Delay log template
A delay log keeps one line for each delay or obstruction on site, from the moment it's noticed to the moment it clears. Fill in a line as soon as something stops the work, and keep it up to date each day until it clears.
Free, with no sign-up. A4 landscape, one page. The spreadsheet adds up the totals for you.
What's on it
- Heading
- project, area, kept by, sheet no., from and to
- Delays and obstructions
- no., noticed (date, time), location, activity stopped, what is in the way, labour and plant affected, stood or moved, told (who, when), cleared (date, time) and photos, 10 rows
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Keeping it in Dayworks
In Dayworks, each area's diary records what happened to every activity on the day, with any change from the plan, photos and the hours booked, and it's locked once a manager signs it off. That's the day-by-day record a delay log points back to.
Other templates
- Daywork sheetRecord the labour, plant and materials used on instructed daywork, with a box for the client's representative to sign on the day.
- Site diaryA day's record for one area: weather, labour, work against the plan, deliveries, visitors and delays, signed off at the end of the shift.
- Daily activity briefing (DABS)Plan each area's activities, plant, permits and deliveries for the shift, with the toolbox talk, key risk and a sign-on sheet.
- Labour allocation sheetBook each person's hours against the day's activities, with totals by person and by activity, so every hour on site is accounted for.
- Toolbox talk recordRecord a toolbox talk: the topic, the key points, questions and actions, and a signature from everyone who attended.
- Permit to work registerLog every permit issued on site: its number, type, location, who issued it and to whom, when it runs out and when it was closed.