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Four approaches to creating location-aware apps
To do their jobs effectively, today’s field workforces need location-aware apps: apps that connect what’s happening — inspection data that’s being collected, or steps in a checklist that someone is checking off — with where it’s happening, or that provide users with maps to understand the location context of what...
The Simple Machine, Issue 21
Published December 2022. Read below for some of our hot takes to keep you warm as the weather grows colder (or, in the case of our mates Down Under, getting hotter!). Happy holidays and a prosperous 2023 to all our Fulcrum friends!
The Simple Machine, Issue 20
Published October 2022. It's officially Spooky Season! If your safety, quality, field ops, or data collection processes give you nightmares, we've got the treats to help in the way of some informational resources. Happy Halloween, all!
Using Data to Strengthen Your Safety Culture
How specific is the average worker’s understanding of why they engage in safety processes? The crudest of “whys” is that we do it because we’re told to. This leads to “what we dos” that include core safety requirements attained through the “how we do it” of safety precautions and inspections....
The Simple Machine, Issue 19
Published September 2022 It’s September, and for millions of kids, school is back in session. In the spirit of the new school year, we have some fresh new thought leadership and learning resources to share. Happy Autumn!
The Simple Machine, Issue 18
Closing the loop for safety, quality, and maintenance inspections. Published August 2022. This month we're all about closing the loop from inspection to action and back again for continual process improvement. As client James Watts, Director of Health and Safety of Snavely Forest Products and Weekes Forest Products, reports, "Once...
Safety essentials: Tough gear, sharp eyes, hard data
Steel-toed boots and hard hats are only part of the story. Steel-toed boots and hard hats are only part of the story. To keep people safe, you need to make keen observations of the workplace, whether with scheduled inspections or through real-time issue observation. But these moments in time become...
Lessons from the field: digitizing safety inspections to protect workers & automate OSHA compliance
Learn from two safety leaders with more than 50 years of experience to discover how digitizing field inspection management can help you. Join Jim Metz, VP of Safety for FM Sylvan, and James Watts, Director of Health & Safety of Snavely Forest Products, to discover how digitizing field inspection management...
The Simple Machine, Issue 17
A data-driven field inspection program. Published July 2022. In July, we're focusing on construction. In addition to exploring construction labor shortages and showcasing digital field inspection management in construction, we also share a diagram that shows the ideal field inspection process that allows for constant fine-tuning and refinement.