the point of work rather than a stack of point tools.
Not ideal for
No published pricing tiers — only a per-user floor on aggregators; real module/volume cost is quote-led.
Team size
Small business to large enterprise
Boxcore
Best for
Construction contractors and subcontractors needing on-site safety compliance plus workforce attendance and access control — from subcontractor crews up to tier-one main contractors.
Not ideal for
No public pricing — sales/demo-gated, higher friction for small UK builders than a transparent self-serve tier.
Team size
SMB through enterprise (subcontractors are 60%+ of its base)
The bottom line
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Choose The Site Book if…
Choose The Site Book if you're a sole trader or builder-run firm that needs RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off with clear pricing. Business adds 10 management logins, 50 included active portal users, attendance, files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions at £199/month. Assigned workers count in the portal allowance; the current product records and auto-raises worker-driven overage rather than blocking setup.
Recommended for: Sole traders and builder-run firms up to ~50 people who need the full CDM pack in one bill
Choose Evalu-8 if…
Choose Evalu-8 if you're a fifty plus person contractor with a dedicated EHS function that needs broad enterprise coverage - compliance, training, audits, and incident management in one integrated platform. Its public pricing starts with Core EHS at GBP2.50 per licence per month with a 10-user minimum; the pricing page quote-leads the modules, though Evalu-8 has published a GBP295 per month RAMS module (bundling risk assessments and COSHH).
Recommended for: Enterprise contractors (50+) with a dedicated EHS team and multi-module needs
Choose Procore if…
Choose Procore if you're a mid-to-large contractor whose compliance needs are secondary to integrated project management and financials. Procore wins on PM, scheduling, cost tracking, and submittals - the compliance layer is adjacent rather than purpose-built for CDM document creation, so pair it with a focused compliance tool if RAMS volume is high.
Recommended for: Large contractors already running or evaluating integrated project management
Choose Velappity if…
Choose Velappity if your day-to-day compliance pain is building configurable mobile forms for inspections, RAMS, COSHH, assets, reporting, and client portal workflows. It is broader and more configurable than The Site Book, but RAMS and COSHH sit on a per-user Gold plan and it is not a fast CDM document generator for small builders.
Recommended for: Firms whose compliance pain is configurable field forms rather than document creation
Why switch to The Site Book
✓Purpose-built for CDM document creation and site H&S records - RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, attendance, site files and evidence workflows.
✓Clear pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/mo or £360/yr, Business £199/mo, and optional setup is £249 one-off rather than a subscription.
✓Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a plain-English brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review.
✓Self-serve signup with a free tier, so sole traders can test the CDM-document workflow without a sales demo or implementation.
✓Business gives 10 internal team logins and 50 active site portal users for site attendance, files, update notifications, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Full breakdown per product
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Sweet spot
A builder-run principal contractor on a domestic or commercial project who needs ready-to-sign CDM documents, worker sign-off, a live people-on-site view, practical site files, subcontractor evidence records and lightweight inspections/actions - without a dedicated H&S department to run them.
Strengths
UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Weaknesses
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Procore integration is in final testing rather than publicly launched -until it ships, compliance docs export as PDFs rather than syncing into Procore. A public REST API and signed webhooks are live on the Site Control tier; Autodesk Construction Cloud is not integrated.
Site files are a practical portal for drawings, plans and procedures, not formal drawing revision control.
UK-focused content (CDM 2015, HSE guidance) -international contractors on non-UK projects would need to adapt the output.
Check the product detail
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Individuals who want a template-led RAMS subscription and organisations with a dedicated health and safety function that need formal RAMS governance, approvals and integrations.
Team size
One-person RAMS accounts through to enterprise teams
Sweet spot
A buyer who values a large curated RAMS and COSHH library, with published individual allowances or team workflows organised by user band.
Strengths
Established compliance platform with published customer case studies across UK high-risk work.
Now part of HSI, with HSI's acquisition announcement citing more than 2,000 client organisations.
