Tablet safety apps (1)

PROTECTING OUR WORKFORCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
855-2-ehsInc ~ ehsInc.org
Marjorie Del Toro
President/CEO
ehs International, Inc.
MUST-HAVE
TABLET APPS
FOR SAFETY
PROFESSIONALS

Agenda
• Introduction
• Reasons To Use A Tablet
• Useful Safety & Business Tablet Apps
• Tablet Accessories
• Return On Investment (ROI)

• Let’s face it, every safety professional should
already be using a smartphone and have the
knowledge to work around it. If you don’t, please
call 1-800-WOW to get with the times.
• While smartphones are great for emailing/texting
and quick referencing via a relatively small 4-5”
screen, the safety professional who is out in the
trenches (literally) needs a larger canvas to work
with so naturally tablets are the way to go.
Introduction

• Based on recent research provided in the ASSE
Professional Safety “Tablet Applications” January
2014 Issue, the iPad and iPad Mini are the best
tablet choices.
• iPads do hold a heftier price tag compared to other
competing devices but pay for themselves quickly.
• We will discuss useful safety apps specifically for
the iPad & Apple App Store (Apps w/ Android
market availability will be indicated by
Google Play logo).
Introduction

• Many of the Apps mentioned in this presentation
are currently being used by my staff and have
been tested in real-life safety environments.
• We test all apps before adopting. Several apps that
we’ve found were infested with bugs or did not
serve a big enough purpose to implement into our
processes.
• We highly recommend you test apps and read user
reviews prior to adopting.
Introduction

REASONS TO USE A
TABLET

Consider using a tablet if (not limited to):
• You need access to the internet quickly and
portably. Example - While visiting a construction
jobsite or conducting a walk-thru inspection at a
warehouse. (Internet requires data plan or Wi-Fi)
• You are advocating being eco-friendly.
• Remember, “Green” communication eliminates
unnecessary paper trail.
Why Use A Tablet?

Consider using a tablet if:
• You perform safety-related functions such as a
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
• You want to have a competitive edge in your
industry.
• You want to streamline processes through time
efficiencies, cost reduction and improved
communication.
• You take photos, record audio/video – No need
to lug around all that extra equipment.
Why Use A Tablet?

• You take notes – No need for paper/pen, just use
your fingers or stylus, built-in keyboard, or blue-
tooth enabled keyboard.
• You desire endless possibilities with free software
updates and an ever-growing app market.
• You would like to participate in meetings (via web-
conferencing) while at a jobsite.
Why Use A Tablet?

• You would like to use a light-weight device to
connect to a compatible multimedia projector for
presentations.
But more importantly….
• You want to leave a lasting impression with a
customer or colleague and look cool doing it!
Why Use A Tablet?

GREAT SAFETY &
BUSINESS APPS

• Most of the apps mentioned here are free with
some carrying a modest price tag – however we
did find one app that can cost you four Andrew
Jacksons ($80).
• We’ve found that connecting multiple company
iPads through one business iTunes account is
beneficial. Example: App purchases made on one
device can be downloaded (automatically or
manually) at no additional charge to other
shared devices.
Great Safety & Business Apps

• When sharing iTunes accounts be sure to turn off
iMessage and FaceTime in Settings as
messages/alerts will be shown on all shared
devices if those features are enabled.
• For the sake of time we’ve picked one industry-
favorite app or our preferred app of choice for each
specific task category.
• We have no financial interest in any product
mentioned.
Great Safety & Business Apps

• iAuditor is a free app that can be
used to create daily reports and
perform audits and inspections.
• The user can take photos with the
tablet and embed them into the report.
• This app is also effective for incident
investigations such as witness
statements that can be captured using
the tablet’s audio recording features.
• Final reports can be sent wirelessly to
email, cloud storage or wireless
printing.
Audits/Inspections App

• Box is a free app for
accessing your cloud files.
• With 10GB of free storage,
Box makes it easy to store,
manage and work with all your
files and documents wherever
you are - on the web from
your iPad.
Cloud Storage App

