QEHSSituation
Paper permits were the norm. Safety leads spent half their shift chasing paperwork. Near-miss observations lived on notepads. Insurance premiums were rising because evidence was thin.
Customers / Construction
Permit-to-work compliance up from 64% to 97% in 90 days.
A multi-site commercial contractor digitised permit-to-work and pre-task risk assessments across 23 active sites.
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97%
Permit compliance
-50%
Lost-time injury rate
-11%
Insurance premium
Approach
- Deployed Hot Work, Working-at-Height, and Confined-Space permits as Composer modules
- Site board view shows live permits by area — prevents conflicting work
- QR-tagged isolation points scanned at apply and remove
- Near-miss intake via phone — contractors included
Outcomes
- Permit compliance moved from 64% to 97% within one quarter
- Lost-time injury rate halved against trailing 12-month baseline
- Insurer reduced renewal premium 11% citing evidence quality
“Our supervisors stopped chasing paper. The site board tells us who’s working where, what permits are live, and where the next conflict is brewing — on a phone, in real time.”
Identifying details anonymised pending reference agreement. Metrics reported by deployment team.
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