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The time squandered in search of that information is known as “gray work.” Along with elevating safety risks, gray work eats into the productivity and profitability of jobsites.
What could this look like? Aside from investigations and law- suits, there are everyday jobsite occurrences where gray work’s im- pact on safety is apparent:
Construction labor shortages could force a reassignment of workers without proper certifications. This can further derail proj- ects and result in fines, or worse, injuries. Yet, a holistic view across the company’s training and certifications data would have identi- fied more skilled workers and a better redeployment of all workers across projects.
Another example is safety incidents that are captured but not immediately shared or used as an opportunity to teach and retrain. Therefore, the same issues reoccur.
The third example is a post-storm clean-up and the resulting jobsite hazards. In these situations, dangerous environments such
Now consider that construction technology shows no signs of slowing. In fact, $50 billion was invested in architecture, engineer- ing and construction (AEC) tech between 2020 and2022, repre- senting an 85 percent increase over the previous three years, ac- cording to Pitchbook.
While there’s no question that technology can make construc- tion more profitable, reducing unnecessary work is critical to get- ting the most from those investments. Solving the associated safety risks comes down to connecting the field to the office, making information from across the company centralized, accessible and useful for everybody.
Jeff Stay is the president and co-founder of FastField, a Quickbase Com- pany. He has more than 15 years of experience working in mobile tech- nology to support jobsite safety.
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