Safety is of the utmost importance on every construction job site, and our construction technology can help make your site even safer.
No construction project manager wants to have safety issues on his or her hands. Not only do accidents
put your team in harm’s way, they are also incredibly costly. Losing team members can slow your production down, which can affect everything from your budget to your asset requirements. Job site safety is incredibly important, and luckily, with new construction technology, job sites have become safer than ever before. Here are a few of the ways that construction technology has made job sites safer in recent years:
#1. Safety Inspections
Inspecting your equipment for safety should always be at the top of your to-do list. It’s also important to ensure that all processes are carried out safely and accurately. Technology has made safety inspections easier and more convenient. Trimble Inspection Solutions allows you to inspect your machines, equipment and all other assets with your mobile device. This software program gives you one, centralized database where you can store all of your inspection data. Not only is this convenient, it also helps to ensure accurate documentation and reporting, which is essential for scheduling preventative maintenance on time, auditing purposes and, of course, safety.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have also made safety inspections easier by providing an aerial view of the job site. This will reduce or possibly even eliminate the need for project managers to actually walk dangerous job sites. Additionally, UAVs have recently started being used to haul materials that are heavy or cumbersome, helping to reduce injuries related to manually moving these materials.
#2. Contractor Performance
Even if every single piece of equipment on your job site is up to par on all safety standards and maintenance, contractors could still get hurt due to their own performance. Construction technology has given us an extra pair of eyes on the job site, without those eyes having to physically be there. It gives you the opportunity to monitor and observe the practices of both your contractors and subcontractors. This allows you to catch high-risk behaviors and habits before someone actually gets hurt. Once you’ve built up a database of information about the safety practices of the contractors you work with, you can use that information to pick the safest contractors in the pre-bid process, which will help you avoid working with contractors who are negligent about safety.
#3. Data Sharing
You can have the most accurate data about all of your assets and contractors, but if you are the only one who ever sees it, it’s not going to do you any good. Technology has completely changed the way we communicate on the job site, and it has made it infinitely easier and more convenient. Connect Community is an essential construction management software program for effective data sharing. Connected Community allows you to share data about assets, site productivity and, you got it, safety with every person on your team, from the owner to the subcontractors.
Take the first step towards increasing job site safety by contacting us at SITECH Rocky Mountain, your source for Trimble construction technology in Colorado, New Mexico and El Paso.
