Free construction template
Site Emergency Plan Template
A blank emergency plan for one building site: who to call, the nearest A&E, fire, first aid, rescue and the assembly point. Fill it in before work starts and brief everyone on it.
Free, no sign-up. PDF to print, or Word to fill in on a computer.
Where it is needed for people's health or safety on a construction site, there must be suitable and sufficient arrangements for dealing with any foreseeable emergency, including how to evacuate the site (CDM 2015, regulation 30). The arrangements must take account of the work, the size and layout of the site, the equipment used, how many people are on site and the substances there. Everyone they cover must know them, and they must be tested at suitable intervals.
The template has a section for each part of the plan and a briefing record for everyone to sign. Leave out the rescue sections if there is no work at height or in a confined space.
Download a blank site emergency plan template
Free, no sign-up. Print the PDF and fill it in by hand, or fill in the Word file on a computer.
Includes a briefing record sheet.
What the template covers
- Site address and access for emergency services
- Emergency contacts
- Nearest A&E
- Fire
- Assembly point
- First aid
- Rescue from height (if there is work at height)
- Rescue from a confined space (if there is confined space work)
- Other emergencies on this site
- Utility isolation points
- Reporting to HSE
- Briefing record
Filling it in
- Write the nearest A&E for this site yourself. Check that the hospital has an A&E department, and check the route, before work starts. Not every hospital has one.
- Give the full site address and postcode, and say which entrance emergency vehicles should use and who will meet them.
- Where there is fire-fighting equipment and fire detection and alarms, keep the equipment easy to reach and signed, and show people how to use it (CDM 2015, regulation 32). Keep emergency routes and exits clear and signed (regulation 31).
- If anyone works at height, plan how they would be rescued: planning work at height includes planning for emergencies and rescue (Work at Height Regulations 2005, regulation 4). No one may work in a confined space until rescue arrangements are in place (Confined Spaces Regulations 1997, regulation 5).
- Brief everyone on the plan, ideally as part of the site induction, and ask each person to sign the briefing record. Update the plan when the site changes.
- If someone is hurt, use the RIDDOR checker to see whether it must be reported to HSE.
Related on The Site Book
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Brief every worker on the emergency arrangements before they start, with a sign-off sheet.
Free RIDDOR Checker
After an accident, check whether it must be reported to HSE, who reports it and by when.
Fire Safety on Construction Sites
Fire risks on site, fire-fighting equipment and the fire plan.
Free Permits and Inspection Registers
Hot work and confined space permits, with their own emergency arrangements.
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Sources
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 30 (emergency procedures) — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 31 (emergency routes and exits) — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, regulation 32 (fire detection and fire-fighting) — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981, regulation 3 — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Work at Height Regulations 2005, regulation 4 (organisation and planning) — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Confined Spaces Regulations 1997, regulation 5 (emergency arrangements) — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013, regulation 3 — legislation.gov.uk · Accessed 31 October 2026
- First aid at work — Health and Safety Executive · Accessed 31 October 2026
This template is general guidance, not legal advice. It covers Great Britain under CDM 2015; Northern Ireland has its own CDM 2016 Regulations. Adapt it to your own site.