Guides to site paperwork
What goes on each record a UK site keeps, who signs it, and why it matters when the work is argued over later. Each guide is written for the people who fill the records in, lists the sources it relies on, and sits beside the free template for the record it covers.
Daywork and getting paid
- What is daywork in construction?What daywork is, when extra work is paid by the hour instead of at the contract rates, how it is priced in the UK, and the records that get it paid.
- How to fill in a daywork sheetWhat daywork is, what the sheet has to show, who signs it and when, and the most common reasons sheets get refused.
- What does a clerk of works sign?What a clerk of works agrees to when they sign a daywork sheet, what they don't agree to, and why it's still worth getting their signature.
Daily site records
- What to record in a site diaryWhat to write in each day's entry, how to write it so it still stands up a year later, and why it should match the hours booked.
- What is a DABS, and how do you run one?What a daily activity briefing is, how to plan it the day before, what goes on the sheet, and how to brief the gangs at the start of the shift.
- Labour allocation vs timesheetsWhy the hours on the allocation sheet and the timesheet never quite match, why that's fine, and why claims and audits need both.
Delays and lost time
- How to record a delay on siteWhat to write down on the day when work is held up, so the record stands up later, and why a diary entry doesn't count as telling the client.
- Standing time: recording idle plant and labourWhat standing time is, why idle machines and gangs are usually claimed as a delay rather than daywork, and how to record them so they get paid.
Safety paperwork
- What is a toolbox talk?What a toolbox talk is, whether the law requires them, how to choose a topic, how to give one that sticks, and what to write down afterwards.
- What is a permit to work?What a permit to work is, which jobs on a construction site need one, how a permit is issued and closed, and why sites keep a permit register.