A new workplace health & safety survey has identified a sizeable opportunity for mobile forms solutions across a broad spectrum of industries. This survey revealed that 80% of environmental, health & safety professionals rely on outmoded tools for collecting and reporting data on EHS issues in the workplace. Almost half of respondents are still using inefficient paper-based forms.
The survey was conducted by Business & Legal Resources (BLR), the leading independent provider of compliance and training services for safety and environmental markets, and sponsored by ProntoForms
BLR surveyed 517 environmental, health & safety (EHS) professionals to discover how they conduct safety programs and processes, interact with safety regulations and protocols, and use technology in their processes.
Highlights of the survey:
- Nearly half (49.5%) of the survey takers still use paper to fill out HSE forms
- Over half of of respondents (50.9%) use Excel to manually report on and aggregate monthly safety trends
- 34% store compliance reporting in filing cabinets and only 5% use Cloud storage
- Only 14.3% of respondents have a mobile safety application deployed in the field
- Almost 2 of 3 respondents (65%) gets notifications on safety issues via a phone call
Many organizations are beginning to use technology for environmental and safety tasks, but only a few have deployed mobile applications in the field. This represents a considerable growth opportunity for mobile solution providers such as ProntoForms. Many respondents believe that it is cost-prohibitive to adopt these applications. They couldn’t be more wrong. Leading mobile forms solutions are both inexpensive and quick to deploy. Organizations that have leveraged ProntoForms have not only enhanced compliance but have also seen substantial, tangible ROI.
