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Mobile Worker Management
Journey Management
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Journey Management
Our Journey Management solution provides centralised visibility of your mobile workers, automated emergency escalations and helps reduce the number of accidents, injuries and delays among mobile workers.

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Lone Worker Management
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Lone Worker Management
Our Lone Worker solution provides complete visibility no matter where your workers are, effective communication with periodic check-ins and a fast and reliable emergency escalation process.
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EHS Management
Incident Reporting
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EHS Management
Our Incident Reporting solution helps you prevent workplace injuries by capturing crucial details, assigning corrective actions, and safety trend analysis with data-driven insights.

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Hazard Identification
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Hazard Identification
With our Hazard Identification solution, you can capture, prioritize and control workplace hazards. Unlike paper-based solutions, anyone can report a hazard while working out in the field. The report is done quickly and from any mobile or web-based device.
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Safety Observations
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Safety Observations Guide
Our safety observation solution offers real-time communication, ensuring swift action on safety concerns. It streamlines and improves employee safety, empowering safety managers to proactively mitigate risks and drive a safer work environment.
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Audits and Inspections
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Audits and Inspections Guide
With our Audits & Inspections solution, you can schedule and assign standardized Audits & Inspections. Allocate corrective actions and track the progress of remediation efforts.
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Fatigue Management
Alertness Tracking
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Fatigue Management
Our proactive Fatigue Management solution uses a game-like quiz to identify when your people are struggling with alertness, a leading indicator of fatigue.
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Training
Training Tracker
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Training Tracker
Our Training Tracking solution simplifies the complexities of safety training scheduling. Build out training curriculums by site, role or project and rely on automated training reminders and renewals.
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Journey Management
Our Journey Management solution provides centralised visibility of your mobile workers, automated emergency escalations and helps reduce the number of accidents, injuries and delays among mobile workers.
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Mining, Oil and Gas
How It Works
Ensure your mining operations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance with SafetyIQ. Our proactive safety management is specifically configured to manage all elements of Work Health and Safety that are unique to the Mining Industry.
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Manufacturing
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Ou safety software empowers the manufacturing industry to create safer, healthier, and more productive workspaces. We help you to truly become the guardian of your workforce's safety, protecting the backbone of your organization from the risks that could grind your progress to a halt.
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Construction and Engineering
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Our safety management solution was built manage all elements of Work Health and Safety that are unique to the Construction Industry including safety processes for workers that travel or work alone, with a comprehensive EHS Management tool.
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Transport and Logistics
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We help Transport and Logistics companies to streamline incident reporting, real-time monitoring of drivers, enhance compliance management, and enable data-driven decision-making. Experience a safer and more efficient operation with SafetyIQ.
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Health and Community Services
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We help Health and Community Services Organisations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance. Our Safety management platform is specifically configured to manage all elements of Work Health and Safety that are unique to the Health and Community Services Industry.
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Ensure your mining operations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance with SafetyIQ. Our proactive safety management is specifically configured to manage all elements of Work Health and Safety that are unique to the Mining Industry.
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Our Products
How It Works
Journey Management
Our Journey Management solution provides centralised visibility of your mobile workers, automated emergency escalations and helps reduce the number of accidents, injuries and delays among mobile workers.
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Journey Management Guide
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How It Works
Lone Worker Management
Our Lone Worker solution provides complete visibility no matter where your workers are, effective communication with periodic check-ins and a fast and reliable emergency escalation process.
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Lone Worker Management Guide
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Incident Reporting
Our Incident Reporting solution helps you prevent workplace injuries by capturing crucial details, assigning corrective actions, and safety trend analysis with data-driven insights.

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Incident Reporting Guide
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Hazard Identification
With our Hazard Identification solution, you can capture, prioritize and control workplace hazards. Unlike paper-based solutions, anyone can report a hazard while working out in the field. The report is done quickly and from any mobile or web-based device.
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Hazard Identification Guide
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Safety Observations
Our Safety Observation solution offers real-time communication, ensuring swift action on safety concerns. It streamlines and improves employee safety, empowering safety managers to proactively mitigate risks and drive a safer work environment.
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Safety Observations Guide
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Audits and Inspections
With our Audits and Inspections solution, you can schedule and assign standardized Audits and Inspections. Allocate corrective actions and track the progress of remediation efforts.
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Audits and Inspections Guide
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How It Works
Training Tracker
Our Training Tracking solution simplifies the complexities of safety training scheduling. Build out training curriculums by site, role or project and rely on automated training reminders and renewals.
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Training Tracker Guide
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Fatigue Management
Our proactive Fatigue Management solution uses a game-like quiz to identify when your people are struggling with alertness, a leading indicator of fatigue.
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Fatigue Management Guide
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Our Solutions
How It Works
Mining, Oil and Gas
Ensure your mining operations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance with SafetyIQ. Our proactive safety management is specifically configured to manage all elements of Workplace Health and Safety that are unique to the Mining Industry.
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Mining, Oil and Gas Safety Guide
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Manufacturing
Our safety software empowers the manufacturing industry to create safer, healthier, and more productive workspaces. We help you to truly become the guardian of your workforce's safety, protecting the backbone of your organization from the risks that could grind your progress to a halt.
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Manufacturing Safety Guide
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Construction and Engineering
Our safety management solution was built to manage all elements of Workplace Health and Safety that are unique to the Construction Industry including safety processes for workers that travel or work alone, with a comprehensive Safety Management Platform.
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Construction and Engineering Safety Guide
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Transport and Logistics
We help Transport and Logistics companies to streamline incident reporting, real-time monitoring of drivers, enhance compliance management, and enable data-driven decision-making. Experience a safer and more efficient operation with SafetyIQ.
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Transport and Logistics Safety Guide
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Health and Community Services
We help Health and Community Services Organisations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance. Our Safety management platform is specifically configured to manage all elements of Workplace Health and Safety that are unique to the Health and Community Services Industry.
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How SMEs Can Prepare for a Mobile Workforce

