A free method statement template is on this site, and it is built the way a method statement should be: from the risk assessment. The risk assessment and method statement tool takes the assessment's hazards and controls and places each control at the step of the work where it applies, adds the plant, permits and PPE, the emergency arrangements and the sign-on sheet, and prints the method without an account. The HSE's guidance, cited below, gives risk assessment as five steps: identify hazards, assess the risks, control the risks, record your findings, review the controls, and says that if you employ 5 or more people you must record your significant findings. The paid product keeps the signed method against the job.
Built from the assessment
Each control the assessment found appears at a numbered step, referenced by hazard number, so a control cannot be assessed and then forgotten. A free template that starts from a blank steps column is one where that happens by default.
The blocks
Header and task; the steps, setting up, doing, making safe; plant with inspection status; permits; PPE per step; emergency and rescue; sign-on and review. Everything a principal contractor reads under CDM, cited below, on the free print.
What you enter
The steps in order, the plant and materials, the permits, the emergency details for the site, and the assessment's rows if you have not already entered them. The tool prints the reading time so the method stays the length the crew will read.
What is paid for
Keeping the signed method against the job with its RAMS, in the version briefed, with the review reminder and the incident reports. From the vendors' own pricing pages, cited below: SafetyCulture lists its Premium plan at $29 per seat per month billed monthly or $24 billed annually, with a free plan for small teams; Contractor Foreman lists its Basic plan at $49 per month for one user. DailyLogDesk Pro is $29 per month for the whole site team.
Questions people ask about free method statement template
Is the free method statement complete?
Yes; nothing is held back on the free print. The subscription is for keeping and branding.
Can I use it without a risk assessment?
The tool asks for the assessment first, because a method without one has no controls to attach.
Do I need to register?
No.