Safety Apps
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Over 200 Safety Apps Reviewed!
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Hundreds of safety apps have been developed for mobile devices such as smart phones. These safety apps have been designed to help safety professionals control workplace accidents and illnesses. Unfortunately, many of these safety apps are nothing more than fancy advertisements, toys, or a quick way for the developer to make a buck.
However, there are a few outstanding workplace safety apps that are must-have tools for every progressive safety professional. But who has the time to review hundreds of safety apps in order to identify the best ones? We do!
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We test “Apple” mobile apps on version 4 Apple iPads. Each app is rated from ♥ to ♥♥♥♥♥ (♥♥♥♥♥ is the best).
We test “Android” mobile apps using Samsung Galaxy Tab 3s. Our Android app ratings are highlighted in an Android green color.
Below is the archive of all of the safety apps that we have reviewed to date:
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– Safety App Of The Week Archives –
Ergonomics
- ILO Ergonomic Checkpoints ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Office Ninja: Daily Workouts For White-Collar Workers ♥♥♥♥♥
- Wellnomics Stretches ♥♥♥♥♥
- Office Ergonomics ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- Ergonomics ♥♥♥
Lifting / Manual Material Handling
- LiftRight ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Safe Lifting Calculator ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- HT NIOSH Lift Calculator ♥♥♥♥
- Manual Handling ♥♥♥
- EASremote ♥♥♥
Employee Evaluations / Screening
- 29 Hearing Test Apps Rated ♥♥♥♥
- Vision Test ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Siemens Hearing Test ♥♥
Safety Inspection / Audit
- iAuditor – Safety Audit and Checklist ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- EHS Audit Mobile ♥♥♥
- OHSAS 18001 Audit Program ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- SafetyInspector ♥♥ ♥♥
- Hazard Manager Solo & Hazard Manager 3 ♥♥
- Reportable – Risk, Audit and Project Management ♥♥
- Safety Audit Pro ♥♥
- Work Safe ♥♥
- Work Safe Lite ♥
Accident Investigation
- Incident report ♥♥♥
Construction
- Miller Fall Clearance Calculator ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- FallClear LITE – Fall Arrest Clearance Calculators ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- iConstructSafe ♥♥♥♥♥
- NECA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selector ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Koch Pipeline Safety ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- Lightning Cast ♥♥♥♥
- Mold 101 ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Dropped Objects Calculator ♥♥♥
- OSHA Heat Safety Tool ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
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Risk Assessment
- Easy OHS – Hazard & Risk Identification Record ♥♥♥♥♥
- SafetySnaps ♥♥♥♥♥
- Risk Assessor Lite ♥♥♥♥
- JBS Risk Register & Treatment Plan Lite ♥♥♥♥
- Safety John ♥♥♥
- Dropped Objects Calculator ♥♥♥
- Safety Coach ♥♥
Job Safety Analysis / Job Observation
- Synaptor Hazard Observation Training ♥♥♥♥♥
- Job Safety Analysis (JSA) ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- Safety Observation ♥♥♥
Safety Management
- Incident Cost Calculator ♥♥♥♥♥
- HSEQ Manager ♥♥♥♥
- InspectionPad ♥♥♥
- HSEQ Free ♥♥ ♥♥
- DL Alerts ♥♥
- Working together – Healthy Workplaces Campaign ♥♥
- Injury Rate Calculator ♥♥
- R U McSafe Augmented Reality ♥
- SafetyCheck by CRS ♥
Fire Prevention
- 4 Popular NFPA Apps ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥
- Fire Service & Rescue News ♥♥ ♥♥
Emergency Preparation & Response
- Small Business Disaster Plan ♥♥♥♥♥
- 4 Natural Disaster Apps From American Red Cross ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Emergency ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- DRR Rescue ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- mySCDF ♥♥♥♥♥
- Cargo Decoder Plus ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- Lightning Cast ♥♥♥♥
- Disaster Preparedness Guide ♥♥♥
- SwipedOn – Employee In/Out Board ♥♥
- Visitor Book ♥♥
First Aid
- 12 First Aid Apps ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Tickborne Diseases ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- iTriage ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- The Merck Manual ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- mySCDF ♥♥♥♥
- Psychological First Aid (PFA) Tutorial ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
Machine / Task Specific
- Users Guide For Lifting – Free ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- NECA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selector ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- ProChoice Safety Gear Guide ♥♥♥♥
- 3M™ Aura™ HD ♥♥♥
- RX App Guidance Tool For UVEX Prescription Safety Spectacles ♥♥♥
- 3M™ Hearing Solutions Selector ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Grainger Mobile ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- 3M Safety App ♥♥♥
- San Jamar Hand Safety ♥♥
Electrical Safety
- Electrical Safety Tests ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- NECA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selector ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
Safety Standards
- OSHA Safety ♥♥♥♥♥
- WorkSafeBC OHS Regulation ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Mobile Safety Regulations ♥♥♥♥
- iOSHA 1910 e-Reference ♥♥♥
- OSHA News Reader ♥
Safety Magazines
- Incident Prevention Magazine ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- Safety and Health Practitioner Magazine ♥♥♥♥
- EHS Today ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- ISHN ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- Professional Safety Journal HD ♥♥♥♥
- Safety Decisions Magazine ♥♥♥
- Occupational Health and Safety ♥♥ ♥♥
- Safety News ♥
Industrial Hygiene
- GHS Mixture Calculator ♥♥♥♥♥
- IH Calculator LITE ♥♥♥♥
- Units – Free Unit Converter ♥♥♥♥
- Sampling Guide ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ♥♥♥
- Dräger – Gas Detection ♥♥♥
- Chemical Compatibility Database ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- LuxMeter ♥♥♥
- GHS SDS Label Maker ♥♥♥
- OSHA Heat Safety Tool ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Mold 101 ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
Toxicity Data Bases & MSDSs (SDSs)
- WISER for iOS ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards ♥♥♥♥♥
- ChemAlert & ChemAlertLite ♥♥♥♥
- USW Safety ♥♥♥
Noise Measurement
- 30 iPad Sound Measurement Apps Reviewed ♥♥♥♥♥
- The Best Sound Measurement App Just Got Better ♥♥♥♥♥
- Smartphone Sound Measurement Apps ♥♥♥♥♥
- logSPL ♥♥♥♥
Professional Development
- WorkSafeBC Interactive EBooks ♥♥♥♥♥
- Risk Assessment ♥♥♥♥
- BLRNow – Workplace Tips, News and Advice ♥♥♥
- CSP Quiz Game “Plus” ♥♥ ♥♥
- Safety Pickle ♥
- John Drebinger ♥
- Safety Media Brochures ♥
Falls From Heights
- Miller Fall Clearance Calculator ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- FallClear LITE – Fall Arrest Clearance Calculators ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- 2 Ladder Safety Apps ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
Employee & Supervisor Training
- Toolbox Meetings ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥
- iConstructSafe ♥♥♥♥♥
- Total Safety Industrial Safety Moments ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- iNAPO ♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥
- WorkSafeBC Safety Videos ♥♥♥♥
- JBS Risk Register & Treatment Plan Lite ♥♥♥♥
- Measurement, Materials & Safety ♥♥♥♥
- SafetyMoments ♥♥♥♥
- SafetyCinema ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥
- Manual Handling ♥♥♥
- WCB Heads Up Alberta ♥♥♥
- SafetyFirst ♥♥
Working Alone
- Safety Alert-E ♥♥
- Working Alone ♥♥
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Our Favorite Safety Apps
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Safety Apps That Didn’t Make The Cut
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Not Otherwise Classified (NOC)
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