Curated RAMS library plus a COSHH library advertised at more than 15,000 substances.
Published individual pricing offers direct signup; team tiers publish user bands and prices before a sales conversation.
Digital RAMS signatures, approvals, review history and integrations suit dedicated H&S teams producing documents regularly.
Weaknesses
Pricing starts at £44/mo for Basic with 1 RAMS; Advanced is £99/mo for 3 RAMS, Pro is £190/mo for 6 RAMS, and Small Team starts from £275/mo billed annually plus setup.
HSI ownership may be a positive for enterprise buyers, but small UK builders may prefer a UK-SME-first product roadmap.
The public RAMS and Training Register feature sets do not list a built-in incident log, permits-to-work, site diary, attendance workflow or general site portal.
Individual RAMS plans offer direct signup, while team plans are billed annually plus a setup fee and higher-capability packages remain sales-assisted.
Large contractors and enterprise teams with 50+ people who need a broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management.
Team size
50+
Sweet spot
An organisation that needs EHS across multiple business units and is willing to build a quoted package around core EHS plus RAMS, COSHH, audits, and other modules.
Strengths
Broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management in one tool.
Suitable for large contractors and enterprise teams that need multi-module EHS across business units.
Includes site inductions, worker cert tracking, and toolbox talks -bigger functional spread than RAMS-only tools.
Weaknesses
The RAMS module is GBP295/mo on top of core EHS (GBP2.50/licence/mo, 10-user minimum) -heavy for a sole trader who only needs RAMS, and most other add-on modules are still quote-only on the pricing page.
Requires demo, onboarding, and configuration -slow to get running compared to self-serve tools.
Desktop-focused enterprise UI is not optimised for builders working from a phone on site.
RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP50/user/mo (annual; GBP55 monthly)
Best for
Operations and H&S teams that want configurable inspection, RAMS, COSHH, reporting, assets, and client portal workflows in one broader field-service platform.
Team size
5+
Sweet spot
A multi-site contractor or compliance service provider with time to build custom forms and a budget for per-user Gold-tier access.
Strengths
Flexible form builder can support RAMS, inspections, COSHH, assets, reporting, and client portals in one configurable platform.
Mobile app and offline sync fit field teams that need to complete risk forms on site and report back later.
Public pricing and a free tier make the entry path clearer than demo-only enterprise EHS tools.
Weaknesses
RAMS and COSHH sit on the Gold plan, which is GBP50 per user per month billed annually (GBP55 on monthly billing) - expensive for small builders.
Requires custom form setup before it feels tailored; The Site Book generates construction documents from the project brief immediately.
No dedicated CPP, PCPP import, permits, site diary, or subcontractor tracking for a full CDM 2015 project pack.
Pay-as-you-go from £29.97/300 credits; Professional £39.97/mo
Best for
UK contractors and subcontractors who want AI-generated Risk Assessments and Method Statements without a monthly commitment, paying per document via credits, with the option of a light Professional subscription for regular volume.
Team size
Sole trader to mid-sized
Sweet spot
A contractor issuing RAMS irregularly who prefers pay-as-you-go credits over a fixed subscription, and wants a consistency check plus permit suggestions on top of the generated draft.
Strengths
Pay-as-you-go credit model (£29.97 per 300 credits standalone, £24.97 as a Professional top-up; ~£0.08–£0.10 per document activation) means no monthly commitment — unusual in a market of monthly-only subscriptions.
Broad AI document set beyond RAMS: CPP, COSHH, lifting plans (LOLER-aligned), site inductions, toolbox talks with digital attendance, and RIDDOR-aligned incident reporting.
AI consistency checker plus smart permit suggestions (hot works, confined space) add a review layer on top of the generated draft.
First three sample document activations are free, and building/previewing is always free — credits are only spent on activation, lowering trial friction.
Weaknesses
Very new vendor — United Applications Ltd was only registered in 2025 (Companies House 16955835), so there is little independent review evidence or track record yet.