• Documents To Go
Standard Office Suite
is a $10 app – Great for
viewing, editing, and
creating Microsoft® Word
& Excel® files and viewing
PowerPoint® & Adobe
PDF® files on your iPad.
Document Editing App

• iTriage is a free app that
allows you to search for
medications, diseases, and
medical locations and
instantly get answers to your
questions on your iPad.
• Created by two ER medical
doctors, iTriage gives you
quick access to a huge
healthcare & medical
database on the go.
Medical Reference App

• OSHA's newest addition to
its heat illness prevention
program is the free OSHA
Heat Safety Tool
• With vital safety info to help
keep outdoor workers safe
from the heat, this app
allows workers and
supervisors to calculate the
heat index for their worksite.
Heat Stress Prevention App

• DMD Panorama is a $2 app that
allows users to take 360 degree
panoramic photos which can be
useful for incident investigations and
safety inspections.
Photo App

• iOSHA e-Reference 29 CFR
1910 General Industry ($13)
app provides access to OSHA’s
regulations under 29 CFR 1903
(Inspections, Citations &
Proposed Penalties), 1904
(Recording & Reporting
Occupational Injuries and
Illness) and 1910 (Worker health
and safety for General Industry).
OSHA Regulations App

• The official free American Red
Cross First Aid app puts expert
advice for everyday
emergencies in your hand.
• Get the app and be prepared for
what life brings. With videos,
interactive quizzes and simple
step-by-step advice it’s never
been easier to know first aid.
First Aid App

• You should know the financial
cost of a workplace incident.
• This freeIncident Cost
Calculator app uses sample
accident and injury scenarios
from a number of industries to
show why a safe workplace is
good business.
Incident Cost App

• Clinometer - Bubble Level &
Slope Finder is a free app that
allows users to measure slope by
all edges of the iPad in every
direction. This is ideal for
measuring slope for trenching.
• This handy app tool also turns
into a bubble level when the iPad
is put flat on a surface.
Excavation/Trenching App

• Accessing the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) codes, standards and other publications
conveniently from your iPad has never been
easier. The apps are just a few that NFPA has
available:
Fire & Electrical Safety Apps
Free $10 $80

• The Sling Calculator app is
available for free with an option to
purchase the fully unlocked
version for $25.
• With over 15 calculators, this app
is packed with utilities to aid you
in determining sling tensions,
calculating a load's center of
gravity, and computing the
volume and weight of a load.
Hoist & Rigging App

• The highest rated and most
accurate noise meter app that
we’ve discovered is the $4
SPLnFFT Noise Meter.
• This app has extra features
such as fast fourier transform
(FFT) viewer and frequency
meter and test signal
generator.
Sound Level App

• Calculator for iPad is one of
the many calculator apps
available.
• This free app features a basic
calculator and a scientific
calculator when rotated to
landscape view.
Calculator App

• The free Chemical Safety Data
Sheets app allows users to input the
chemical of concern by name, and
the app provides information from
the International Chemical Safety
Cards (ICSC) produced by the
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the
International Labour Office (ILO),
and the World Health Organization
(WHO).
Chemical Management App

• The $2 GHS SDS Label Maker
app allows you to easily and
intuitively create and print labels
for the chemicals in your
workplace.
• These labels are compliant with
the OSHA Hazard
Communication Standard (HCS),
and Globally Harmonized System
(GHS) of classification and
labeling of chemicals.
GHS/SDS Label App

• The $15 iOSHA 3151 Personal
Protective Equipment app
allows the safety professional to
access OSHA PPE
requirements.
Personal Protective Equipment App

• HT NIOSH Lift Calculator
performs the calculations
necessary to use the lifting
equation.
• This free app provides both
metric and standard
measurements and can be
useful in identifying jobs that
require ergonomic
intervention.
Ergonomics App

• With the free CSP and CIH
Certification Quiz Game
apps, the safety professional
can study for certification
exams while on the go.
• Each app generates sample
questions with multiple-
choice answers.
Certification App
CSP Quiz Game
CIH Quiz Game

