E-SAFE 100 helps reduce accidents in the construction industry

Following a successful launch with Pettifer Construction, E- SAFE 100, a bespoke reporting and auditing software, is set to become a powerful tool in an industry which critically needs to address its health and safety issues.

29 workers have lost their lives in construction sites accidents since April 2007, provisional figures show. One in three construction refurbishment sites inspected put the lives of workers at risk and 244 sites were closed down by the Health and Safety Executive. The construction industry is the biggest in Britain, employing over 2.2 million people, but it is also the most dangerous.

Health and Safety can no longer be ignored.

E-SAFE 100 has successfully increased the safety record for Pettifer Construction UK over the past 12 months. Geoff Heppell, pcm safety’s managing director said: “E-SAFE 100 is a great advancement for the construction industry. For the first time we have a system that provides accountability and transparency.

“Health and safety is a top priority for Petiffer Construction and our employees have a right to know that they are working in as safe an environment as possible. In light of the Corporate Manslaughter Act coming into force in April next year, the onus is now on directors to ensure that all the right reports and procedures are in place to prevent accidents. More and more of our clients are demanding a system such as this.”

The software is loaded onto a handheld PDA and taken with the health and safety manager for his health and safety and environmental inspection. He enters the findings directly into the handheld. E-SAFE 100 records it and creates a database of reports which can be emailed to the relevant people. If the report is not carried out it sends an alert up the chain. The system flags and resolves issues, preventing accidents.