The Site Induction App Built for the Front Line
Sitemate’s Site Induction App is a modern tool that streamlines the site induction process. Powered by the Dashpivot platform, the app has been integrated with AI to help complete the site induction process much more efficiently.
Why Site Induction management Is Harder than It Should Be
Site activities start late
Using manual paper-based forms for the site induction process can delay or stall the activities on the site.
Incomplete documents
To cope with schedules, site inductions might be rushed, leaving forms incomplete and inaccurate.
Inconsistent hazard information delivery
Conducting inductions verbally may lead to inconsistent information delivery, as different personnel conduct different inductions.
Induction completion may have broken audit trails
Paper-based forms can easily get lost or damaged, which eliminates the verifiable proof needed to know whether safety information was successfully imparted to the worker or site visitor.
A Smarter Site Induction App
AI automatically generates templates
Easily generate site induction templates using Sitemate’s AI assistant Storm. Storm can automatically generate a standard site induction.
Easy site induction completion
No need for scheduled site induction meetings. Workers can simply complete their site inductions using their mobile phones.
Easy verification and sign off
A notification system can be integrated into the Site Induction App, which notifies supervisors and stakeholders that a site induction has been completed. Supervisors will just need to verify the form and sign-off.
Induction completion may have broken audit trails
Completed forms from Sitemate’s Site Induction App are complete with ID verification, timestamps, sign-offs, and all safety attachments and acknowledgements, providing a complete audit trail per worker.
Understanding Site Induction Software
What is a site induction app template?
Sitemate's Site Induction App is an advanced digital tool that helps improve the process of creating and completing Site Induction Forms. Powered by the Dashpivot platform, the app improves the process by which personnel get acquainted with specific hazards and risks on a certain building site. Full awareness of hazards in the workplace ensures that workers are well prepared and informed of the needed measures they need to take to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
What makes a good Site Induction App?
- Provides a record of the staff and their roles and responsibilities
- Site induction forms are structured to contain site-specific hazards
- Provides information on the needed safety controls per identified hazard
- Comprehensively lays out all the safety and emergency rules and procedures
- Allows photo ID verification and records acknowledgment with timestamps
- Provides real-time visibility of site induction form status
Why conduct site inductions?
Site inductions are essential for each project. They are intended to introduce new employees to the site, its specific hazards, and the safety protocols in place. Site inductions are critical in preventing accidents, injuries, and fatalities because they provide an orientation about the site's layout, safety procedures, emergency protocols, and specific risks that workers may experience. The goal is to guarantee that every worker, regardless of expertise, understands the site's unique features.
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Storm auto-generates site induction templates
Storm can extract information from existing site induction documents, safety procedures, and emergency protocols to create a predefined site induction form.
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Data Mapping
Storm populates the form with information on the safety and emergency procedures, specific hazards, and other relevant information that workers need to know before getting deployed on the field.
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Worker Training
Workers must be instructed on how to use the Site Induction App and Storm to create an effective site induction form and ensure the site induction process is completed efficiently.
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Review and sign-off
Supervisors are immediately notified when a site induction form is completed, eliminating the need for physical sign-offs.
See How Sitemate Has Already Helped Companies Like Yours
"People can access the system remotely. There's no need to sign a form in person."
- Stuart Gordon, Group Health and Safety Director
6 live regions
Managing housing projects with Dashpivot
100+ forms
Use digitally across health, safety, and quality
Making site onboarding traceable and more controlled
Sitemate's Flowsite can link completed site inductions to established contractor prequalifications and workflows, ensuring that all safety requirements are accomplished and verified before workers get deployed in the field.
Comparison: Paper Site Induction vs Digital Site Induction
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.
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| Hazard content | Storm can automatically generate site inductions with site- or activity-specific hazards | Requires a sit-down meeting to identify hazards and manually transcribe them in the site induction form |
| Site induction completion | Workers can easily complete site inductions on their mobile phones before arriving on site | Workers have to go to a physical orientation to complete the site induction |
| ID Verification | Has a built-in ID photo capture that validates worker identity upon completion of the site induction | Requires manual checking and validation, which is prone to errors |
| Versioning | Everyone works from one live version that's always up to date. | Supervisors have to manually update and send out the most recent version of the site induction forms. |
| Notifications | Supervisors and relevant stakeholders get notified immediately once a site induction is completed | Requires a face-to-face verification, which delays the process |
| Audit trail | Every submission, edit, and approval is time-stamped as soon as it is made. | Each change or edit must be time-stamped manually, and tracking these changes will require more digging. |
| File-keeping and tracking | Site induction forms can be sorted and filtered by date, project, location, and more in just a few clicks. | Finding a record means manually sorting through folders, paper files, emails, or spreadsheets. |