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Free site induction form template
A site induction form records that one person was inducted on one site: who they are, the card that shows their skills, each topic covered, and both signatures. This one adds the site’s induction register, as an editable PDF and a Word document, free to use and reuse.
- Format
- Editable PDF
- Pages
- 2
- Built on
- CDM 2015 regulations 13(4)(a) and 15(9)(a)
- Cost
- Free, always
What is in the site induction form template
2 pagesThe person
Full name, employer, trade, the card type, number and expiry, the emergency contact, and their first language where it is not English.
Eighteen topics
From emergency procedures, fire points and first aid to welfare, traffic routes, the hazards on this site, asbestos information, RAMS, PPE, permits and reporting, each ticked as it is covered.
The declaration
Signed by the person inducted and the person who gave the induction, with the date.
The induction register
One row per person inducted on the site: date, name, employer, trade, card expiry, who inducted them and a signature.
What CDM 2015 says about site inductions
Checked against the sourceThe principal contractor
The principal contractor must ensure a suitable site induction is provided, and that steps are taken to prevent access by unauthorised persons.
CDM 2015, regulation 13(4)Every contractor
A contractor gives each worker a suitable site induction where the principal contractor has not. The information also covers the procedures for serious and imminent danger and the risks to their health and safety.
CDM 2015, regulation 15(9)Competence
A contractor must not employ or appoint a person on site unless they have, or are obtaining, the skills, knowledge, training and experience for the work. The card check on the form is part of that.
CDM 2015, regulation 15(7)How to use it
Make it about this site
The topics are the frame. The value is in the site-specific hazards, routes and rules, walked where possible.
Check the card, not only the number
Look at the expiry and the card type against the work. A card that has lapsed is a training gap.
Keep the register at the gate
In Unibuild the induction is signed on the phone, the card and its expiry sit on the person’s training matrix, and the gate shows who is inducted and in date.
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Is this site induction form free?
Yes. It is free to download, use and reuse, including on paid work and for clients, with no sign-up and no email address. Download the editable PDF or the Word version.
Is a site induction a legal requirement?
Yes, on construction sites. CDM 2015 requires the principal contractor to ensure a suitable site induction is provided, and a contractor to give one where the principal contractor has not.
What should a site induction cover?
The site rules and hours, signing in and out, emergency procedures and the assembly point, fire points, first aid and welfare. Then traffic and pedestrian routes, restricted areas, the hazards on this site, asbestos information, RAMS, PPE, permits, and how to report accidents and near misses.
Who gives the site induction?
Usually the site manager or a supervisor for the principal contractor. On a job with no principal contractor, each contractor inducts their own people.
How long should records of site inductions be kept?
There is no fixed period in CDM 2015. Most firms keep the signed form and the register for the length of the job, then with the health and safety records. That way they can show who was inducted if an incident is looked at later.
What is the difference between this form and the site induction checklist?
The site induction checklist is for planning and checking the induction itself. This form is the record for one person, signed by them, with the site register behind it.
How does Unibuild handle site inductions?
The induction is delivered and signed on the phone, the person’s cards and expiry dates sit on the training matrix, and the gate shows who is inducted and in date. See the training matrix.
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Next step
The same records,
The same records,
without the paper.
On the platform these stop being sheets. The check, the person, the date, the signature and the action that followed are recorded as the work runs and retrieved by site.