While it’s arguably true that any safety data tracking plan is better than no safety data tracking plan, trying to create a plan without the help of comprehensive safety software means sacrificing a lot of potential benefits.
One common way to track safety data without the help of a tested, user-friendly safety software is to use a spreadsheet. It may seem convenient and cost-effective to enter data into a spreadsheet that your company creates internally and develop a safety tracking system based on a program you have made, but this actually ends up being more harmful than helpful in the long run.
Most importantly, using a spreadsheet in the place of EHS software wastes time. These usually require a lot of manual entry and aren’t easily transferrable from person to person within the company. Programs like Google Sheets can help ease the latter program, but often don’t have all the necessary features present to creating a comprehensive safety spreadsheet. Using the spreadsheet as an attachment or part of an email also leaves chances for that mail to get overlooked, sent to spam or lost in an inbox.
Safety softwares, on the other hand, are accessible from several logins. A good cloud-based software like Quantum’s allows users at all levels of management to easily access safety data from a convenient dashboard screen in realtime – no internal transfers needed!
The dashboard that Quantum’s software provides also allows users to view trends and reports instantly. On spreadsheets, these must be generated manually, thereby wasting company time and funds during the waiting and setup processes.
When it comes to something as important as employee health and safety, you shouldn’t have to wait to find out what hazards are occurring in your workspace. Having a spreadsheet in place of a good safety software blocks full productivity and use of any health plan based on it. For more information on how to make safety software work for you, visit usequantum.com.
