For demolition contractors
Demolition software for inductions, SWMS, photos and crew hours
Labour hire and subbies induct by QR at the gate, your crew clock in, and every job's photos, SWMS and pre-starts are dated and saved against it.
No credit card. Every feature and unlimited users on your first job.
Foreman is site software for small Australian demolition contractors. Workers and labour hire induct by QR code at the gate, reading your SWMS and hazardous materials survey before they sign. Crew clock in and out and log the day with photos, and site managers run daily pre-starts and plant checks on their phone, all saved against the job.
Sound familiar?
- Labour hire turns up at 6:30 and you're inducting them off a clipboard while the excavator waits.
- A neighbour says the job cracked their driveway, and the before photos are on someone's phone.
- Crews move between three jobs a week and the hours come in by text on Friday.
What you get
- Labour hire and subbies inducted at the gateThey scan the QR, read your SWMS and hazardous materials survey, add their white card and sign. Inductions are free, however many people come through.QR site inductions
- Before and after photos, datedPhotograph the structure and the neighbouring properties before the first machine starts. Every photo is dated and saved against the job.Foreman's site diary
- Crew hours by jobCrew clock in at the gate and out when they leave. Each shift saves against the job with an on-site check, ready to export for payroll.Clock in and timesheets
- Pre-starts and plant checksBuild your daily pre-start and plant checks once, limit them to site managers, and lock the date to today so nothing gets backdated.Free pre-start checklist
- SWMS sign-on for high risk workUpload each SWMS to the job. Everyone inducting reads it above the declaration, and their signature and the time are saved.What a SWMS must include
- Records ready when someone asksInductions, diaries, photos and forms, each dated against the job, for WorkSafe, a client, an insurer or your next audit.Forms and compliance
A demolition job in Foreman
- Step 1Set up the job, upload the SWMS and hazardous materials survey, and print the QR poster for the gate.
- Step 2Workers induct on their phone, crew clock in, and the site manager runs the pre-start and plant checks.
- Step 3Photos and the day's diary land against the job, hours go to payroll, and every record is there when it's asked for.
See exactly how it works in the help centre: setting up your site induction, getting workers to sign on to your SWMS, running a daily pre-start and how crew check in and out.
What it costs
Your first job is free with every feature and unlimited users, with no time limit. After that it's $29 a month for each person with a login, or $23.20 a month billed yearly. People who only induct are never counted. See Foreman pricing.
Set up your first job freeQuestions from demolition contractors
- Does demolition work need a SWMS?
- Usually, yes. Demolition of a load-bearing structure and work likely to disturb asbestos are both high risk construction work, and high risk construction work needs a SWMS before it starts. Victoria's wording on demolition is broader. Our guide to what a SWMS is covers who writes one and links your state regulator.
- Do labour hire workers cost anything to induct?
- No. Anyone who only inducts at the gate is never counted on your bill, however many labour hire workers and subbies come through. You only pay for people with a Foreman login, such as your own crew who clock in and your site managers.
- Can photos help with a neighbour or client damage claim?
- Dated photos taken before work starts are the record you'll want. In Foreman, photos attach to that day's diary entry against the job, with the time it was submitted, and you can export the diary as a PDF with the photos when someone asks.
- Can I keep pre-starts and plant checks to site managers?
- Yes. When you build a form you can limit it to site managers and admins, so it only appears for the people who should complete it. Add a date field locked to today and it can't be backdated, and add photo fields for anything the check turns up.
- We're on BuildPass or paper. How hard is it to switch?
- Setting up a job means uploading your SWMS, printing the gate poster and building your forms. Hand Claude or ChatGPT your paper pre-start or SWMS as a PDF and it can build the form in Foreman for you. Your first job is free, so run one job on Foreman before you move the rest, and tell us if you'd like help bringing your records across.
Keep your sites in order
Run your next job on Foreman, free.
Your first job is free with every feature and unlimited users. No credit card needed, and paid plans are month to month.