The Environmental Risk Assessment App Built for the Front Line

Sitemate’s Environmental Risk Assessment App is powered by Dashpivot, and allows site teams to easily log environmental risk assessments at the job site. Storm, Sitemate’s AI agent, can fill out reports with environmental hazards, risk controls, and even photos, then site supervisors can review, edit, and sign off directly on the form via e-signature.

Why Environmental Risk Assessment management Is Harder than It Should Be

Time-consuming manual risk assessments

Workers using paper-based forms take a long time to identify environmental hazards and controls on site.

Delays in getting sign-off before starting work

Paper-based risk assessments often need to be passed around for review, which can hold up the start of work.

Missing and illegible risk assessment records

Paper-based risk assessment forms can easily get soiled or damaged. Furthermore, paper forms are easy to lose before reaching the office.

Compliance gaps due to skipped assessments

Due to the time it takes to complete paper-based risk assessments, workers may skip the process, which compromises environmental compliance.

A Smarter Environmental Risk Assessment App

AI-assisted risk assessment creation

Storm can help turn user prompts into a complete risk assessment, pre-filled with details specific to user input.

Quick sign-off before starting work

Workers and supervisors can review and sign off on the risk assessment directly from their mobile device, so work isn’t held up waiting on paperwork.

Supervisor review before work begins

All completed risk assessments are routed to supervisors for review and sign-off before workers are cleared to start work.

Compliance gaps due to skipped assessments

The Environmental Risk Assessment App uses Dashpivot’s cloud storage system where all completed assessments are stored. Looking into previous records can be done with a few taps and clicks.

Environmental risk assessment with the power of AI

Sitemate's AI agent Storm is integrated into the Environmental Risk Assessment App to further streamline the process. Storm can immediately scan voice recordings and photos and directly auto-populate fields in the risk assessment. Personnel will only need to review the assessment before it's signed off.

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AI Form Fill
Capture what you see and say - Storm will fill the form.

Use the photos and voice clip to fill out the Environmental Risk Assessment for me

Feed Storm the risk assessment details

Personnel conducting the assessment can use the voice recording feature while they walk through the site and take photos of environmental hazards or conditions, eliminating the need to manually input information.

Data mapping

Storm extracts insights from user input, voice notes, and photos, sorts the raw data, and uses those insights to populate the right data fields of the risk assessment.

Review of assessment draft

Personnel in charge of the assessment should review the auto-populated fields to ensure everything is correct, and add any missing context.

Supervisor review and approval

Supervisors will then review the assessment for any identified environmental risks before approving it for work to proceed. Any identified risks will first be flagged for additional controls or revisions before work begins.

How AI Helps With Environmental Risk Assessment

Streamlining the Environmental Risk Assessment Process

  • Storm and AI Form Fill help workers turn prompts, photos, and voice notes into a formal environmental risk assessment in seconds
  • Available on any device, the Environmental Risk Assessment App lets teams log hazards, risk ratings, and controls right on their mobile phones, right when assessments take place on site
  • Pre-built templates guide teams through what to capture, so nothing gets missed
  • Digital timestamping, GPS tagging, and photo capture streamline traditional manual admin work when creating environmental risk assessments
  • Stakeholders and project management get notified immediately of new risk assessments when the assessment is submitted for approval

Understanding Environmental Risk Assessment Software

What is an Environmental Risk Assessment App?

An Environmental Risk Assessment App is a tool that project and environmental teams use to create environmental risk assessments, documents that identify how a project or activity could impact the surrounding environment. These assessments are usually carried out before work begins, and cover details on the environmental factors present, the potential impacts, and the controls needed to manage them. With an Environmental Risk Assessment App, teams can keep a digital record of these assessments, as well as any updates made as site or project conditions change.

What does an Environmental Risk Assessment App help record?

  • General information like project name, site location, and date
  • Environmental factors present, such as waterways, soil type, or protected areas
  • Activities or work items that could cause environmental impact
  • Likelihood and severity rating for each impact
  • Existing controls and additional controls needed
  • Residual risk rating after controls are applied
  • Name and sign-off of the person completing the assessment
  • Supporting photos and attachments

Why is environmental risk assessment important?

