How ASW Scaffolding are getting an edge in health and safety

Max Winterbourne, Surveyor at Scaffolding Association member ASW Scaffolding, shares his experience of using iAuditor by SafetyCulture to raise standards of health and safety.

In a COVID-19 world, there is an increased health and safety responsibility for scaffolders, which demands a shift in how workplace safety is managed. Previously the responsibility of operational teams, it’s now the top of the agenda for all business leaders. The onus is on leaders to equip each member of staff with the knowledge and tools to manage safety amongst themselves and ensure a safer environment for everyone.

As an industry, scaffolding is by nature, quite a high risk environment. When it comes to the way ASW operates, health and safety comes second to none, in fact, we contribute much of our ongoing success in large to our culture of health and safety.

Founded in 1997, our client base has grown year upon year and we now work for some of the leading volume housebuilders and developers. We believe that our culture of health and safety has been one of the reasons we have been able to acquire repeat business from most clients. Our managing director Steve White prides himself on health and safety, however our previous processes were very time consuming, resulting in lengthy paper trails and long manual processes of carrying-out safety checks.

We knew that we needed to go digital and we began to explore the tech options available in the market. We discovered iAuditor in early 2020 because we were ready to cut out all paper. We needed to save time and streamline our operations, so our senior business leaders can focus their energy on their other responsibilities. iAuditor was the clear option in terms of value for money.

We rolled it out in March of this year, with no challenges. The solution was user-friendly and for any teething issues, we had the timely support of the SafetyCulture team. iAuditor is very adaptable and can be used for absolutely anything, it really takes the stress out of our inspections and checks. All our previous paperwork has now been digitised and on a tablet at every single site. Supervisors have the ability to collect evidence by taking photos and recording all audits directly with the app. Now, our business leaders have more time to measure the performance of ASW and win more business, ultimately delivering better client outcomes. This couldn’t be done without iAuditor.

But, mostly importantly the checks we are doing via iAuditor ensure that everyone gets home safe at night. I’d like to encourage all Scaffolding Association members to have a look at iAuditor. If you are struggling with paperwork and you’d like to cut it right out, go digital with iAuditor and don’t look any further.

Dan Joyce, General Manager EMEA at SafetyCulture adds: “There is no doubt that the traditional approach to compliance has changed. Safety needs to be fully integrated into everyday practices. This new world and the increased health and safety responsibility for scaffolders demands a shift in how workplace safety is managed. It can be a bit of a minefield for scaffolders to navigate, which makes practical support critical. We launched iAuditor back in 2012 to help businesses by providing a simple checklist and inspection app that anyone can use and it has never been more relevant then right now.” iAuditor by SafetyCulture is the world’s leading platform for workplace safety and efficiency, with a track record of making it easy for scaffolders to remove points of failure, focus on core tasks and capture anything which raises concern – all within the latest health and safety guidelines.

Scaffolding Association has partnered with SafetyCulture so that all members can access iAuditor for FREE. Learn more about the new partnership at: www.safetyculture.com/ scaffolding-association