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Method statement register template

One line per method statement: the job, the client, the risk assessment it was written from, who approved it and when it is next due for review. Print the blank, or build the register online from the method statements you write here.

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Last reviewed 20 September 2026

Example: a method statement register
RefJobClientLocationSteps
MS-014Electrical installation worksMarlow Construction LtdRiverside House, ground floor, all offices and the corridor8See the assessment
MS-031Hot works: welding and cutting on siteHollis Haulage LtdCustomer's rear yard, along the north boundary fence and at the vehicle gate5See the assessment
MS-007Working from ladders and stepladdersVariousCustomers' premises, indoors and outdoors, as booked6See the assessment
MS-004Evening office cleanRiverside House facilities managerRiverside House, all three floors and the ground floor entrance6See the assessment

Method statements you write in the generator are saved to your own register, with revisions and review dates.

Why keep a register

A client or an auditor asks which method statement covered a job, which revision was briefed, and who approved it. The register is the list that answers that without a search through email. It also shows which jobs of the same kind already have one, so the next is a duplicate and an edit rather than a fresh start.

What it holds

  • The reference and the job, so a document can be found.
  • The client and the location, so a register with several clients can be filtered.
  • The risk assessment it was written from, so the pair travel together as RAMS.
  • Who prepared, reviewed and approved it, and which revision was briefed.
  • The date, the last review and the next review, with earlier revisions kept.

Review dates

For a one off job the review date is the end of the job. For a method statement reused across jobs of the same kind, review it before each one and whenever the site, the people or the method change. In the online register each line turns amber as its review approaches and red when it is due.

Paper or online

The blank PDF above is a landscape table with the columns listed. The online register builds itself from the method statements you write in the generator, keeps revisions, and groups by client. It is saved in your browser, with a backup file you can restore on another device.