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General Work Log Template
General Work Log: The master record of a construction site: daily work, volumes, conditions and the responsible person. Use it in Excel, or fill it live below — the demo is the real Log Sheet interface preloaded with this template.
This page is a demo. Below is the “General Work Log” log in the real Log Sheet interface — the entries are sample data and reset on reload. Download the template as an Excel file, or create the log in Log Sheet and adjust the fields to your own process.
What's inside the template
| Field | Type | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Date | The site history day by day — the backbone of the log |
| Area / grip | List | Ties the work to a building, floor or section |
| Work performed | Text | What was actually built, in the words of the project |
| Volume and unit | Number | Progress you can compare against the schedule |
| Conditions | List | Weather and temperature explain delays and quality issues |
| Responsible | User | Who made the entry and answers for it |
How to fill it in
- Before work starts, fill in the title page: project name and address, developer, general contractor, design organisation and the building permit number.
- List the site's responsible engineers and supervisors with their roles and the documents that appoint them.
- List the special logs kept on the site (concrete, welding, piling, etc.) so inspectors know where to look for details.
- Every working day, add one row per work item: date, area, work performed, volume with unit and the conditions it was done in.
- The site manager signs off each day's entries; corrections are made by a new entry, never by erasing the old one.
- Inspectors and technical supervision record their remarks and deadlines in the log; the contractor records when each remark was closed.
- When the project is complete, the log is handed over to the developer together with the as-built documentation.
Questions and answers
Can a general work log be kept electronically?
Yes. Electronic site records are widely accepted when every entry shows who made it and when, and entries cannot be silently changed. In Russia, for example, Order No. 1026/pr of the Ministry of Construction explicitly allows the general work log to be kept electronically with qualified electronic signatures. Log Sheet stores the author and time of every entry and exports the log to Excel; check whether your contract or authority also requires a qualified e-signature.
Who fills in the general work log?
The person responsible for construction on the contractor's side — usually the site manager or foreman — makes the daily entries. Technical supervision, designers and state inspectors add their own remarks.
How is it different from a construction daily report?
The general work log is the formal, continuous record of the whole project that is handed over at completion. A daily report is an operational summary of one day — crews, equipment, delays — sent to the project manager or client.