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RAMS and documents
- RAMS builder
- Pick the trade and tasks in nine short steps; hazards, risk scores, controls, method steps, PPE and emergency details are drafted from a built-in library of UK trades.
- Live team card check
- When you pick the team, each operative's cards are checked against the job dates and anyone missing a supervisor, first aider or in-date card is flagged.
- Postcode lookup
- Adds the site address and nearest A&E, and flags pre-2000 buildings for asbestos checks.
- Pre-export check
- Flags likely gaps before you export, such as no rescue plan for work at height or no fire watch after hot works.
- Import and score an old RAMS
- Upload a legacy RAMS as a PDF or Word file to get a score out of 100, a gap list and a G8 ONE version to edit.
- Method statements
- Numbered sequence of work with photos on every step, built into each RAMS.
- Manual handling
- Quick TILE assessments with photos of the load and the area.
- Toolbox talks
- A library of plain-English talks based on HSE guidance, or write your own; each delivery collects its own signatures.
- Documents and templates
- Keep company policies, templates, insurance and accreditation certificates in one place, with expiry reminders.
- Duplicate anything
- Copy a RAMS, COSHH assessment or document, change it for the next job and send it.
- Branded PDFs
- Professional PDFs with your logo and colours (Business plan and above).
- Drafting help
- Optional AI suggestions for hazards and controls; nothing is added until you tick it, and a competent person checks it.
- Unlimited documents
- Unlimited documents and AI on every plan (fair use).
Sign-offs and approvals
- RAMS sign-off without an account
- Send a RAMS to your client or principal contractor by email link; they approve with a signature and don't need a G8 ONE account.
- Permit approvals
- Send a permit to work for approval; the approver signs from an email link with no account, then the permit can go live.
- Company approver
- Set a default RAMS approver who is added automatically whenever someone sends a RAMS for sign-off.
- Worker briefing sign-off
- Operatives read and sign RAMS briefings with a finger on their own phone or a shared tablet.
- Digital sign-offs everywhere
- Inductions, clearance to work, toolbox talks, permits and the asbestos register, each with a tamper-evident record of who signed which version.
- Approvals inbox
- Everything waiting for your approval in one list.
People and certificates
- Training and card matrix
- CSCS, ECS, CPCS, SMSTS, SSSTS, IPAF, PASMA, first aid, asbestos awareness and fire trade cards such as FIRAS, BM TRADA Q-Mark, BAFE and FIA in one colour-coded matrix.
- Expiry reminders
- The person and their manager are reminded 60, 30 and 7 days before a card or certificate expires.
- Certificate viewer
- Every card and certificate opens full screen, with zoom, download and share.
- Compliance pack PDF
- One PDF of your team's cards and certificates for the main contractor.
- Health and competence records
- Health surveillance, face-fit tests, PPE issue and first-aid certificates, with due dates.
- Subcontractor inductions
- Send subcontractors an induction link and collect their documents before they arrive.
- Team roles
- Invite office and site staff as admins, managers, supervisors, office or read-only users; operatives never need a paid seat.
Fire safety and security
- Fire alarm logbook (BS 5839-1)
- Weekly user tests with call point rotation, monthly checks and service visits, plus design, installation, commissioning and acceptance certificates.
- Extinguisher checks (BS 5306-3)
- Monthly visual checks and the service record.
- Emergency lighting (BS 5266-1)
- Monthly functional tests and the annual full-duration test.
- Sprinklers (BS EN 12845 and BS 9251)
- Weekly tests and service visit records.
- Dry risers (BS 9990)
- Inspection and test records.
- Fire door inspections
- A QR tag per door, Pass/Repair/Fail checks, the 3-monthly and 12-monthly frequencies for residential buildings over 11 m, and a log of access attempts.
- Remedial actions
- Failed checks become remedial actions with an owner, tracked through to close-out.
- Fire alarm isolation permits
- A dedicated permit with its pre-start checks.
- Audit evidence packs
- Your records collected under the headings an auditor usually asks about for BAFE SP203-1, NSI and SSAIB.
- Golden Thread handover
- A structured handover pack per site: as-installed information, products, certificates, changes and competence.
Site and attendance
- QR sign-in
- Workers scan the site QR code, photograph their card and do the induction on their own phone, with no app to install.
- Induction quiz
- Sign-in is refused until the worker passes the induction questions.
