Construction
Keep site work, people and permits visible
Know which subcontractor crews are working where, under which permit, and what is being done about the hazards your team reports.
The problem
A site that changes every week
Work fronts move, subcontractors rotate and the hazards shift with them. Paper registers struggle to keep up with who is on site and what they are doing.
Layers of subcontractors
Main contractors rely on tiers of subcontractors whose competency records live in their own files, not with the team controlling the site.
Work areas that move
Lifting zones, excavations and work at height change daily, so a permit issued on Monday may not reflect Thursday's layout.
Observations that go nowhere
Unsafe conditions are reported in chat groups or on cards, but nobody can show who fixed them or when.
One connected workflow
High risk activity with competency and permit checks
A subcontractor crew is scheduled to erect scaffolding at height on level six. Here is how people, permit and follow-up stay connected.
Illustrative scenario. Every site configures its own steps, forms and approvers; this is not a customer case.
Crew assigned
Subcontractor supervisor
The supervisor names the crew for the task. Each worker's scaffolding competency and site induction status is shown against the task.
RecordedNamed crew and their readiness status
Competency check
Main contractor safety officer
One worker's certificate has expired. The officer removes him from the crew until a valid record is reviewed.
RecordedCompetency decision and reviewer
Work at height permit
Site engineer
The permit defines the work area, exclusion zone, fall protection and weather limits. It references the task JHA and the approved crew.
RecordedWork area, controls, crew, JHA link
Observation raised
Any worker
Mid-shift, a worker reports a missing toe board from their phone with a photo and location on the level six plan.
RecordedPhoto, location, reporter, time
Corrective action closed
Scaffold supervisor
The action is assigned with a due date, fixed and closed with a photo. The permit shows the observation was resolved before work continued.
RecordedAction owner, due date, closure evidence
Applicable modules
The FirstEHS modules this work draws on
By role
What each person gets from it
Project HSE manager
Sees which subcontractors are on site, their readiness status and which actions are overdue across the project.
Site engineer
Issues permits for the actual work area and approved crew, rather than a generic daily sheet.
Subcontractor supervisor
Knows before arriving which workers can be assigned and which records need renewing.
Workers on site
Report hazards from a phone in seconds and see that someone owns the fix.
FAQ
Questions we hear from this industry
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