No worker certificate / CSCS tracking, site inspections, or RFI workflow — it is a document generator, not a site-operations or workforce-management platform.
Permits are AI suggestions rather than a full permit-to-work issue-and-approve workflow.
From £899/yr (Pro annual, +VAT); outright purchase from £1,279 (+VAT)
Best for
UK builders and small-to-mid contractors — including sole traders — who want a large library of CDM 2015-compliant H&S documents that the software auto-selects per job, especially those already using HBXL's EstimatorXpress so documents auto-populate from the estimate.
Team size
Sole trader to SME builder
Sweet spot
A builder who wants a comprehensive, legally-maintained document library (risk assessments, COSHH, method statements, CPP, toolbox talks) they can customise and brand, and who prefers installed desktop software over an AI generator.
Strengths
Very deep, legally-maintained document library — 160+ risk assessments, 226+ COSHH assessments, 86+ toolbox talks and 40+ management documents, all CDM 2015-compliant and CHAS-compatible.
Auto-selects the relevant paperwork from the job details and can auto-populate documents from an HBXL EstimatorXpress estimate — a genuine workflow advantage for existing HBXL customers.
Broad coverage across the document set most rivals lack: CPP (incl. a Simple CPP), permits-to-work, site inspections, pre-construction information, and accident/incident records.
Backed by an established UK construction-software house (HBXL Group), with a long-standing product and a free trial — lower vendor risk than the new AI entrants.
Weaknesses
Installed Windows desktop software (Windows 10/11), not cloud or mobile-first — no browser access and no on-phone worker sign-off out of the box.
No AI generation: documents come from a template-selection engine and must be hand-customised, so RAMS production is slower than AI-assisted generators.
Higher entry price than the AI RAMS tools — from £899+VAT/yr (or £1,279+VAT outright, plus a monthly support charge on perpetual licences), a heavier commitment for a sole trader testing the market.
Annual membership: Foundation £468/yr (≤9 team), Complete £828/yr (unlimited); projects from £40 each
Best for
UK builders, renovators and trade businesses who want guided, simple site safety — site-specific RAMS, a CPP generator, QR inductions and a human advice line — rather than a configurable enterprise platform.
Team size
Sole trader to small/mid building companies (Foundation ≤9, Complete unlimited)
Sweet spot
A small UK builder who wants safety made simple, with an advice line and a QR Hazard Board for site sign-in, on a low flat annual fee.
Strengths
Transparent, low, all-in annual pricing (£468–£828/yr) that bundles the software, app and an unlimited human H&S advice line — an easy yes for a small builder.
Human advice line and guided incident response — a service layer that pure-software tools lack.
Mature, proven product at scale (10,000+ businesses / 150,000 users across AU/NZ) with an FMB partnership for UK credibility.
Strong physical-plus-digital site sign-in: a QR Hazard Board for one-tap induction and daily scan-in.
Weaknesses
Gaps versus a full UK CDM suite — no visible COSHH, CSCS/worker-cert tracking, right-to-work or permit-to-work features.
Non-UK origin with a young UK presence (live only since late 2024) and no named UK legal entity on the site.
Annual lump-sum plus per-project add-ons (from £40/project) make heavy-project costs less predictable than a flat subscription.
From £1/user per month (third-party listings); modular, quote-led for the full platform
Best for
Field-heavy operations — construction, utilities and facilities management — that want one modular H&S platform (inductions, permits, RAMS, incidents) captured at the point of work rather than a stack of point tools.
Team size
Small business to large enterprise
Sweet spot
An SMB-to-mid contractor or site operator scaling H&S module-by-module, wanting a low per-user entry point and broad coverage.
Strengths
Genuine RAMS generation from a reusable content library with automated PDF output — not just a document store.
Broad modular breadth (~15 modules): permits, inductions, incidents, lone worker, assets and attendance in one platform.
Scale and credibility — 10,000+ businesses, 50,000+ daily users, listed on the UK Government G-Cloud, trading since 2016.