Improvements in workplace and personal technology are enabling SMEs to operate with a more mobile workforce. According to IDC, in 2015, more than one third (37%) of the world’s workforce were considered “mobile” or of no fixed location. By 2020, IDC predicts a staggering 73% of the same workforce will be mobile.

Most people today own or have access to smart devices, and coupled with the increase in workforce mobile applications, small businesses are able to operate in an entirely different way. Workers can now communicate, perform tasks, and check-in with their employers and work colleagues from almost any location on earth. Business owners also have the ability to better manage and minimise the risks associated with a workforce on the move.

Globalisation is also a key criterion in the increasing mobile workforce as more companies look to enter global markets. Employees and contractors can now work from any location, often setting up virtual offices where they can report in and collaborate seamlessly using the available technology. More and more companies are using this mobile working strategy as an incentive to attract millennial talent, who are more open to travel opportunities on the job.

While some areas of the workforce have always been ‘mobile’ as a necessity of the role, such as manufacturing, construction and healthcare, today’s typical ‘knowledge workers’ – such as those usually confined to an office – have a significantly different attitude towards workplace flexibility. They understand that most work can be performed from any location, and more and more we are seeing this expectation impact career decisions, as they seek out employers utilising this communications technology.

With the continued growth of the mobile workforce, developing an associated infrastructure is crucial for those SMEs looking to get on the front foot by attracting new talent and extending their reach either nationally or internationally. But redesigning a workplace structure doesn’t come without its challenges. There are five critical themes that all business leaders need to consider in enabling a mobile workforce:

1. Communications technology is key

Having a team or contractors working remotely can present logistical challenges. Implementing mobile workplace technology that supports this shift is the first step in resolving these issues. Cloud-based tools enable staff to access data, collaborate and connect with team members and even report back in to management.

2. Management skills need to evolve

Managing a mobile or global team is fast becoming a prerequisite of the job, and one that should form part of management training processes – while those already in senior positions need to evolve to suit the new structure. Building trust is the number one concern for those managing a virtual team. But this has to go two ways. Instilling values of accountability in the team will in turn enable management to trust the work is being completed to a high standard. Cloud-based reporting tools help to create transparency in this area, while some mobile workforce technology offers gamification that can be used to incentivise staff.

3. Out of sight does not equal out of mind

Knowing where workers are at any point in time and if they are safe is a significant problem for organisations globally. With the increase in worker mobility and associated travel accidents, personal attacks, missing persons, terrorism and global catastrophes, businesses have a duty of care not only to their workers, but to their workers’ families.With less control over where and when our staff are working, performance (or output) based management becomes critical. There are now some great options for staying connected and up-to-date on work and work milestones, including travel movements.

4. Structure the use of BYO devices

Around 80 per cent of Australians currently own a smartphone and that number is expected to further increase. SMEs can often allow employees to use their personal devices for work purposes, such as making phone calls, perhaps with a reimbursement plan in place or an agreement that the employee will add this into their personal tax expenses.With a mobile workforce, smart devices will prove integral to the plan, so think about adding more structure around the responsibility of payment and upkeep of these devices. You may wish to consider replacing BYO devices with a company-owned product should sensitive work-related data need to be accessed and stored on the device.

5. Work within the letter and the spirit of the law

As an employer, you are responsible for workplace safety wherever that “workplace” may be. Increasingly, this obligation is now law. Under Australia’s harmonised WHS laws, employers are required to manage risks to the health and safety of remote or isolated work and implement control measures that include effective communication with remote and isolated workers.

As an SME employer, it is essential to stay up-to-date with any legal or compliance issues regarding your workplace team. Regardless of your legal obligations, best-practice employers are always looking out for their team members’ safety and well-being on the job.

Published by Dynamic Business

About the author Joe Hoolahan is Co-founder and CEO of SafetyIQ. SafetyIQ is a mobile workforce solution that supports the safe movement of workers tracking and reporting time, date, transport type, local trips or travelling nationally or international.

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