How FM Sylvan reduces incidents and improves safety reporting with Fulcrum

"It was almost instantaneous. It allows accountability for people running the job to see what their guys are doing to make sure they’re adhering to safety policies."

“It took 30 percent fewer hours to manage and QA our data using Fulcrum.”

"Report writing is taken from two-thirds to almost zero. It’s actually a 66 percent time savings."

"Fulcrum is a very efficient way to collect your field data and have it instantaneously available to use in the office. That’s important in our industry."

"Fulcrum is far more than just a mobile data collection platform."

"Field deployment was simple and easy to manage."

"The environment, appearance and experience for the end user are very friendly and intuitive which will save us valuable time for training that we currently do not have."

"Multiple engineers are able to populate a common database in real-time, creating better data to satisfy customers and get the job done right."

"Skilled staff who used to be engaged in data processing, are now freed up to value-add to other aspects of the organization's business."

“We could do something like this with our existing GIS platform, but we just don’t have the luxury of time to deploy such an application during this emergency period. But with Fulcrum, it’s ready to go out of the box.”

"Fulcrum allows me to carry a topographic map, LiDAR derived terrain, high-resolution imagery, previously collected field data, a notebook, camera, inclinometer, and a GNSS/GLONASS enabled GPS within a single device that’s tied to the cloud."

"We get a team on the ground and have data instantly syncing back to head office enabling zero time-lag decision making."

"The simplicity of setting up Fulcrum apps and exporting & analyzing the results means HALO has been able to conduct one-off studies such as a recent survey to assess the effectiveness of risk education campaigns, which would previously have been too resource-intensive."

"The ease of setup and use of the apps were — and still are — the most attractive features of Fulcrum. There are so many great features that let us adapt every app for the specific monitoring protocol as well as personal preferences."

"What immediately attracted me to it was the ease of it and the user friendliness of it."

"With no steep learning curve, the IDA crew began collecting field data and geo-tagging records within minutes of installing Fulcrum."

"We save a lot of time not having to go back and do data entry on the desktop after a long day in the field. And along with time-saving is cost-saving."

"Even our staff that do not own smartphones or have never used a computer could easily operate the software."

"The introduction of the iPads to the field inspectors has had a dramatic impact on the business. Inspectors can plan their routes better with a map representation of all pillars to be inspected."

"So it certainly saved time in the field — and outside of the field, because the data was already in a manageable format that we were able to download, integrate, process very easily."

"Fulcrum is revolutionizing the way we conduct damage prevention and leak detection."

"We were actively searching for an alternative platform as a foundation for the field data collection requirements, and Fulcrum came around at just the right time."

"In terms of speed and reliability and being able to work offline, Fulcrum has everything that helps us do our job more efficiently."

"...We were able to deliver all of the information to the client via a user-friendly interface that allowed decision makers to view hydrant locations, attributes, and digital photos all from one program."

"Maybe you were able to do 3 inspections a day and now you can do 20 inspections a day."

"Supervisors are now able to plan their techs’ routes in just a few minutes, when it used to take at least half a day."

"It is so easy but we still get the same data quality regardless if it is a junior or senior data collector."

"My employees are more efficient on their reporting. Reports are fresh and provide more detailed information. I don't miss any reports like I did in the past and I don't have to chase people down later."

"The overwhelming benefit has been a shift in culture in terms of data collection."

"Once our IT team started connecting through the API, it made things so much easier. That’s when our use of Fulcrum really exploded."