How H&S Guides Help Safety Managers and Teams Meet Their Compliance Duties

Health and safety compliance is built on knowledge — knowing which duties apply, which regulations govern them, and what steps need to be taken to meet them. SiteChief''s free H&S Guides bridge the gap between knowing what the law requires and knowing exactly how to meet it.

Whether you are a safety manager, a duty holder or a supervisor with day-to-day responsibility for your team, the guides give you practical, step-by-step frameworks to carry out your obligations correctly — and to document that you have done so.

What the guides cover

The SiteChief Guides section at sitechief.com/guides publishes detailed how-to guides across nine categories:

• Risk Assessment — conducting a suitable and sufficient risk assessment, reviewing after incidents or significant changes
• Training & Competency — toolbox talks, training records, induction programmes and MHSWR reg 13 compliance
• Incident Management — RIDDOR reporting, accident investigation, near-miss reporting and root cause analysis
• Construction Safety — construction phase plans, CDM duty holders, contractor management and site diaries
• Fire Safety — fire risk assessment, extinguisher checks, alarm testing and evacuation planning
• Work Equipment — LOLER thorough examination programmes, PUWER assessments and PAT testing
• Chemicals & COSHH — COSHH assessment, welding fume control, legionella and asbestos management
• Permits & Procedures — permit to work systems, confined space entry and method statements
• Welfare & Wellbeing — lone worker management, stress risk assessment and first aid arrangements

What every guide includes

Each guide is written for GB and Irish duty holders, with direct references to relevant legislation by name and section. Every guide provides:

• Step-by-step instructions — practical numbered steps written for safety managers, not lawyers
• Legal basis — the specific instruments that create the duty: MHSWR 1999, HSWA 1974, CDM 2015 and their Irish equivalents
• Jurisdiction comparison — how the duty differs across Great Britain, Ireland and the US
• A printable checklist — to use on the day as a team briefing aid and as evidence of the activity
• Common mistakes to avoid — the compliance gaps most frequently found during inspection
• FAQ — answers to the questions most commonly raised by safety managers on each topic
• How SiteChief helps — a direct link to the platform module most relevant to the guide

Why practical guides matter for team compliance

For many organisations, the challenge is not awareness that a duty exists — it is translating legislative language into a clear, repeatable process that a supervisor can follow, a team can understand, and that produces a documented record. The guides are designed exactly for that purpose.

Take RIDDOR reporting as an example. The duty is clear — reportable injuries must be notified to the HSE. But the specifics matter: which injuries qualify, how the seven-day clock runs, and what records must be kept. A guide that walks a supervisor through each step — with a checklist and a FAQ covering edge cases — turns a legal obligation into a reliable team process.

Free to use

All guides at sitechief.com/guides are completely free. No account or login is required. New guides are added regularly across all nine categories.

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