Low, transparent per-user entry point (from ~£1/user/month) lowers adoption friction for field teams.
Weaknesses
No published pricing tiers — only a per-user floor on aggregators; real module/volume cost is quote-led.
Not CDM-document-specialised — no Construction Phase Plan generation; it is a broad HSE platform rather than a CDM-pack generator.
Thin independent review volume, so third-party validation of depth is limited.
Not publicly listed — sales/demo-led (likely per-user or per-project quote)
Best for
Construction contractors and subcontractors needing on-site safety compliance plus workforce attendance and access control — from subcontractor crews up to tier-one main contractors.
Team size
SMB through enterprise (subcontractors are 60%+ of its base)
Sweet spot
A mid-to-large contractor or subcontractor crew wanting fast on-site adoption with facial-recognition attendance and Procore/Autodesk integration.
Strengths
Fast on-site adoption — claims demo-to-rollout in 24–48 hours, with subcontractors more than 60% of its customer base.
Hardware-grade attendance and access control (Suprema BioStation 3 facial recognition, anti-buddy-punching, turnstile integration) — a physical capability The Site Book does not have.
Ecosystem integrations (Procore, Autodesk), a multi-region footprint (IE/UK/US) and a 2025 Irish Construction Excellence product-innovation award.
Weaknesses
No public pricing — sales/demo-gated, higher friction for small UK builders than a transparent self-serve tier.
Document-management framing of RAMS rather than generation — no evidence of CPP or COSHH authoring.
Attendance hardware dependence (facial-recognition terminals) adds cost/complexity and is overkill for sole traders and small crews; UK right-to-work checks are not evidenced.
Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
What counts as construction compliance software?
For UK CDM 2015 projects, compliance software must cover RAMS, method statements, COSHH assessments, and usually CPPs, site inductions, and worker sign-off. Business buyers may also need site attendance, project files, procedures, and live people-on-site visibility. Procore and Velappity are adjacent - strong at project management and configurable field forms respectively, but not purpose-built CDM document creators in the way The Site Book or HandsHQ are.
Which suite is best for sole traders and small builders?
The Site Book. Pro is GBP39/month or GBP360/year for one internal login. Business is GBP199/month with 10 internal logins, attendance, files, evidence workflows and 50 included active portal users. Project-worker overage is currently recorded and auto-raised instead of blocking setup. HandsHQ is stronger for formal RAMS governance, while Evalu-8 targets broader enterprise EHS.
Do I need both a PM tool and a compliance tool?
Contractors using Procore or a similar project-management and financial platform may still need a dedicated compliance tool for the CDM document suite. Builder-run firms can use The Site Book for compliance, site attendance, portal access and project files without adopting a full enterprise PM rollout. Choose by workflow rather than headcount alone.
How much should I budget for compliance software?
Pricing varies hugely. The Site Book Starter is £0, Pro is £39/month or £360/year, and Business is £199/month; optional setup is a £249 one-off, not a subscription. HandsHQ publishes individual RAMS plans from £44/month and team plans from £275/month. Evalu-8 quote-leads its modules on the pricing page but has published a GBP295/month RAMS module (bundling risk assessments and COSHH). Velappity lists RAMS and COSHH on Gold at GBP50 per user per month billed annually (GBP55 on monthly billing).
Do I need this if I only do domestic jobs?
You still need to manage CDM duties on domestic jobs. HSE guidance says a construction phase plan must be prepared before the construction phase begins, with the contractor responsible on single-contractor projects. You may not need enterprise EHS software, but you do need a proportionate way to sort RAMS, CPPs, inductions and COSHH when the job calls for them. The Site Book is built for that smaller-builder path.
Is there a construction compliance app, or is it all web-based?
The Site Book is a cloud construction compliance platform that runs in the browser on any device: phone, tablet or desktop, with nothing to install. Workers sign RAMS and complete inductions from their phones on site, and site managers run the same tool from the office. Because it is cloud-based, records update live across every device and the audit trail is always current.
How we built this comparison
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UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