• The $10 PDF Expert 5 app is
a must-have for anyone who
reads, annotates or edits PDF
documents on the iPad.
• It allows you to markup
documents with highlights and
handwriting, insert text and
stamps, sign and even merge
PDFs.
PDF Document App

• If your firm uses Google Apps for Business then
you’re in luck.
• We’ve found these great free apps created by
Google and 3rd party developers:
Google Apps
Gmail Google
Drive
Hangouts CalenMob
Pro ($7)
G-Whizz!
($3)

• CMC Rescue, a leading
developer and manufacturer of
equipment for rescue and work
at height, has transformed its
authoritative Rope Rescue Field
Guide, and Confined Space
Entry and Rescue Field Guide,
into a full-featured free app
packed with valuable charts,
diagrams, and how-to
information.
Confined Space Entry/Rescue App

• FallClear LITE - Fall Arrest
Clearance Calculators is a tool for
Workers, Supervisors, Competent
and Qualified Persons, who have
been properly trained in fall
protection.
• The free app evaluates Required
Clearance for several Fall Arrest
scenarios that the user identifies by
selecting the applicable pictogram.
Fall Protection App

• If you’re tired of carrying around that
beat up spiral bound NIOSH guide
and if your ERG Pocket Guide has
been unglued, we’ve found a
solution.
• The ($8) NIOSH Pocket Guide to
Chemical Hazards (NPG) and ($5)
Emergency Response Guide (ERG)
are now available for your iPad!
Hazardous Materials Apps

Presentation App
• Keynote ($10) is the most
powerful presentation app
ever designed for a mobile
device. Built from the
ground up for iPad, it makes
creating a world-class
presentation — complete
with animated charts and
transitions — as simple as
touching and tapping.

Remote Desktop App
• The free LogMeIn app gives you
secure anytime, anywhere access to
your computers from your iPad over
WiFi/data plan.
• Works with an account subscription
of LogMeIn Pro on your computer,
which also includes access from
your desktop and web browser, so
everything you need is always at
your fingertips.

TABLET ACCESSORIES

iPad Accessories
• The iPad has been heavily scrutinized
for its screen glare in bright, daylight
conditions which so happens to be the
same environment for every safety
professional.
• Needless to say, we’d advise that one
of the first accessories that you
purchase is a glare-reducing screen
protector.
• We’ve found that 3M makes the best
screen protectors for the iPad.

• iPad’s or any other tablet for
that matter is subject to the
inevitable drop so another
necessary accessory to get is
a rugged hard case.
• While there’s many to choose
from the Otterbox Defender is
the gold standard in iPad
protection. Otterbox cases run
from $80-$100.
iPad Accessories

iPad Accessories
• If you’re like me where
finger typing on the built-in
keyboard isn’t so practical,
get yourself a blue-tooth
enabled keyboard.
• There’s many out there so
find one that best suits you.

iPad Accessories
• If you’re a clean freak and
hate the finger smudges left
behind on your screen,
using a stylus is the perfect
solution.
• There are plenty of different
stylus pens to choose from.
• They range from thickness,
length, material, function,
and color.

iPad Accessories
• Power cords, power cords, power
cords. You can never have
enough power cords.
• We use the three power cord rule
which is one for your work station,
one for your vehicle and one for
your carrying case or bag.

RETURN ON
INVESTMENT (ROI)

• Figure 1 shows an ROI realized within 60 days.
• Initial 30 days included time for users to familiarize
themselves with the iPad’s functionality.
• Between the 30-and 60-day timeframe, users realized an
immediate efficiency gain compared to peers not using
iPads.
Results are from iPad field
tests at construction sites and
manufacturing facilities
throughout a 4-month time
period.

• Travel time was greatly reduced due to web
conferencing capabilities and instantaneous
access to e-mail.
• Time spent in the office performing administrative
tasks was reduced because tablet users performed
those same tasks in the field.
• The amount of paper and office supplies used was
reduced as forms, reports and documents were
transitioned to digital form.
iPad Return On Investment

• ASSE Professional Safety Issue Tablet
Applications - January 2014.
• Safety Awakenings – Safety Apps
References

Any Questions?
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