Environmental risk assessment matters because it gets teams to think through how their work could affect the surrounding environment before anything starts, not after something's gone wrong. A site might sit close to a waterway, have contaminated soil, or fall within a protected area, and none of that is obvious unless someone actually checks. This comes up a lot in construction and industrial work, where excavation, runoff, or waste disposal can easily affect land or water if nobody's keeping an eye on it. A proper assessment gives teams a clear picture of what's at stake and what needs to be in place before work gets underway.

How To Set Up a Digital Environmental Risk Assessment Using Sitemate

Set up Environmental Risk Assessment templates

First, you will need to create the templates that will be used as standard forms for all your environmental risk assessments. Supervisors can create these forms in Dashpivot, where they can add fields for project details, identified environmental hazards, risk ratings, control measures, and responsible personnel.

Use Storm to fill out Environmental Risk Assessment templates

Storm captures insights and context from all sorts of user input. Manual user prompts, voice notes, photo analysis, and automatic location and time capture are all taken into account in the form.

Set up notifications

Set up the notification workflow within Dashpivot to send automatic alerts to supervisors and project managers as soon as environmental risk assessments are logged.

Train personnel

Train personnel on how to use the Environmental Risk Assessment App, especially on how to input data, photos, and voice recordings, collect signatures, and review the auto-populated fields.

Go live with the Environmental Risk Assessment App

Deploy the Environmental Risk Assessment App and start running consistent, well-documented environmental risk assessments.

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Environmental Risk Assessment App with Flowsite

Completed environmental risk assessment data flows straight from Dashpivot into tracking dashboards and reporting systems through Flowsite, giving environmental and project teams real-time visibility of risks and controls. Issues can be reviewed and actioned faster, with less manual admin work for the site team.

Comparison: Paper Environmental Risk Assessment vs Digital Environmental Risk Assessment

Most project teams already know paper and spreadsheets aren't cutting it. Here's what changes when you move your method statements to a digital system.

Form access

Data gathering

Hazard and control identification

Escalation

Storage

Supervisors' approval routing

Audit readiness

Instant access to environmental risk assessment forms by scanning a QR code
Storm auto-populates fields using photos and voice recordings
Guided fields prompt workers to record environmental hazards and controls clearly
Automated notifications escalate critical findings immediately to supervisors
Assessments stored in the cloud, accessed by searching or filters
Structured approval routing and notification tracking
All environmental risk assessments immediately available for auditing

Paper

Requires asset identification and printing of forms
Manual data entry, which is time-consuming
Requires manual write-ups, which can miss key details
Requires manual hand-offs
Requires bulky binders, cabinets, and manual searching
Requires physical sign-offs, which can delay approvals
Requires manual compiling

Frequently asked questions about the Environmental Risk Assessment App

Does Dashpivot work even if offline?

Yes, Dashpivot can work even without internet connectivity. It stores all collected data, like photos and hazard notes, on the phone and automatically syncs when connectivity returns.

How does AI help when completing an assessment?

Sitemate’s AI assistant Storm can extract details from photos and voice notes and auto-fill the relevant fields. This removes most of the manual entry involved in using an environmental risk assessment template on site.

Can I update an existing environmental risk assessment checklist in the app?

Yes, you can easily update an environmental risk assessment checklist in the app to align with your workflow and site-specific conditions by using the powerful drag-and-drop form builder in Dashpivot.

Can I build our own environmental risk assessment tool from scratch?

Yes, teams can build an environmental risk assessment tool from the ground up using the drag-and-drop builder. Fields for water, soil, air, and noise impacts can all be added to suit your project’s needs.

Can I generate dashboards from completed assessments?

Yes, the app can generate dashboards based on collected data from completed forms. Supervisors and managers can easily track outstanding actions and recurring environmental risks without the need to manually compile records.

Can multiple people contribute to the same assessment?

Yes, site staff, environmental officers, and supervisors can all add information to the same assessment. All edits are saved and timestamped, as long as contributors have the right permissions.

What happens to the workflow when a significant environmental risk is identified?

Dashpivot’s notification system alerts the assigned supervisor once a significant risk is flagged. From there, the supervisor can assign a corrective action, restrict the affected activity, and require a follow-up assessment before work resumes.

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Environmental Risk Assessment in Minutes, Not Hours