The Site Book vs RAMSGen — UK CDM Compliance Compared
RAMSGen writes trade-aware, site-specific RAMS across 15+ trades with an HSE/CDM 2015 compliance review, QR sign-on, Word export and Procore integration, on flat tiers from GBP59 to GBP299 per month. The Site Book, from GBP39/mo or GBP360/yr, covers the wider CDM pack - CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks - plus worker sign-off, site operations and a one-click audit pack. Choose RAMSGen for PM-integrated RAMS depth; choose The Site Book for the whole pack.
RAMSGen's trade-aware RAMS and Procore integration fit larger, PM-integrated teams; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack and site operations beyond RAMS and COSHH.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
Starter £59/mo (5 RAMS); Professional £129/mo (unlimited); Teams £299/mo (5 users)
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Individual contractor to principal-contractor teams
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
UK construction contractors of all sizes who want site-specific, trade-aware AI RAMS (not generic templates) with a built-in HSE/CDM compliance check, and light distribution touches like eSignatures, QR worker sign-on and Procore export.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
New vendor — RAMSGen Ltd was registered in 2025 (Companies House 16458298, Cardiff), so there is little independent review evidence yet.
RAMS
AI-generated, site-specific, edit in-browser.
Site-specific AI RAMS across 15+ trades; not generic templates.
CPP
Full Construction Phase Plans - not just RAMS.
No Construction Phase Plan generation surfaced in public content.
COSHH
Standalone COSHH document + site-specific register, SDS upload with extraction, and construction-focused library entries that appear in search only after review.
COSHH assessment produced alongside the RAMS.
Method statements
Method statement is a core output.
Site inductions
Workers sign from their phone - on Business, key H&S details are readable in 9 languages.
Multilingual inductions (9 languages)
On the Business plan, workers read and acknowledge key H&S details in 9 languages; the language used is recorded in the audit trail and translations are site-team reviewable.
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Worker cert tracking
Cert plus right-to-work evidence records, with expiry reminders.
QR worker sign-on tracking, but no CSCS/competency verification.
Incident log
Permits to work
Site diary
Pro includes editable daily entries; owner/admin deletion is permanent, while a Business Site Supervisor's delete can be restored. Live entries and photo counts appear in the Audit Pack.
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Subcontractor tracking
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Toolbox talks
Site attendance
Business includes check-in/check-out and live H&S attendance.
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Site portal
Business includes up to 50 active site portal users.
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Site files
Drawings, plans, H&S docs, procedures, RAMS, CPP and emergency information.
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Document review
Business review status and history, plus optional named-approver routing (accept/reject each version with recorded reasons before issue) and client review via share links.
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Subcontractor evidence
Business evidence record, review and archive workflow.
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Site inspections
Business inspections with checklist items.
Corrective actions
Business corrective actions with owner, due date and completion state.
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PCPP import
Upload an existing PCPP and reuse the structure.
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Document checking
Built-in review checks 100% of docs against HSE/CDM 2015 before export.
Data export
Includes the Audit Pack: one merged PDF covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Word export; reusable company templates; Procore integration.
AI chat
AI drafting + compliance review, but no conversational chat surface.
RAMS / CPP / COSHH generation
The flagship: generates site-specific UK RAMS, CPP and COSHH from a plain-English brief.
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Right to work
Right-to-work evidence records with expiry reminders, alongside cert tracking.
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Mobile app
Workers sign and get inducted from their phone browser with nothing to install; a native builder app is in development, not yet in the public app stores.
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QR / mobile sign-in
Site Control (per-site tier) adds a permanent entrance QR for sign-in/out from the worker's phone.
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Contractor self-onboarding
Site Control (per-site tier) adds contractor self-join via the entrance QR with CSCS upload and approval.
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RFIs
Site Control (per-site tier) adds RFIs - create, attach, comment, answer and close.
RAMS sign-off (per worker)
Per-worker RAMS sign-off is tracked on Business; an optional 4-digit PIN adds shared-link identity evidence, and Site Control can block check-in until the current version is signed.
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Live people-on-site
Business adds a live people-on-site H&S view plus evacuation and muster roll-call.
