Built for Housebuilders
RAMS, CPP & Site Documents for Housebuilders
Running plots means running paperwork: RAMS for every trade package, inductions for every subcontractor gang, and an evidence trail the NHBC, building control, and the HSE can all ask for. Get it managed from one place instead of a site cabin full of folders.
No card needed · Used by UK housebuilders · CDM 2015 compliant
Built for Housebuilders
Real work, real hazards. Pick the job closest to yours to start a free job pack with the scope already filled in:
New-build plot construction
Groundworks through to watertight and fit-out on individual plots — covers excavations, working at height, plant movement, and multi-trade coordination.
Start with this job →Timber frame and superstructure erection
Frame erection, roof trusses, and floor decks — covers crane lifts, work at height on incomplete structures, and temporary works.
Start with this job →Groundworks and foundations phase
Site strip, footings, drainage, and slab — covers excavation collapse, buried services, plant-pedestrian segregation, and concrete operations.
Start with this job →Multi-plot site management
Several plots at different stages with rotating subcontractor gangs — covers induction control, shared scaffold and welfare, and site traffic management.
Start with this job →CDM 2015 Compliance for Housebuilders
Housebuilders sit at the sharp end of CDM 2015: on any development with more than one contractor, the housebuilder is normally the principal contractor, owning the Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, and the coordination of every trade package on site. HSE statistics consistently show the highest-risk activities on residential developments are work at height on incomplete structures, plant-pedestrian interface, and excavation work during groundworks. The regulations expect a managed site: documented arrangements in the CPP, RAMS for each significant package, inducted workers, controlled traffic routes, and monitored welfare. On notifiable projects, the F10 goes to the HSE before work starts. The practical challenge is scale — the paperwork burden multiplies per plot and per gang, which is exactly where a single system for documents, inductions, and worker records earns its keep.
What You Get
Job-specific RAMS
Describe your job and get professional risk assessments covering falls from height and other trade-specific hazards.
Construction Phase Plans
CDM 2015 compliant CPPs created from your job description. Covers management arrangements, risk control, welfare, and emergency procedures.
COSHH Assessments
Smart substance search and SDS upload. Pre-loaded with common housebuilder substances like silica dust from block cutting and cement products across plots.
Site Inductions
Digital induction sign-offs for every worker on site. Linked to your CPP and site rules. Works on any phone or tablet.
Worker & subcontractor tracking
Track certifications, insurance, and CSCS cards. Get alerts before documents expire. One view for all your workers.
Digital document sharing
Share your full document pack with clients, principal contractors, or inspectors via a secure read-only link. No login needed on their end.
Common Hazards We Cover
These are the real risks housebuilders face on site every day. Your RAMS will address each one with specific control measures.
- Falls from height — open floor edges, stairwells, roof trusses, and scaffold on plots at different build stages
- Excavation collapse and buried services during the groundworks phase
- Plant and vehicle movement — telehandlers, excavators, and delivery vehicles sharing routes with operatives
- Crane and lifting operations for timber frames, roof trusses, and material packs
- Silica dust from block cutting, chasing, and slab work across multiple plots
- Multi-trade interface risks — one gang's work creating hazards for the next, from unprotected openings to incomplete temporary works
Key Regulations & Standards
CDM 2015 — housebuilders typically act as principal contractor across multi-plot sites
CDM 2015 Regulations 12–15 place the Construction Phase Plan, site induction, and management duties on the principal contractor. The Work at Height Regulations 2005 govern open edges, scaffold, and truss work on incomplete structures. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 and the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) cover telehandlers and crane lifts for frames and trusses. The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 apply to silica dust from block cutting and slab work. HSE guidance L153 (Managing health and safety in construction) is the canonical reference for principal contractor duties, and HSG144 covers safe use of vehicles on construction sites — directly relevant to multi-plot traffic management.
