Site diary
A contemporaneous written record of construction activities, significant events, weather conditions, visitors, instructions given and work carried out on a construction site each day. Forms part of the health and safety documentation required on notifiable projects and provides evidence in the event of a dispute or incident.
By jurisdiction
UK HSE
“site diary”Close equivalentNot explicitly required by CDM 2015 as a separate document, but the duty to maintain the construction phase plan (regulation 12) and to keep records of inspections (Work at Height Regulations 2005, Schedule 7) creates a body of contemporaneous records that together constitute a site diary. HSE guidance and industry practice treat a daily site diary as essential records of the construction phase.
Irish HSA
“site diary”Close equivalentNot explicitly required by the Construction Regulations 2013 as a standalone document, but the duties of the PSCS to maintain the safety and health plan and inspection records create equivalent contemporaneous documentation. A site diary is expected as part of the safety management system for notifiable projects.
US OSHA
“daily site log”No equivalentNo equivalent in this jurisdiction.
Practitioner note: Not explicitly required as a standalone document by CDM 2015, but the contemporaneous records required (construction phase plan updates, inspection records) effectively constitute one.