Method statement templates all share one shape and differ in their steps. The shape: the setting-up steps that put the controls in place, the doing steps with the control named where it applies, the making-safe and clearing steps at the end, with plant, permits, PPE and emergency arrangements around them. What differs by task type is the steps themselves: working at height sets up the platform and the rescue plan, an excavation sets up the service scan and the support, hot works set up the permit and the fire watch. The risk assessment and method statement tool on this site prints the shape for any task from its assessment, free.
Setting up
The steps that make the site safe before the work: the exclusion zone, the isolation, the platform, the permit, the inspection recorded. The control from the assessment goes here, at the step, so the crew does it before the work rather than remembering it during. 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.
Doing
The work in order, one action per step, with the plant and PPE named where they change and the control referenced by hazard number where it applies. A step that contains two actions is two steps; a step that names no control is one where the crew decides.
Making safe and clearing
The steps most templates forget: the isolation removed, the platform struck, the exclusion zone taken down last, the waste cleared, the site handed back. The end of a task is when the shortcuts happen, and the steps are what stop them.
Per task type
Working at height, excavation, hot works, lifting, demolition, confined space: each keeps its own template with its own setting-up and making-safe steps, and each is filled with the site's details every time. DailyLogDesk Pro keeps the finished method against the job; the tool prints it. 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 method statement templates
How many templates should I keep?
One per task type you do repeatedly; the site-specific half is written each time.
Should the method include the assessment?
In one document, yes, cross-referenced by hazard number; the tool prints both.
Is the tool free?
Yes, without an account.