Health and safety templates for a small contractor are a set of five, and each records a different moment: the risk assessment before the task, the method statement for the briefing, the toolbox talk sheet for the reminder, the daily site log for what happened, and the incident report for when something went wrong. Every one has a free tool on this site that prints it from your figures without an account. This page is the index, with what each template is for and what its filled version proves.
Before the task: the risk assessment and the method
The assessment identifies the hazards, the people at risk and the controls; the method applies the controls step by step. The risk assessment template and the risk assessment and method statement tool on this site print both. The HSE's five steps, cited below, are the shape either side of the Atlantic.
At the start of the shift: the toolbox talk
Topic, hazard, control, questions, signatures, date. The sign-on block the RAMS tool prints is the sheet. A talk without signatures is a talk with no record, and a record is what a site or an insurer asks for.
Every day: the site log
Who was on site, what was done, the weather, the deliveries, the visitors, the problems. The daily activity report on this site prints it. It is the template most often skipped and the one that answers the question a year later.
When something goes wrong: the incident report
What happened, to whom, where, when, witnesses, first aid, what was done, and whether it is reportable. The incident report template on this site prints it. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps all five against the job. 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 health and safety templates
Which template first?
The risk assessment; every other template refers to it.
Are these OSHA or HSE templates?
The shapes are the same; the reporting rules differ by jurisdiction and the incident report tool on this site carries the OSHA and RIDDOR thresholds it licenses.
Are they free?
Yes, every tool under /tools works without an account.