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Safety Observation

Involve everyone in your organization to take part in your safety observation program by implementing an effective software solution that allows them to easily capture and report critical safety information.

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Standardize how safety observations are performed

Enhance your safety culture by making thorough inspections a cornerstone of your operations, ensuring every observation contributes to a safer work environment. Implement standardized checklists and templates for documenting safety observations to ensure no detail is overlooked. Simplify inspections, reduce human error, and prevent near-misses by adhering to systematic procedures.

Democratize the capturing and reporting of safety findings

Involve the frontline workers in the reporting to increase the likelihood of capturing all safety information from the ground, anytime, anywhere. Ensure no critical information is lost by implementing mobile accessibility with offline functionality to record safety observations even in remote or low-connectivity areas.

Enhance collaboration for consistent and thorough safety observations

Improve team alignment and collaboration toward catching and noting safety insights and behaviors. Facilitate clear communication to ensure no issue goes unnoticed. Reinforce safe working behaviors by creating a culture of teamwork, where every observation leads to immediate action and contributes to a safer work environment.

Efficiently track and follow up on safety incidents

Track safety observations and issues, assign resolution actions, set deadlines, and ensure timely follow-ups to prevent recurrence. Ensure every step is documented and nothing slips through the cracks. Keep all workers informed with real-time updates and create a transparent process that drives accountability.

Versatile software for your safety observation program

Templates & Inspections

Digital Signature Capture

Hazard Identification

Safety Protocols

Incident Reporting

Photo and Video Documentation

Behavioral Safety Observations

PPE Usage Tracking

Anomaly Detection

Automated Escalations

Near-Miss Reporting

Reporting & Analytics

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SafetyCulture is the best solution for conducting safety observations

Streamline safety and health processes

Standardize, simplify, and store permit to work forms in one digital space for a more efficient workflow. Quickly capture field insights using digital checklists, safety audits, and risk assessments, and use these data to enhance existing permit to work forms.

Manage real-time alerts raised from safety observations

Maintain vigilance within the organization by automating updates and notifications on reported issues or concerns. Customize them based on severity, urgency, or priority to reach the right people at the right time, preventing issues from escalating. Keep your team informed and ready to act to achieve workforce efficiency.

Gather safety behavior insights via data analytics

Utilize dashboards to visualize and quantify findings, empower your team to proactively record observations, and reinforce behavior-based safety best practices. Make data-driven decisions to enhance your safety observation program and initiatives.

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“It provides insight into an organization’s safety culture and commitment to comply. It’s not just failure rates or audit observations that prove useful to management; one can often get an indication of culture and attitudes around safety and compliance by way of on-time completion rates and the suitability and sufficiency of data being captured.”

Joshua Little
Chief Risk Officer, Aveo Group
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