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Document-review evidence
Business keeps version history with a per-version record of review, issue and worker acknowledgement.
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Multi-site dashboard & exports
Unlimited projects with account-wide exports and the merged Audit Pack; no cross-site rollup dashboard below the Site Control tier.
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SSOW
Delivered as the method statement inside the RAMS rather than a separate safe-system-of-work document.
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Reading this table: a tick means supported, a dash means partly supported, and a cross means we checked and it is not supported. An em dash (—) means we have not verified that capability for that product either way — treat it as unknown, not as a missing feature, and check with the vendor.
Who each tool is for
At-a-glance fit per product - pulled from the same data that drives the snapshot table.
The Site Book
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Not ideal for
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
RAMSGen
Best for
UK construction contractors of all sizes who want site-specific, trade-aware AI RAMS (not generic templates) with a built-in HSE/CDM compliance check, and light distribution touches like eSignatures, QR worker sign-on and Procore export.
Not ideal for
New vendor — RAMSGen Ltd was registered in 2025 (Companies House 16458298, Cardiff), so there is little independent review evidence yet.
Team size
Individual contractor to principal-contractor teams
The bottom line
Pick the option that matches how your team actually works.
Bottom line
RAMSGen's trade-aware RAMS and Procore integration fit larger, PM-integrated teams; The Site Book wins when a builder needs the full CDM pack and site operations beyond RAMS and COSHH.
Full breakdown per product
Strengths, weaknesses, fit, and the sources every claim came from.
Starter £0; Pro £39/mo or £360/yr; Business £199/mo
Best for
UK builders and principal contractors - from sole traders to builder-run firms of around 50 staff - who need CDM documents plus lightweight site H&S operations: RAMS, CPP, COSHH, inductions, toolbox talks, site attendance, site files, document review evidence, subcontractor evidence and worker/visitor portal access.
Team size
1 internal user on Pro; 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users on Business. Any invited seat can be a field-only Site Supervisor limited to assigned sites/projects. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; Business can optionally require a 4-digit PIN for shared-link sign-off, and project workers count as active portal users while assigned
Sweet spot
A builder-run principal contractor on a domestic or commercial project who needs ready-to-sign CDM documents, worker sign-off, a live people-on-site view, practical site files, subcontractor evidence records and lightweight inspections/actions - without a dedicated H&S department to run them.
Strengths
UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
Weaknesses
New product (launched 2026) -smaller customer base and shorter track record than established tools like HandsHQ.
Procore integration is in final testing rather than publicly launched -until it ships, compliance docs export as PDFs rather than syncing into Procore. A public REST API and signed webhooks are live on the Site Control tier; Autodesk Construction Cloud is not integrated.
Site files are a practical portal for drawings, plans and procedures, not formal drawing revision control.
UK-focused content (CDM 2015, HSE guidance) -international contractors on non-UK projects would need to adapt the output.
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Starter £59/mo (5 RAMS); Professional £129/mo (unlimited); Teams £299/mo (5 users)
Best for
UK construction contractors of all sizes who want site-specific, trade-aware AI RAMS (not generic templates) with a built-in HSE/CDM compliance check, and light distribution touches like eSignatures, QR worker sign-on and Procore export.
Team size
Individual contractor to principal-contractor teams
Sweet spot
A contractor who writes RAMS across many trades (electrical, roofing, scaffolding, groundworks, lifting, steelwork) and wants a compliance-reviewed first draft on a flat monthly plan, with reusable company templates and Word export.
Strengths
Site-specific, trade-aware RAMS across 15+ trades (electrical, roofing, scaffolding, groundworks, demolition, lifting, façade, structural steelwork) rather than generic templates.
Built-in compliance review claims to check 100% of documents against HSE guidance and CDM 2015 duties before export.
Published flat monthly pricing (£59 / £129 / £299) with a 14-day free trial and no card required, plus real distribution touches: eSignatures, QR worker sign-on, Word export and a Procore integration.
Includes an Emergency Plan / nearest-hospital output and a one-page worker summary, and offers sector-specific variants (data centre, civil engineering).
