Software needs are as unique as the contractor’s—some might need fleet tracking and telematics to improve safety, while others require more site reporting and analytics. Motive, Raken, Intelex, and HCSS are some of the top picks for safety management software. 

Knowing what your company needs is key to choosing the right tools for the job. Here are a few construction platforms that might help you improve your safety program.

Fleet management

Motive

Available products: AI dashcam, ELD compliance, fuel monitoring, GPS fleet tracking, equipment monitoring

Cost: Paid

Motive is an all-in-one fleet management app. The app offers live GPS tracking, Artificial Intelligence (AI) dashcams, fuel monitoring, maintenance monitoring, Electronic Logging Device (ELD) compliance, and more, making it the ideal platform for companies with a large fleet of vehicles.

According to Motive, the platform can reduce hours of service violations by 50% and insurance costs by 25%. It also claims a 72% increase in exoneration in an accident, partly due to its dash cam. 

Features

• Provides GPS tracking and fleet card
• Equipped with dashcams
• Provides dispatch and workflow
• Ensures ELD compliance

Construction safety management

Raken

Available products: Dashboards and insights, toolbox talks, observations, managed checklists, quality management, safety management

Cost: Paid

Raken is a longstanding construction management platform that offers a safety and quality module to reduce risk across all projects. The app’s digital reporting software ensures worker safety by streamlining the documentation process. Using mobile devices, contractors can collect more detailed, consistent information from the field and share it with project managers in real-time for immediate insights through easy-to-use reports, managed checklists, and observations. 

The platform includes automated safety dashboards and reporting and enables managers to catch and fix safety issues early.

Standardized report templates enable field crews and subcontractors to know what to look for when monitoring job site safety. Raken also provides weather forecasts for project managers to plan in advance and avoid weather-related safety hazards.

Features

• Captures and shares real-time field data
• Tracks work hours and manages resources
• Handles safety and quality issues with checklists and observations
• Enables better project management through a dashboard and insights

Intelex

Available products: Behavior-based software, case management, claims management, action plan management, document control, asset management, communications management, exposure tracker, risk management 

Cost: Paid

Intelex offers safety software for construction that simplifies compliance, reporting, and safety protocols. It also uses real-time data analytics to help employees see and mitigate risks.

Intelex’s Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) software encourages a robust safety culture by increasing engagement and streamlining recording, tracking, analyzing, and correcting incorrect behavior. The Intelex mobile app also makes it easy for construction workers to share observations and file reports anytime, anywhere.

The platform claims to reduce the number and severity of incidents, partly by highlighting risky behaviors and trends.

Features

• Case management and behavior-based software
• Claims management and action plan management
• Field reporting tools and safety checklists
• Real-time data analytics

Safety management

HCSS

Available products: Incident reporting, managing checklists, preloaded construction safety forms, 1,000+ toolbox templates

Cost: Paid

Working with more than 4,000 of the top construction companies in the US, HCSS safety management software provides an end-to-end solution to meet your every need. From the pre-construction phase to building and fleet management, it’s an all-in-one platform that increases project efficiency.

HCSS Safety is unique construction safety software designed to improve safety programs across the industry. The platform’s library of 250 construction safety inspection forms, including templates from the Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, and others, makes safety inspections easy.

The platform’s preloaded templates simplify Managing Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA) checklists. Incident reporting and near-miss reporting are also simplified—reporting near-misses in the field is fast and easy. The platform easily customizes construction safety forms for any job site and tracks employee training.

Features

• Manages safety checklists 
• Provides 1,000+ toolbox templates
• Customizes safety forms
• Certification tracking
• Safety observations