How are apps helping to deliver health & safety improvements in construction?
For managers of construction firms, feeling in control of compliance is vital to a safe working environment. Typically the compliance process involves site managers or supervisors filling and keeping Health and Safety forms in a paper format. Downsides of using paper are well known, it is easy for a form to be missed, incomplete, inconsistent, and forms to be misplaced or lost. Managers and supervisors end up with folders full of paperwork that if needed to be searched through, can be time consuming.
In the construction industry mobile applications are becoming a more common concept and when considering using an application, the user experience is definitely a factor. A form filling tool makes SHEQ compliance so much easier and quicker for site managers as opposed to a paper based process.
On top of this though a well designed app, thanks to the coding and technical aspects of mobile and web applications. can allow an industry’s internal process to evolve and improve, especially for Health and Safety in Construction.
Under Construction has been developed with these improvements in mind-
Human Error
Removing human error brings a relief to construction managers. The app guides site managers through each compliance task. The application will raise a red flag if there is something which has not been completed. This eliminates the worry of forgetting to fill in a form or missing a section and means site supervisors and construction managers feel more in control.
Inconsistency
Inconsistency is another worry when paperwork is considered, especially when juggling several sites. One of the immediate outcomes of implementing a digital process is that all the information is consistent across all the construction sites and it’s all to the same high standard.
Cloud Storage
Under Construction allows forms and information to be viewed on site, office, or anywhere else whenever required, unlike one copy paperwork forms which are in possession of one person. Cloud storage also means that data is always the most recent copy even if you’re not on site.
It also means all forms, including risk assessments, method statements, and COSHH, are stored in one place and changes can be made. Changes are then saved, updating forms immediately.
Eco-Friendly
Every digital form reduces unnecessary paper being used, which of course is another positive.
Searching
Under Construction enables a log of every file that has been submitted and dated. So if a problem occurs then it is easier to identify the problem, when it happened and why it happened.
Software
An app allows extra features to be built in creating a seamless process. Built within Under Construction there are features such as digital signatures and photo capture, which means that all evidence is in one place to support documentation should it be needed.
If you’d like to hear more about how Under Construction can transform your health and safety operations on site, we would be happy to hear from you!
