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Written by Nicola Dobbie, Founder, The Site BookLast reviewed
Business site attendance
Know who is on site, without turning it into payroll.
The Site Book lets Business accounts check people in and out of each project/site, see a live H&S attendance view, export history and support emergency roll calls.
Running live sites with many subcontractors? Site Control is the tier above Business: per-site contractor access with a permanent entrance QR (contractor self-join), CSCS capture and induction gating, plus unlimited workers per site — from £675/site per month, plus £5,000 setup. Book a walkthrough.
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How site attendance works
Check in and out
People use the portal to check in and out. Admins can also manage live attendance from Site Access.
See who is on site
The H&S view shows current people on site, attendance history and emergency roll-call context.
Export records
Download attendance history as a site record when a client, principal contractor or auditor asks.
Where it helps and where it doesn't
Pros
- Live people-on-site view for H&S and emergency roll call
- Check-in/check-out history export for site records
- Works for workers, subcontractors, visitors and other site participants
- Portal check-in can use low-friction magic-link access
Cons
- Not payroll or timekeeping software
- No geofencing or biometric attendance verification
- Offline check-in needs a connection when submitted
Site attendance is part of Business
Starter
£0- First project free
- RAMS generator
- PDF download
- Worker sign-off
Pro Monthly
£39/mo- Unlimited projects
- RAMS generator
- CPP generator
- COSHH library
- Site inductions
- Toolbox talks
- Worker sign-off
- PDF download
Pro Annual
£30/mo- Unlimited projects
- RAMS generator
- CPP generator
- COSHH library
- Site inductions
- Toolbox talks
- Worker sign-off
- PDF download
- Save £108/yr vs monthly
Business
£199/mo- Unlimited projects
- RAMS generator
- CPP generator
- COSHH library
- Site inductions
- Toolbox talks
- Worker sign-off
- PDF download
- Up to 5 internal team logins
- Up to 25 active site portal users
- Site attendance check-in/out
- Site files, drawings and procedures portal
- Shareable update links and notifications
- Document review status and history
- Subcontractor evidence records and review
- Site inspections and corrective actions
- Business support for rollout questions
Running live sites with subcontractors? Site Control is the per-site enterprise tier above Business — entrance QR sign-in, CSCS checks, induction gating, live attendance and audit-grade exports. From £675/site per month, plus £5,000 setup.
Site attendance questions
Is this payroll or timekeeping software?
No. Site attendance in The Site Book is for H&S visibility, emergency roll call and audit evidence. It records who is checked in to a project/site and when they checked out. It is not built as payroll, working-time calculation or biometric timekeeping software.
Who can check in and out?
Business accounts can add site portal users such as workers, subcontractors, visitors, delivery contacts, consultants, inspectors and other site participants. They are separate from internal team logins, so they can use the site portal without counting against the 5 internal Business seats.
Can I export the attendance history?
Yes. The project Site Access area includes live attendance, recent attendance history and CSV export. The intent is to give the person responsible for H&S a quick view of people on site and a retained record when they need to evidence site attendance.
Compared against the competition
How TheSiteBook stacks up
Best Construction Site Attendance Software UK
The Site Book is the best fit for small UK builders who need web-based site attendance tied to CDM records, site files and evidence workflows; Procore fits enterprise project management, Velappity fits configurable mobile forms, and Evalu-8 fits broader UK EHS teams.
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Best Construction Site Access Software UK (2026)
No single tool wins for everyone: biometric platforms secure large perimeters, payroll-led tools nail time and attendance, and only The Site Book's Site Control generates the UK CDM pack while controlling per-site contractor access.
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Site Control vs Causeway Donseed (2026)
Donseed wins biometric payroll accuracy and offline GPS capture; Site Control wins UK-CDM document generation, RFIs and fast no-hardware per-site access.
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