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Embracing Technology to Reduce WHS Risks in Construction: National Safe Work Month 2024

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Embracing Technology to Reduce WHS Risks in Construction | National Safe Work Month 2024

Ebony Middleton | Published on 29 October 2024

Every year, Safe Work Australia selects a theme to spotlight during National Safe Work Month (NSWM). This year’s focus, “Safety is Everyone’s Business,” resonates across all industries but is especially pertinent to the construction sector.

The Challenge of Managing WHS Risks Onsite

In 2022, data published by Safe Work Australia revealed that construction had the third highest fatality rate at 14%. As the industry confronts these alarming statistics, more organisations are reviewing their existing safety processes and seeking innovative technological solutions to further mitigate risks and enhance workplace safety.

From the moment you step foot on a construction site, there are any number of hazards present, from heavy machinery and electrical outputs to hazardous chemicals. Given this environment, it can be incredibly difficult to manage risks as they appear, particularly with the sheer number of workers present on the worksite.

As technology is utilised more in day-to-day operations, identifying and documenting hazards will becomes infinitely easier.

Simpel: Your Digital Partner for Workplace Safety

Simpel is a comprehensive construction management platform with a powerful HSE Management functionality pack designed to streamline safety processes and empower your team to create a safer worksite. With 12 modules available to transform on site compliance and safety, here are just a few way Simpel helps on site...

Digitising and Centralising HSE Processes

Empower Your Team with Real-time Tools

HSE Observations

Encourage a safety-conscious culture by enabling workers to easily report potential hazards, facilitating proactive risk management and fostering a sense of ownership for safety.

Permits

Manage high-risk activities with digital permits that integrate with inductions and SWMS to ensure only qualified and authorised personnel undertake critical tasks.

Site Notifications

Communicate safety alerts, updates, and critical information instantly to the entire team or specific groups, make sure everyone remains informed and aware throughout the build.

Drive Continuous Improvement with Data

HSE Forms & Inspections

Manage high-risk activities with digital permits that integrate with inductions and SWMS to ensure only qualified and authorised personnel undertake critical tasks.

Reporting & Analytics

Encourage a safety-conscious culture by enabling workers to easily report potential hazards, facilitating proactive risk management and fostering a sense of ownership for safety.

With less paperwork and the elimination of manual processing of SWMS and inductions, the team could get out on site more often to improve safety outcomes for the project. This helped us lower incidents and we saw improvements in safety across the site.

Donovan de Ligt, HSEQ Manager

Beyond Safe Work Month

Simpel's HSE Management enterprise grade functionality isn’t a band aid solution. By digitising, streamlining and centralising site safety into one neat package, our clients are seeing consistent and dramatic changes in their approach to adoption and safety culture, including:

Reduce workplace incidents: Proactive hazard identification and risk management lead to fewer accidents and injuries.

Improve compliance: Stay on top of regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

Increase efficiency: Save time and resources by automating administrative tasks.

Boost morale: Demonstrate your commitment to worker safety and create a positive work environment.

Deliver a safer worksite

As we wrap up National Safe Work Month, it's clear that embracing technology is paramount for creating safer construction environments. Solutions like Simpel offer a workforce centric approach to managing workplace safety, from digitising critical processes to empowering teams with real-time tools. By leveraging technology, construction companies can reduce risks, foster a culture of safety, ensuring a safer future for all workers.

Interested in our HSE Solutions? Reach out now to see them in action.

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