Pre-start checks with a stop-work decision on them
The point of a pre-start check is that it can stop the job. Gaffer's checklist covers PPE, site conditions and equipment, records the weather and any hazards identified, and ends with an explicit all-clear — or a stop-work reason and the supervisor who was told.
Replaces a folder of last year's templates with the dates changed. It is the evidence that wins tenders and satisfies insurers, produced as the work happens.
The H&S paperwork gets done because it lives where the work is.
Risk assessments, method statements, permits, toolbox talks, inspections and registers — 39 features covering the records an inspector, a main contractor or an insurer will ask for.
Win tenders that demand evidence, and sleep better knowing the file is complete.
- Weather conditions captured at the point of the check
- PPE checks, site checks and equipment checks recorded separately
- Hazards identified on the day written into the record
- Explicit all-clear decision to proceed
- Stop-work reason and named supervisor where work does not proceed
- Completed by a named person, offline-capable on the mobile app
Step 04 of the job: on site
The engineer taps "On my way" and the customer gets a text with an arrival window. On site: clock in, photos, the certificate for the job — EICR, Gas Safety, whatever the trade needs — signed on the device. No signal? It syncs later.
Pre-start checklists is one part of that step. The rest of the job — quoting, scheduling, certificates, invoicing and payment — runs in the same system, on the same record. See the whole job →
What does pre-start checklists replace?
For most trade businesses, a folder of last year's templates with the dates changed. It is the evidence that wins tenders and satisfies insurers, produced as the work happens.
Does pre-start checklists work on a phone, and offline?
Yes. The mobile app is offline-first: records created on site are stored on the device and synced automatically, in order, when signal returns. Lofts, plant rooms and rural sites were the design brief.
Which plan is it on?
Every paid plan. Pre-start checklists is included for unlimited users at no extra cost — the monthly, annual and lifetime plans differ only in how you pay.
How long does it take to start using?
Minutes. Start a 14-day free trial with no card, pick your trades at sign-up, and pre-start checklists is switched on with your trade's templates already in place.
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