b'SAFETY SOFTWARECONSTRUCTION SAFETY2.0SOFTWARE THAT ENABLES GREATER CONTROL OVER JOBSITE SAFETYBy Matthew BradfordWORKER HEALTH AND SAFETYcompliance tasks and monitoring workerup time to improve company safety, rather is job one for constructionsafety in real-time. Some softwarethan wasting time on paperwork.stakeholders. Given the increasing scopealso provides the tools and back-office and complexity of modern projects,connectivity to analyze safety-related dataFor some, the software programs of however, doing that job effectively can beto track risks and jobsite safety strategies.choice are products like SiteDocs Safety a challenge. Ultimately, by effectively using a goodManagement Solution or eCompliances piece of construction safety software, weESS cloud-based safety management Like many industry challenges, technologycan track and trend, identify weaknesses,software. Both allow users to tackle safety can offer solutions. Advancements inand reduce the numbers of incidents andmonitoring, reporting and analytics tasks automation, data analytics and mobileinjuries on our jobsites, says Martin.from their mobile device. These software connectivity have given rise to softwareoptions are also critical in helping that enables construction firms to achieveCOMPLIANCE ON THE GO companies stay on top of their regulatory greater clarity and control over theirThere are numerous options when itobligations. Whether used in the field jobsite safety activities. comes to choosing construction safetyor through a back-office dashboard, software. Whether the goal is to enhanceconstruction safety software can track Safety software is very effective whensafety monitoring procedures, streamlinethe completion of safety inspections and it comes to enhancing job site safety,compliance tasks or upgrade workforceactions, identify gaps as they occur, and agrees John Martin, regional directortraining and awareness, a growingensure corrective actions areof health and safety with EllisDon. Bynumber of firms are leveraging technologytaken promptly.making site inspections, safety talks,to gain an edge on safety processes.PSAs, investigation reports, and a hostTodays software can do a vast amount of other safety-related tasks less timeWeve seen increasing interest in thein comparison to years prior, says consuming, it allows more time forlast few years in leveraging technologyLuu Duong, vice president software supervising, monitoring site conditionsto improve safety processes, saysdevelopment at eCompliance, explaining, and worker compliance and less time atDan Loewen, chief operating officerTechnology is now able to provide a desk. with SiteDocs. Businesses are askingan intelligent analysis and report on themselves How can technology worksafety data which stakeholders can use Construction safety software has itsfor me? for automating or streamliningto provide transparency and further advantages, including streamliningsafety-related tasks and processes to freeclarification on where teams need to 32Quarter 3 2019 BUILDERSDIGEST'