What is Site Diary?
Site diaries provide the contemporaneous record of construction activities essential for contract administration and legal defence. This digital site diary eliminates illegible handwriting and lost paperwork whilst accelerating daily recording through structured forms and integration with other site systems.
Weather conditions are automatically captured from local weather stations, workforce numbers sync from timesheet systems, and visitors import from sign-in records. Site managers simply add activity descriptions, progress updates, and notable events.
Photo evidence can be captured directly within diary entries, creating a visual record of site conditions and progress. Export features generate professional weekly and monthly reports for clients and stakeholders.
Regulatory Compliance
- • CDM Regulations 2015 - Project documentation
- • Contract documentation requirements (JCT, NEC, etc.)
- • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- • ISO 45001:2018 Clause 7.5 - Documented information
Key Benefits
Create daily diary entries in 5 minutes vs 30 minutes for paper
Automatic weather and workforce data eliminates manual recording
Photo integration provides visual evidence of conditions and progress
Search functionality enables rapid retrieval of historical information
Export features generate professional reports for stakeholders
Legal protection through contemporaneous activity records
Features & Capabilities
Daily log template with weather, workforce, and activity sections
Automatic weather data capture from local stations
Workforce numbers from timesheet integration
Visitor and delivery tracking from sign-in systems
Photo evidence capture with automatic date stamping
Progress tracking against project schedule
Incident and near miss linking
Weekly and monthly report generation
How It Works
Access site diary each day with automatic date and site population
System imports weather, workforce numbers, and visitor data
Site manager adds activity descriptions and progress updates
Attach photos to document site conditions and completed works
Generate weekly reports for client and project team distribution
Frequently asked questions
- What is Site Diary?
- Daily site records including weather, workforce numbers, activities, visitors, deliveries, and incident tracking.
- How does Site Diary work?
- Access site diary each day with automatic date and site population. System imports weather, workforce numbers, and visitor data. Site manager adds activity descriptions and progress updates. Attach photos to document site conditions and completed works. Generate weekly reports for client and project team distribution.
- What are the main benefits of Site Diary?
- Create daily diary entries in 5 minutes vs 30 minutes for paper. Automatic weather and workforce data eliminates manual recording. Photo integration provides visual evidence of conditions and progress. Search functionality enables rapid retrieval of historical information.
- Which regulations does Site Diary help you comply with?
- CDM Regulations 2015 - Project documentation. Contract documentation requirements (JCT, NEC, etc.). Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. ISO 45001:2018 Clause 7.5 - Documented information.
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