Construction Site Diary Guide
Maintain a defensible daily site diary covering labour, weather, work performed, instructions, visitors, plant, deliveries, delays and incidents.
Record the day contemporaneously
Enter date, conditions, working hours, responsible supervisor and the actual work completed while information is fresh.
Capture resources and events
Record labour by trade, subcontractors, plant, deliveries, inspections, tests, visitors and unusual conditions.
Describe disruption objectively
State what happened, affected activity, time, notification and mitigation without unsupported contractual conclusions.
Link supporting evidence
Reference instructions, photographs, delivery notes, requests for information, incident reports and programme updates using controlled identifiers.
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