Rapid report

A tech startup is working to help companies cut workers compensation insurance costs and payouts with a new app that is like Instagram for safety reports. For $2,995 a year, employers can implement the WorkplaceAware Report Management System. The Missouri-based company’s system simply generates reports on anything relevant to safety and operational stability in the workplace.

By using the system’s mobile app, which is available on Android and iPhones, employees can instantly submit photos and report details to management. Employees can report near misses, safety and security observations, accidents, faulty or missing equipment, plant needs and even supply requests. Reports can even be made anonymously.

Employers using the system have the opportunity to evaluate safety and operational reports with a higher level of detail and coordination than paper reports. Employers are able to generate PDF or CSV reports that can be tailored by type of report and other parameters with a few keystrokes. Using the web-based dashboard, reports can be escalated to a particular employee or management group, or forwarded electronically to the appropriate individual or department for immediate intervention and resolution. Alerts can be transmitted instantly notifying all mobile app users of significant events and news that are critical for an informed workforce.

For more: workplaceaware.com

Matt is managing editor for Nursery Management magazine, a GIE Media Horticulture Group publication.