Site manager carrying out a safety inspection on a construction site

Health & Safety

Site inspections that tell you what to fix, in order

An independent walk of your site with a written report you can act on the same day — findings ranked by risk, photographed, with a clear owner against each one.

A construction site safety inspection is a documented walk of the site against legal duties and site rules, producing a written record of what is compliant, what is not, and what must change. We inspect on a regular programme or as a one-off, and give you a photographed report with prioritised actions rather than a tick sheet.

What this includes

Full site walk

Welfare, access, work at height, scaffolding, excavations, plant, electrical, fire, PPE and housekeeping.

Photographed written report

Dated findings ranked by severity, the standard behind each one, a recommended action and a responsible person.

Immediate escalation

Anything dangerous is raised with your site contact on the day, verbally and in writing — not held back for the report.

Close-out tracking

Open actions carried forward to the next visit so nothing quietly disappears between inspections.

Regular programme or one-off visit

A programme works best: monthly on most sites, weekly or fortnightly on higher-risk or fast-moving work, with actions from the last visit checked at the start of the next. That is what demonstrates a system rather than a snapshot.

One-off visits are useful before a client audit, after a near miss, when taking on an unfamiliar site, or when you simply want an honest view of how a site is running.

Written so it can be acted on

A report nobody can use is wasted money. Each finding names the issue, the risk, the standard it relates to, what should be done and who should do it — so a site manager can work through it in priority order.

We keep the language plain. If something is fine, we say so; if something needs stopping today, that is at the top of the report in unambiguous terms.

FAQs

Common questions

How often should a construction site be inspected?
Most principal contractors expect a documented safety inspection at least monthly, with higher-risk or fast-moving sites inspected weekly or fortnightly. Certain equipment has its own statutory intervals — scaffolding, for example, is inspected before first use and at intervals not exceeding seven days. We will recommend a frequency based on the size, duration and risk profile of your site.
What does a site safety inspection cover?
Site set-up and welfare, access and egress, work at height and edge protection, scaffolding and towers, excavations, plant and lifting operations, electrical and temporary supplies, fire arrangements, PPE, housekeeping, COSHH storage, and whether the work matches the RAMS in place.
What do I get after the visit?
A written report with dated photographs, findings ranked by severity, the standard or regulation each finding relates to, a recommended action and a responsible person. Anything genuinely dangerous is raised with your site contact during the visit, not saved for the report.
Can you inspect a site at short notice?
Often yes, particularly where a client audit or an incident has created a deadline. Tell us the site location and the date you need and we will confirm honestly whether we can cover it.
Do you carry out unannounced inspections?
Yes. Some clients prefer unannounced visits because they show how the site runs on a normal day. We agree the approach with you in advance so the site team knows an inspection programme exists.

Not sure what you need? Ask us.

Tell us the course, the site or the problem. We will come back with options, dates and a straight answer.