Why a fixed list
Most lost first days come from something nobody checked because everybody thought somebody else had: the water is off, the scaffold has no handover certificate, the delivery comes before the access. A fixed list, worked through the same way on every job, takes the memory out of it.
Who ticks it
Whoever confirms the item, usually the office for rates, compliance and the programme, and the site manager for the site, access and deliveries. What matters is that each tick means somebody checked, not somebody assumed.
Rates and compliance before the start
Two items cost money when they are missed. A rate agreed by phone and not in writing is the start of a dispute at the final account, and a subcontractor whose insurance or other compliance has lapsed should not be on site. Both are checks for the office, before anybody travels.
SUBR keeps this on every job
In SUBR the same checklist sits on every job, and the office or site manager ticks each item off before the start, so the whole team can see what is still open.
Questions
Is a pre-start checklist a legal requirement?
The checklist itself is not a form the law prescribes. It is a way of making sure nothing that holds up a start, or makes a site unsafe, is missed. Your own safety duties still need their own assessments.
Is anything I tick saved?
No. The ticks stay in your browser and are gone when you close the page. Print the checklist if you want a copy for the job file.
Where the figures come from
Every number this tool works with is one you enter. It uses no outside rate, threshold or date, so there is nothing to look up.