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.

Print it and write on it

Fill it in type and save

The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

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

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

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