- RAMS, COSHH and safe systems of work for each job: swiftRMS
- Documents plus site tools at a low price: The Site Book or RAMS Pro
- Incidents, RIDDOR and training records: Featherstone Safety Hub or SiteChief
- Inspections and checklists on a phone: SafetyCulture's Mitti
- Price the whole team, office and site, not one user
Two kinds of tool
Document Tool vs All-in-One H&S Platform
Most of the tools contractors look at fall into one of two groups. Knowing which you need narrows the list quickly.
Best at
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Writing the safety documents for each job
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Running safety across the business
RAMS for each job
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- AI draft in about 2 minutes, unlimited
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Varies: AI drafts in The Site Book and RAMS Pro, a content library in HandsHQ
COSHH assessments
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): yes
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Most, including Featherstone, HandsHQ and RAMS Pro
Safe Systems of Work, manual handling, HAVs
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): yes
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Check each one
Incident and RIDDOR records
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): no
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Featherstone, SiteChief, Work Wallet
Training records
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): no
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Featherstone, SiteChief
Inductions and site attendance
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): no
- All-in-one H&S platform
- The Site Book, Work Wallet
Inspections and audits
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Document tool (swiftRMS): no
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Mitti, Work Wallet, SiteChief
Permits to work
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- Business
- All-in-one H&S platform
- Featherstone, SiteChief, Work Wallet, RAMS Pro
Workers sign on their phone
- Document tool (swiftRMS)
- By QR on Business, 50 workers
- All-in-one H&S platform
- The Site Book, RAMS Pro
What to look for
What a 10 to 50 Person Contractor Needs
RAMS that pass first time
Principal contractors send back generic RAMS. Look for documents written for the task and the site, with current UK legislation cited.
Something the site will use
Supervisors and operatives need it on a phone, without a training course. If the site team won't open it, the records won't exist.
Proof people were briefed
If something goes wrong, you'll be asked who read the RAMS and when. A signature on a phone, or a paper sheet kept with the document, answers that.
Evidence for SSIP and client audits
CHAS, SafeContractor and Constructionline assessments, and client pre-qualification, ask how you assess risk, train people and manage incidents. Check the tool holds what you'll be asked for.
A price for the whole team
Some tools charge per seat, some per firm, and some charge separately for site workers. Count office users and site workers before you compare prices.
No long contract
Monthly billing lets you leave if it doesn't stick. Some tools bill teams annually with a setup fee, so ask before you sign.
The options
Health and Safety Software Small Contractors Use
The tools AI assistants and contractors mention most for firms of 10 to 50 people. Each is good at something different.
swiftRMS
AI safety documents
Best for: Contractors who write RAMS most weeks and need COSHH, Safe Systems of Work, manual handling and HAVs from one tool.
Drafts each document from your description of the job, with UK legislation and the nearest A&E on every PDF. Pro is £49 a month for one user. Business is £399 a month for 10 users and 50 workers signing by QR, with permits and a second signature on high-risk documents. 14-day free trial, no card. No incident reporting, site sign-in, inductions or training records.
The Site Book
Construction documents and site tools
Best for: Builders and contractors who want CDM documents, inductions and site attendance at a low price.
Pro is £39 a month, or £360 a year on its founding price. Business is £199 a month for 10 logins and 50 site portal users, with site attendance. A free plan covers one project.
RAMS Pro
AI RAMS with site modules
Best for: Contractors who want the lowest price per seat and modules such as inspections, an accident book and permits.
Free for 2 RAMS a month, then £15 or £25 a seat a month with a monthly RAMS cap. Corporate is £199 a month for up to 10 users with unlimited RAMS. Field users sign by email or QR code, free on every plan.
Featherstone Safety Hub
H&S records and compliance
Best for: Firms that want risk assessments, COSHH, incident and RIDDOR records, training records and contractor management in one place.
Professional is £99 a month for up to 50 employees at one site. The Construction plan, £249 a month, adds RAMS authoring, construction phase plans, inductions and a subcontractor approval portal. Prices exclude VAT. 14-day free trial, no card.
HandsHQ
RAMS from a content library
Best for: Teams that want an established RAMS library with approval workflows and integrations.
Team plans start at £275 a month for up to 10 users, billed annually with a setup fee. Approval workflows, Procore and Zapier start on the £550 a month Medium plan. Its COSHH library covers over 15,000 substances. Its pricing page offers a demo, not a free trial.
Work Wallet
Site safety platform
Best for: Multi-site contractors that want incident reporting, audits, permits, digital inductions, behaviour cards and clock in and out.
Prices aren't published, and you start by booking a meeting.
SiteChief
AI H&S platform
Best for: Firms that want risk assessments, incident reporting with RIDDOR fields, audits, permits and training records across several workplaces.
UK-based, with a 30-day free trial. Prices aren't shown on its homepage.
Mitti (SafetyCulture)
Inspections and checklists
Best for: Teams that run regular inspections and checklists on their phones.
Free for up to 10 seats, with limits. Premium is $24 per seat per month billed annually. Its pricing page doesn't mention RAMS or method statements.
Details from each supplier's own website, checked 19 October 2026: thesitebook.co.uk, ramspro.co.uk, featherstonesafetyhub.co.uk, handshq.com, work-wallet.com, sitechief.com and mitti.com/pricing. Only Featherstone's pricing page says whether its prices include VAT. Prices change, so check with each supplier before you decide.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best health and safety software for a small UK contractor?
There isn't one best tool for every contractor. For RAMS, COSHH and safe systems of work for each job, swiftRMS is built for it and starts at £49 a month. For documents plus site tools at a low price, look at The Site Book or RAMS Pro. For incident, RIDDOR and training records, look at Featherstone Safety Hub or SiteChief. Many firms of 10 to 50 people use a document tool alongside one of these.
How much should a 10 to 50 person contractor pay for health and safety software?
On 19 October 2026 the published team prices were: Featherstone Safety Hub Professional £99 a month for up to 50 employees (£249 for its Construction plan), The Site Book Business £199 a month, RAMS Pro Corporate £199 a month for up to 10 users, HandsHQ teams from £275 a month billed annually, and swiftRMS Business £399 a month for 10 users and 50 site workers. Count office users and site workers separately, because tools charge for them differently.
Do I need separate software for RAMS and incident reporting?
Not always. Some platforms do both, such as RAMS Pro, which has an accident book, and Featherstone Safety Hub, which records incidents and RIDDOR. swiftRMS only does the documents, so if you need incident reporting you'd use it alongside a platform that records incidents.
Does swiftRMS help with CHAS or SafeContractor?
It writes the RAMS, COSHH assessments and safe systems of work an assessor or client will ask to see, with UK legislation cited. It doesn't hold your training records or accident book, so you'd keep those somewhere else.
Can site workers use it on their phone?
With swiftRMS Business, workers scan a QR code, read the RAMS on their phone and sign, with no app or login. Business includes 50 workers. The Site Book and RAMS Pro also let workers sign on their phones.
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