Weaknesses
New vendor — RAMSGen Ltd was registered in 2025 (Companies House 16458298, Cardiff), so there is little independent review evidence yet.
Scope is RAMS-centric: no Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, toolbox talks, permits-to-work, incident logging or site inspections in the public feature set.
Team plan caps at 5 users, and worker sign-on is QR tracking only — there is no CSCS/competency verification or access-control layer.
Short, straight answers - the same questions real builders ask.
Is RAMSGen cheaper than The Site Book?
The two overlap on price rather than one being clearly cheaper. RAMSGen runs flat monthly tiers from GBP59 for five RAMS, GBP129 unlimited, up to GBP299 for five users. The Site Book starts from GBP39 per month or GBP360 per year, rising to GBP199 for Business. Compare on scope: RAMSGen focuses on RAMS and COSHH, while The Site Book bundles the wider CDM pack.
Who should choose RAMSGen?
Choose RAMSGen if you write RAMS across many trades and want a compliance-reviewed, site-specific first draft rather than generic templates. Its trade-aware generation across fifteen-plus trades, built-in HSE and CDM 2015 review, QR worker sign-on, Word export and Procore integration genuinely fit larger or project-manager-integrated teams. The Site Book suits builders who also need CPPs, inductions, toolbox talks and worker sign-off.
Does RAMSGen generate Construction Phase Plans and inductions?
No. RAMSGen's public feature set centres on RAMS with a COSHH assessment and a method statement; it does not surface a Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, toolbox talks or permits. The Site Book generates full CPPs, not just RAMS, plus site inductions workers sign from their phone, toolbox talks, and per-worker RAMS sign-off, all tied to the project record and audit pack.
Does RAMSGen integrate with Procore?
Yes. RAMSGen offers a Procore integration alongside Word export and reusable company templates, which is a real advantage for teams already running Procore as their project-management stack. The Site Book does not yet integrate with Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud; its compliance documents live inside The Site Book and export as PDFs, including a merged audit-ready pack, rather than syncing into a wider PM tool.
Can RAMSGen replace The Site Book for CDM projects?
Only if your paperwork is RAMS and COSHH focused. RAMSGen produces strong trade-specific RAMS with a compliance review before export. Most CDM projects also need a Construction Phase Plan, site inductions, worker sign-off records, certificate tracking, attendance and an audit pack. The Site Book covers that wider CDM surface plus site operations, whereas RAMSGen is deliberately RAMS-centric with light distribution touches.
How we built this comparison
Based on publicly available vendor information reviewed on 2026-07-01.
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UK construction compliance tool that ships RAMS + CPP + COSHH + inductions (readable and acknowledgeable in 9 worker languages on Business, with the language audit-recorded) + worker sign-off, including optional 4-digit shared-link PIN evidence on Business, plus site attendance, portal users, site files, document reviews, subcontractor evidence and inspections/actions.
Generate a site-specific RAMS first draft from a natural-language brief in under five minutes, ready for competent-person review - not a template library you hand-fill.
Controlled document workflow without an enterprise contract: version history and a recorded issue confirmation before a document is shared with a client or downloaded in the app on every plan, re-sign on revision with superseded signatures preserved plus PCPP import, cert tracking and document checking from the £39/month Pro plan - and on Business, optional named-approver routing (a designated approver accepts or rejects each version, with recorded reasons, before it can be issued) plus client approve/reject/request-changes via share links.
Transparent pricing: Starter £0, Pro £39/month or £360/year, Business £199/month with 10 management logins and 50 active site portal users. Worker document signing has no per-signature charge; project workers count as active portal users while assigned.
Build RAMS for any trade - add your own work types and method statements alongside the built-in library, reusable across projects, including a ready-made Commercial Solar PV group. Save a finished job as a reusable project template, or clone it, so the next job of the same shape starts from your own setup.
COSHH goes deep: a standalone COSHH assessment document, upload-a-Safety-Data-Sheet extraction, a site-specific substance register and an expert-reviewed library - plus per-worker RAMS sign-off and a one-click Audit Pack covering documents, sign-offs, worker evidence, attendance, incidents, COSHH, permits and up to the latest 500 live Site Diary entries.
