Compliance built into everyday site operations.
Practical compliance guidance for construction, infrastructure, transport, utilities, and public sector asset teams, with the tools to turn regulation into real-time, audit-ready records.
"Thanks to the work done with SymTerra, we now have simple and effective works communications across our network, have reduced our confined space entries, and improved the visibility of the status of our assets."
Richard Dennett · Thames Water"SymTerra has helped us evidence our work and has saved us a significant amount of money."
Richard McMonagle · P1 ContractorsWhy compliance breaks down on live projects.
Compliance rarely fails because teams don't care. It fails because the systems don't support it.
The common failures
- Evidence is captured after the work is done
- Paper, email, and spreadsheets fragment the audit trail
- Site teams are burdened with admin
- Managers lack real-time visibility
- Audit preparation becomes a last-minute scramble
In regulated environments, the gap between what happened and what can be proven creates risk: operational, commercial, and reputational.
How SymTerra closes the gap
Point-of-work capture
Mobile forms, inspections, permits, photos and updates logged directly from site.
Automatic audit trails
Every entry is time-stamped, geotagged and attributed, creating defensible records.
Real-time visibility
Dashboards show compliance status across projects, assets, and teams.
Asset-linked records
Compliance organised by asset, not just by project, supporting lifecycle regulation.
Explore our compliance guides
Select a regulation to see practical guidance and how SymTerra supports compliance in the field.
CDM 2015 Compliance
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 require duty holders to plan, manage and monitor health and safety throughout the lifecycle of a construction project. In practice, CDM compliance requires a live Construction Phase Plan, clear allocation of duty holder responsibilities, proactive risk identification and control, continuous capture of site evidence, and a complete Health & Safety File at handover.
Why CDM Compliance Breaks Down
- Construction Phase Plans become static documents
- RAMS are updated retrospectively
- Site evidence is fragmented across systems
- Compliance reporting requires manual collation
How SymTerra Supports CDM Compliance
- Forms & Workflows: Capture RAMS, inspections and approvals at the point of work
- Site Management: Live updates and photos create contemporaneous site records
- Daily Summary Emails: Duty holders receive continuous visibility
- Reports & Dashboards: Portfolio-level oversight of CDM compliance status
Key SymTerra Features for CDM
Confined Space Regulations 1997
Permit management and real-time entry controlThe Confined Space Regulations require employers to avoid entry where possible and manage entry safely where unavoidable. Compliance requires controlled permit-to-work processes, accurate identification of confined spaces, clear entry and exit records, and defensible evidence for audits.
Common Compliance Failures
- Paper permits completed after entry
- No real-time visibility of active confined spaces
- Poor location accuracy
- Fragmented audit trails
How SymTerra Reduces Confined Space Risk
- Workflows: Digital permit-to-work and approval processes
- Site Management: Live tracking of confined space entry status
- Assets & Logistics: Link permits and records to physical assets
- Integrations: what3words for precise location capture
- Reports & Insights: Real-time oversight dashboards
Key SymTerra Features
Building Safety Act 2022 & the Golden Thread
Delivering lifecycle complianceThe Building Safety Act requires accurate, accessible, and up-to-date digital records for higher-risk buildings throughout their lifecycle. This is known as the Golden Thread.
Why Golden Thread Compliance Is Difficult
- Field data is disconnected from asset systems
- Records are project-based, not asset-based
- Changes are poorly tracked
- Information is assembled retrospectively
How SymTerra Supports Golden Thread Delivery
- Assets & Logistics: Asset-linked site records and inspections
- Site Management: Photos, updates, and drawings from site
- Reports & Insights: Lifecycle dashboards and audit visibility
- Permissions & Access Controls: Role-based data access
Key SymTerra Features
ISO 45001 Compliance
Embedding occupational health & safety into daily operationsISO 45001 requires organisations to manage occupational health and safety through continuous improvement. It works when it is embedded into daily site activity, not stored in policy documents.
Why ISO 45001 Becomes a Paper Exercise
- Safety policies disconnected from site activity
- Inconsistent inspection data
- Reactive reporting
How SymTerra Embeds ISO 45001
- HSQE Tools: Safety observations and near-miss reporting
- Inspections & Audits: Proactive monitoring
- Reports & Dashboards: Performance tracking and management review
Key SymTerra Features
Building an Audit-Ready Compliance Trail
Creating defensible site recordsAudit-ready compliance requires contemporaneous, traceable, and accessible records. Without structured capture at the point of work, audit preparation becomes a costly and unreliable exercise.
Where Traditional Methods Fail
- Paper forms lack traceability
- Emails fragment evidence
- Spreadsheets lack version control
How SymTerra Creates Audit Readiness by Default
- Site Management: Live updates capture activity as it happens
- Forms & Workflows: Regulation-specific data capture
- Photos & Videos: Visual evidence
- Reports & Insights: Instant audit oversight
- Integrations: Connect compliance data to enterprise systems
Key SymTerra Features
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