Free site induction template
Paper induction forms get lost in the van. Workers forget to sign. You spend Friday afternoon chasing people for signatures. There is a better way. The Site Book creates site-specific inductions from your project data and workers sign digitally on their phones.
No credit card required. Digital sign-offs included.
You have probably used paper induction forms before. You print them off, hand them out on the first morning, and hope everyone signs before they start work. Half the time the forms end up in the back of the van, crumpled under a toolbox. By the end of the job you cannot find half the signatures, and if the HSE asks for your induction records you are scrambling.
Digital inductions solve every one of those problems. The induction is created from your project data, so it is always site-specific. Workers sign on their phones or tablets — right there on site, before they start. The sign-off is timestamped and stored against the project. No lost forms. No chasing signatures. Instant compliance records you can pull up in seconds.
Everything is stored digitally against the project. No paper to lose, no filing cabinets to maintain.
Pull up who has been inducted at any time. Every sign-off is timestamped and linked to the worker.
No printing, no pens, no soggy forms on a wet Monday morning. Workers sign on any device, on site.
The Site Book shows you who has been inducted and who has not. Red flags before they become a problem.
Every section required for a CDM 2015 compliant site induction — created automatically from your project data.
The rules that apply on your site — PPE requirements, working hours, restricted areas, no-go zones, and behavioural expectations. Set them once and they are included in every induction.
What to do in an emergency. Fire alarm location, evacuation routes, assembly point, and who to report to. Every worker needs to know this before they pick up a tool.
Where the toilets, washing facilities, break area, and drinking water are. These are legal requirements under CDM 2015 and must be communicated during induction.
The main hazards specific to your project — excavations, working at height, live services, asbestos, confined spaces. Workers need to know what they are walking into.
Who the first aider is, where the first aid kit is kept, and what to do if someone is injured. Includes nearest A&E details for the site location.
What personal protective equipment is required on site and in which areas. Hard hats, hi-vis, safety boots, eye protection, hearing protection — whatever applies to your project.
How to raise the alarm, evacuation routes, and fire extinguisher locations. Particularly important on refurbishment projects or sites with temporary heating.
Waste management, pollution prevention, noise restrictions, and working hours. Covers your obligations to neighbours and the local environment.
The site induction is not a separate document you have to create from scratch. It is auto-created from the project data you have already entered — site rules, welfare arrangements, emergency procedures, and key hazards all flow in automatically. When you update your project, the induction updates too.
When you create a project in The Site Book, the site induction is created from the same data — site rules, hazards, welfare, emergency procedures. No duplicate entry. No copy-pasting between documents.
Share the induction with workers when they arrive. They read through it on their phone or tablet, acknowledge the content, and sign digitally. The whole process takes a few minutes.
Every sign-off is timestamped and stored against the project. Pull up who has been inducted at any time. When the HSE asks, you have got a complete record in seconds — not a filing cabinet to dig through.
The short answer: every person entering the construction site. CDM 2015 is clear on this — no one should start work on a construction site without receiving a site-specific induction. This is not limited to your own workers.
Every member of your team, whether they are permanent staff or labour-only. Even if they have worked on your previous sites, each new project requires a fresh induction because each site has different hazards, rules, and emergency arrangements.
Every person from every subcontractor firm on your site. It does not matter that their own company has given them a general safety induction — they need a site-specific induction for your project covering your site rules, your hazards, and your emergency procedures.
Clients, architects, building control officers, delivery drivers entering the site — anyone who sets foot on the construction area needs to understand the basic rules and hazards. A visitor induction can be shorter but must still cover emergency procedures and PPE requirements.
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Common questions about site inductions and digital sign-offs.
Yes. CDM 2015 requires every worker to receive a site-specific induction before starting work on a construction site. The induction must cover site rules, emergency procedures, welfare facilities, and key hazards. This applies to every project — domestic or commercial — and every person entering the site, including subcontractor workers and visitors.
Yes. The Site Book allows workers to sign on their phones or tablets on site. No paper forms, no chasing people at the end of the week, no lost documents. The digital sign-off is timestamped and stored against the project, giving you a clear audit trail of who was inducted and when.
Every person needs an induction, including subcontractor workers and visitors. It does not matter whether they work for you directly or for another firm — if they are on your site, they need to be inducted. The Site Book tracks sign-offs per worker, so you can see at a glance who has been inducted and who has not.
No credit card. No printing. Create a site-specific induction from your project data and let workers sign on their phones. Your first project is completely free.