Pre-start checklist

What should I check before a job starts on site?

Check five things: the site (water, power, welfare, laydown, parking and waste), access and safety (access equipment, scaffold handover, signed RAMS, fragile areas, inductions), the crew (rate in writing, compliance in date, contacts, briefing), the materials and the programme.

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The checklist below has all 23 items. Work through it with the office and the site manager a few days before the start, so anything missing can still be fixed.

Pre-start checklist

Tick each item as it is confirmed. Add the job and the date if you are printing it for the file.

Site
Access and safety
Crew
Materials
Programme

The full pre-start checklist

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