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The Site Book ranks first for builders who need COSHH assessments connected to RAMS and the CDM pack; Velappity and Evalu-8 suit broader EHS teams, while SafetyCulture is strongest for configurable inspections.
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Rankings use public vendor feature and pricing pages reviewed on 2026-04-21, weighted toward UK construction COSHH fit, document integration, speed, and pricing clarity.
Pricing, fit, and feature coverage side by side.
| Feature | The Site Book | Velappity | Evalu-8 | Fast RAMS | HandsHQ | SafetyCulture (iAuditor) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | from £30/mo | RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP55/user/mo | £295/mo | Free 1 RAMS; Unlimited GBP9.99/mo | £44–275+/mo | From £19/seat/mo (minimum seats apply) |
| Team size | 1–50 | 5+ | 50+ | Solo / small team | 10+ | 50+ |
| Best for | Small-to-mid UK builders (1–50 users) who need a full CDM pack -RAMS, CPP, COSHH, site inductions, toolbox talks -without paying enterprise per-seat prices. | Operations and H&S teams that want configurable inspection, RAMS, COSHH, reporting, assets, and client portal workflows in one broader field-service platform. | Large contractors and enterprise teams with 50+ people who need a broad EHS platform covering compliance, training, audits, and incident management. | Mobile-first contractors who mainly need low-cost RAMS, digital signatures, branded PDFs, duplication, and a simple archive. | Mid-to-large contractors (10+ people) with a dedicated health and safety manager who need enterprise-grade team collaboration, approval workflows, and a curated template library. | Large enterprises and operations/EHS teams that need a global checklist and audit platform across multiple industries, not CDM-specific document creation. |
| Not ideal for | New product (launched 2025) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ. | RAMS and COSHH sit on the Gold plan, which is GBP55 per user per month on monthly billing - expensive for small builders. | £295/mo is 10× The Site Book's entry price -prohibitive for 1–10 person firms that only need CDM compliance. | RAMS-first scope - no CPP generator, permits, site diary, worker certificate tracking, or subcontractor management. | 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 Teams starts from £275/mo. | Global product -UK CDM 2015 regulations require manual setup and customisation; no UK-specific RAMS/CPP/COSHH content out of the box. |
| RAMS | AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser. | Custom form workflow; RAMS listed on Gold. | Module within wider EHS platform. | Five-step RAMS creation workflow. | Template library with editor. | |
| CPP | Full Construction Phase Plans -not just RAMS. | |||||
| COSHH | COSHH listed on Gold and risk-assessment pages. | CoSHH assessments listed as a feature. | ||||
| Method statements | RAMS-oriented form/report workflow. | |||||
| Site inductions | Workers sign from their phone. | Training documents and toolbox talks; not a dedicated induction flow. | Briefing mode and digital signatures, not a full induction module. | Custom form builder required. | ||
| Worker cert tracking | Training documents, not construction worker cert tracking. | |||||
| Incident log | Incident reports listed on Gold. | Core use case -audit and incident logging. | ||||
| Permits to work | ||||||
| Site diary | ||||||
| Subcontractor tracking | ||||||
| Toolbox talks | Listed on Gold. | Can run as checklists. | ||||
| PCPP import | Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure. | |||||
| Document checking | ||||||
| Data export | PDF export on paid plan. | |||||
| AI chat |
COSHH tools split between document generators and configurable inspection platforms. Builders usually need the assessment to feed the RAMS and induction, not sit as a lonely checklist. That is why this ranking favours tools that connect COSHH to the rest of the construction compliance pack.
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Choose The Site Book when COSHH needs to sit beside RAMS, CPPs, inductions, and worker sign-off. It is built around construction projects, so hazardous substances become part of the job record instead of a separate spreadsheet or generic inspection form.
Recommended for: Best COSHH tool for small builders
Choose Velappity if you want custom digital forms, mobile risk assessments, reporting, and COSHH inside a broader compliance platform. It needs setup and Gold-tier pricing for the full safety feature set, but that configurability can suit multi-site operations.
Recommended for: Best configurable COSHH and risk-form platform
Choose Evalu-8 when COSHH is one module in a wider enterprise EHS programme covering audits, training, incident management, inductions, and reporting. It is far more expensive than small-builder tools, but better aligned to organisations with dedicated H&S teams.
Recommended for: Best enterprise EHS suite
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
The Site Book Ltd
from £30/mo
Fieldimp Ltd
RAMS/COSHH on Gold from GBP55/user/mo
Evalu-8 EHS
£295/mo
Safety Assistance Limited
Free 1 RAMS; Unlimited GBP9.99/mo
HandsHQ Ltd
£44–275+/mo
SafetyCulture Pty Ltd
From £19/seat/mo (minimum seats apply)
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Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
The Site Book is the best COSHH assessment tool for small UK builders because COSHH sits inside the same project workflow as RAMS, CPPs, site inductions, and worker sign-off. Velappity and Evalu-8 are stronger for configurable or enterprise EHS teams. Fast RAMS includes CoSHH features, but remains a RAMS-first app rather than a complete CDM workspace.
SafetyCulture can be configured with checklists and custom forms, so teams can build COSHH-style workflows if they have the expertise and time. It is not a UK construction COSHH generator by default. That makes it useful for large operations teams standardising inspections, but slower for small builders who need a substance assessment linked to their RAMS today.
Use Velappity for COSHH if your team wants configurable risk assessment forms, mobile completion, reporting, and audit trails across several clients or sites. Its public pricing lists COSHH on the Gold plan, so it is better suited to organised operations teams than occasional users. Small builders usually need less configuration and more construction-specific output.
COSHH can be a separate assessment, but it should not be disconnected from the work activity. If a job involves hazardous substances, the COSHH assessment needs to inform the RAMS, induction, PPE requirements, emergency procedures, and worker briefings. The practical advantage of a construction-specific tool is that the same project data feeds all of those documents.
Rankings use public vendor feature and pricing pages reviewed on 2026-04-21, weighted toward UK construction COSHH fit, document integration, speed, and pricing clarity.
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