First we need to discuss incident tracking software compared to its counterpart the traditional paper.

Whenever there is a work-related injury or illness that occurs a business must report it according to OSHA’s requirements (1904.7 – General recording criteria).

As many businesses know there are costs associated with recordables tracking these incidents.

But recording and logging without a software has some limitations such as human error, physical damage, and difficulty of widespread use. 

This is where safety incident tracking software can be beneficial to your business.

This software allows you, your employees, and even internal customers to recognize that near-misses, first-aids, property damage, and environmental problems all need to be managed.

Simple answer, when you don’t have enough bandwidth to support your company’s requirements and expectations. 

The hard truth is that most businesses wait until it’s too late to make the change.

Usually right after a serious injury and there’s no other choice except to make big changes.

Which is why Proact wants to help your business implement safety incident tracking software into your business so incidents can be prevented before happening.

More companies are transitioning to automated services which allow easier access and broadcasting of reports.

According to the IDC 60% have increased spending on technology improvements for the future

In short it gets people out of their emails and into the incident report so the correct actionable steps can be taken to address it. 

Like mentioned earlier with tracking software even internal customers can utilize it by providing data for near-misses, first-aids, property damage, environment, ergonomics that need to be managed. 

With information so readily available at your fingertips is the ability to know what needs to be done or changed.

Safety incident tracking software allows you to prioritize your focus on the severity of issues within the safety program. 

You can see what the highest priority issues are and where others sit in the queue.

Getting your company inside a program and familiar with the program’s advantages is a gateway to improving your company’s safety program. 

By having people perform audits, observe issues, train employees, perform Job Hazard Analysis (JHAs / JSAs), witness toolbox topics, determine risk severities, and relate all of it back to compliance. 

When everyone knows and can see what needs to be done it’ll help make your business’ work environment a safer place.

Lowering costs by using software is a difficult one to quantify.

It’s not like you ditch the traditional route and magically you save money, no.

Real savings comes over time when you create a safer environment where less incidents occur making employees feel that they are in a safe environment. 

It will also help the professionals stay away from the computer and on the shop floor or walking the job site where the real improvements are made. 

Don’t wait until an incident forces you to optimize your incident tracking. Proact is here to help your business with safety incident tracking software. Give us a call to learn more or answer any questions you may have.