- Who's on site and fire roll call
- See who's on site live; the fire roll call is one tap.
- Off-site sign-in alerts
- Location is checked once at sign-in and off-site sign-ins are flagged to owners and admins.
- Sign-out reminders
- A reminder if someone is still signed in at the end of the day; managers can sign people out.
- Schedule and timesheets
- Plan who is where and export weekly timesheets as spreadsheets.
- Lone working
- A check-in timer for lone workers, with an alert when a check-in is overdue.
COSHH
- SDS library
- A shared library of 500+ UK safety data sheets; type a product and G8 ONE finds the sheet.
- Bulk SDS upload
- Drop in a batch of safety data sheets (PDFs or photos) and get a draft COSHH assessment for each one to check and approve.
- HSE COSHH Essentials format
- Clear assessments with hazards, PPE, first aid and storage, your logo, signatures and approvals.
- Newer SDS alerts
- A nightly check of each supplier's published sheet flags a newer revision for you to review.
- Cupboard QR labels
- Print a label for each product; scanning it shows the assessment, PPE and first aid.
- COSHH file share link
- Share a site's whole COSHH file by link and revoke it at any time.
Health exposure (HAVS and noise)
- HAVS logging per person
- Log tool use by worker and tool, including your own tools; exposure points use HSE's published points system, with warnings at the action and limit values.
- Noise meter
- Your phone's microphone as an indicative decibel meter. Save readings with the worker, tool and exposure time, and work out daily noise exposure (LEP,d) against the 80, 85 and 87 dB(A) values. More about the noise meter
Inspections and permits
- Permits to work
- Hot works, work at height, electrical isolation, permit to dig, confined space and fire alarm isolation, each with pre-start checks; issue, suspend and close with signatures.
- Lock-off (LOTO) register
- Record each isolation point and lock or tag number.
- Inspections and audits
- A photo on every item; failed items become actions with an owner. Scaffold, tower and weekly audit checklists built in.
- Plant and equipment
- LOLER thorough examinations, PUWER inspections, PAT and calibration in one register, with pre-use checks and defects.
- Incidents and near misses
- 30-second phone reports with photos, and a flag when an injury may be RIDDOR-reportable.
- Asbestos register
- Upload a survey and G8 ONE drafts the register for you to check; workers sign to acknowledge it.
- Risk register
- Company risks with review dates, linked to the RAMS they affect.
- Site scan
- Optional: take up to 6 photos or a short video and get suggested hazards, controls and COSHH products to review.
Packs and sharing
- Site Pack
- One indexed PDF with a cover, contents and every document the principal contractor asked for; missing or expired items are flagged before you send.
- Read-only share links
- Send a Site Pack, COSHH file or document set as a link that always shows the latest version; revoke it whenever you like.
- Custom exports
- Choose the sections, fields and date range for any PDF or spreadsheet export, and save presets.
- Company content audit
- An automatic check of your RAMS, COSHH, permits, training, sign-offs and inspections, with a score for each area and a trend over time.
- Analytics
- Leading and lagging indicators across your sites, with a CSV export.
Admin, security and data
- Adapts to your trade
- Pick your services at sign-up (fire doors, fire alarms, extinguishers, emergency lighting, sprinklers and suppression, security, or general construction and other trades) and the two main tabs on the phone follow your choice, with Home, Scan, RAMS and More always in place. The desktop menu uses the same order, owners and admins can change it in Settings, and everything else stays under More.
- Two-factor authentication
- Sign in with a code from an authenticator app.
- Audit trail
- Changes to records are versioned and kept in an audit log.
- Data in the EU (Ireland)
- Encrypted in transit and at rest, with each company's data kept separate.
- Your brand
- Your logo and colours on the app and PDFs (Business and above); your own web address on Enterprise or as an add-on.
- Import your data
- Bring staff, training records and sites from a spreadsheet, and drop in a folder of certificates and policies.
- Export everything
- Download all your documents, registers and sign-ins at any time, including at the end of the trial.
- Free trial without a card
- No card needed. 30-day free trial, then choose a plan. Every feature, no limits on users, projects or operatives.
Languages
- Operative screens in 10 languages
- Site sign-in, RAMS briefing sign-off and the fire roll call in English, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi, with English for the office. English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi are checked by native speakers; the other languages are not yet native-reviewed.
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