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Site and construction · SI-04

Method Statement

A free printable method statement — scope, supervision, the sequence of work step by step with controls against each, and a briefing signature sheet.

First page of the Method Statement — Set out how a job will actually be done in sequence, with the controls written against the step they belong to rather than in a block nobody reads.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Set out how a job will actually be done in sequence, with the controls written against the step they belong to rather than in a block nobody reads.

Who it is for

Trades and subcontractors asked for a method statement before starting, small builders, and anyone planning work on somebody else's site.

How to use it

  1. Write it for this job and this site. A recycled one gets ignored.
  2. State plainly what is out of scope as well as what is in it.
  3. Put the control against the step, not in a general paragraph at the end.
  4. Brief it to the people doing the work and have them sign.
  5. Reference the risk assessment it goes with.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: How a job will actually be done, step by step, with the controls written against each step.

Write it for this job. A method statement copied from another job is worse than none: people stop reading them. The value is in writing the sequence for this job, on this site, with these people. Who may authorise and carry out this work, what training and certification they need, what must be recorded and how long it must be kept differ by country and by workplace. This sheet names no scheme, sets no criteria and satisfies no regulation on its own — check what applies where you are.

Write-on lines: Job or project · Reference · Date · Prepared by · Site and exact location · Client · Start date · Scope — what is included, and what is not · Supervision on site · Training or tickets required · Related risk assessment

Sequence of work

Table, 8 rows: Step · What is done · Who does it · Plant, tools and materials · Controls for this step

Page 2

Briefed to — everybody who will do this work signs before starting

Table, 17 rows: Date · Name (print) · Company or trade · Signature

Ruled lines: Changes to the method after briefing, and who was told

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Risk Assessment Form

Record a risk assessment you have carried out yourself, in a layout that captures the part people forget: who is doing the further action, by when, and when it gets reviewed.

IN-02 2 pages

Permit to Work

Put a controlled job in writing: what is being done, what has to be true before it starts, who is covered and when it was handed back.

SI-01 2 pages

Toolbox Talk Record

Record a short on-site briefing and, more usefully, what the people listening raised in response to it.

SI-06 1 page

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