What's included at each tier
Starter
£0- Risk Assessments (RAMS)
- Construction Phase Plans (CPP)
- Site inductions
Pro
£30/mo- Risk Assessments (RAMS)
- Construction Phase Plans (CPP)
- Site inductions
- COSHH assessments (standalone doc, SDS upload, site-specific register)
- Worker cert tracking and expiry alerts
- Right-to-work evidence records
- Subcontractor tracking
- Toolbox talks
- Integrations (Drive, Xero, Zapier)
Business
£199/mo- Risk Assessments (RAMS)
- Construction Phase Plans (CPP)
- Site inductions
- COSHH assessments (standalone doc, SDS upload, site-specific register)
- Worker cert tracking and expiry alerts
- Right-to-work evidence records
- Subcontractor tracking
- Toolbox talks
- Integrations (Drive, Xero, Zapier)
- Up to 5 internal team logins
- Up to 25 active site portal users
- Site attendance check-in/check-out
- Multilingual worker inductions (9 languages)
- Slack Site Ready readiness checks
Site Control
£675/site/mo- Risk Assessments (RAMS)
- Construction Phase Plans (CPP)
- Site inductions
- COSHH assessments (standalone doc, SDS upload, site-specific register)
- Worker cert tracking and expiry alerts
- Right-to-work evidence records
- Subcontractor tracking
- Toolbox talks
- Integrations (Drive, Xero, Zapier)
- Up to 5 internal team logins
- Up to 25 active site portal users
- Site attendance check-in/check-out
- Multilingual worker inductions (9 languages)
- Slack Site Ready readiness checks
- Permanent entrance QR: guest sign-in and contractor self-join
- CSCS credential capture, review and expiry alerts
- Digital induction gating before check-in
- Live people-on-site, attendance and audit-grade exports
- Single sign-on (SSO) with Okta or Microsoft Entra
- Public REST API with scoped account keys
- Signed real-time webhooks into your own systems
Running live sites with subcontractors? Site Control is the per-site enterprise tier above Business — entrance QR sign-in, CSCS checks, induction gating, live attendance and audit-grade exports. From £675/site per month, plus £5,000 setup.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What safety paperwork does a housebuilder need?
- As principal contractor on anything beyond a single-contractor job, you need a Construction Phase Plan for the site, RAMS for each significant work package, COSHH assessments for the substances in use, site induction records for every worker, and an incident log. On notifiable projects you also need an F10 notification to the HSE. The Site Book generates all of it from one project setup, plot by plot or site-wide.
- How does The Site Book handle subcontractor gangs across plots?
- Every worker signs your site induction digitally from their phone before they start, and the record is stored against the project. Worker cert tracking holds CSCS cards, trade qualifications, and training with expiry alerts, and per-worker RAMS sign-off proves each operative read the current version of the RAMS for their package. When gangs rotate between sites, their records travel with them in the system instead of a folder in the site cabin.
- Do housebuilders need a Construction Phase Plan for every site?
- Yes. CDM 2015 requires a CPP for every construction project before the construction phase begins, and on a multi-plot development the principal contractor owns it. It covers the site-wide arrangements — management structure, site rules, traffic management, welfare, emergency procedures — while the RAMS cover each trade package. The Site Book generates the CPP from your project details and keeps it alongside the plot-level RAMS.
- Can The Site Book produce evidence for the NHBC or building control?
- Yes. Every document, induction, sign-off, and incident record is timestamped and linked to the project, and the Audit Pack bundles the whole compliance story into one merged PDF. Whether the request comes from the NHBC, building control, a warranty provider, or the HSE, the evidence trail is one export instead of a week of assembling folders.
- How long does it take to create RAMS for a plot?
- Minutes rather than hours. Describe the package in plain English — 'groundworks and foundations for plot 4, sloping site, 360 excavator and dumper' — and the RAMS is generated with the relevant hazards, ratings, controls, and method statement for you to review, adjust, and download as a branded PDF. Repeat packages on later plots start from your previous documents rather than a blank page.
Why The Site Book
- UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off plus Business site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
- AI-generated documents are site-specific from a natural-language brief, not a template library you hand-fill - cuts writing a RAMS from 2 hours to under 5 minutes.
- Worker sign-off, PCPP import, cert tracking, and document checking sit on the £39/month Pro plan, not locked behind an enterprise contract.
- Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 5 internal team logins and 25 active site portal users.
- 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.
- 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 that merges every compliance record into one PDF.
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Describe your job, get professional RAMS, CPP, and COSHH assessments in minutes. No credit card required.
Related guides
Principal Contractor Duties
What CDM 2015 expects from the principal contractor — the role most housebuilders hold.
F10 Notification
When a project is notifiable and how to submit the F10 to the HSE.
Construction Phase Plan Example
A worked CPP section by section — the site-wide document every development needs.
Excavation Safety
Collapse prevention, buried services, and inspection duties for the groundworks phase.
Working at Height Guide
Fall prevention on incomplete structures, open edges, and truss work.