Facility management: how to improve the safety of your factory?

By placing the safety of its installations at the heart of its concerns via facility management software, a factory will be able to see a direct impact on its productivity. Indeed, the safest factories have fewer accidents at work and see better productivity on the part of employees. When all assets and processes are properly set up to operate in compliance with all required regulations, and operators know how to deal with potential risks, accidents, illnesses, and associated additional costs are reduced.

The best way to ensure the effectiveness of a health and safety program is to standardize all processes and procedures within your CMMS (computer-aided maintenance management). Since every factory has different needs, be sure to deploy a flexible maintenance management solution that allows you to record, track, and manage key information anytime, anywhere.

Mobility Work has been designed to adapt to the needs of any industry sector, and offers all the necessary functionalities to help you secure your installations and promote a safety culture among all users.

Facility management: why opt for a next-generation asset management application?

7 ways to improve the safety of your plant through facility management

1. Create and update your safety checklists

To ensure safe operations, it is essential to ensure that all equipment is in good working order. Of daily security checks using checklists can be directly set up in your maintenance management software, monitored, and if necessary, updated for each planned or unplanned maintenance intervention. Compliance with established safety regulations goes a long way in ensuring the safety of technicians.

Access all documents (photos, videos, etc.) and checklists from the equipment sheet in your Mobility Work application

It is necessary to allow technicians to record and share with the rest of the team all the dangerous components encountered during an intervention : worn and loose bolts, inadequate pressure, faulty wiring, etc. Equipment must be categorized and critical components checked daily using safety checklists; in fact, equipment that is in good working order may no longer be in good working order overnight.

2. Track asset locations

All facility plans and maps should be integrated into the asset management software so that they can be consulted when needed: removing, replacing, or moving equipment. When equipment replacement is properly planned, the risk of accidents and injuries is significantly reduced.

3. Communicate about the PPE port

The news feed and the social dimension of the Mobility Work maintenance management platform can be used as the main tools for create and disseminate a safety culture within the factory. Images, videos, and tutorials can be downloaded and shared between technicians in the field. The platform can be used to plan and organize safety training and exercises.

In addition, you can connect your machines directly to your maintenance application, receive important alerts and carry out the necessary maintenance interventions. It is also possible to set up reminders, posters and alarms to ensure the follow-up of safety routines.

4. Control the use of chemical products

Maintenance or facility management software allows you to control the flow of dangerous substances within your factory. From purchase to use and treatment, every step in this process is critical, and everyone involved needs to be trained and qualified. A list of all employees authorized to perform these types of critical activities can be recorded and updated regularly in the CMMS.

5. Follow the courses, qualifications and certifications

The safety history of each employee can be checked by the HR manager and be used for comply with occupational health and safety regulations and standards. It also allows maintenance managers to work closely with the HR department and to define which skills exist, and which need to be acquired by the team.

6. Define the criticality of a task

It is essential to prioritize your assets in order to more easily track critical interventions carried out and the history of the equipment : personnel involved, duration of the intervention, condition or problem encountered at each stage, etc.

Asset management software can also be used for more in-depth monitoring of security compliance (for audits, for example), by taking into account reports, graphs, or dashboards that provide information over a given period of time concerning a certain security procedure performed on equipment.

7. Follow all mandatory regulations

Each installation must comply with the requirements or regulations of its own industry sector. Mobility Work makes it possible to manage and streamline all your maintenance interventions in order to establish a complete maintenance program.

8. Establish follow-up documents

Next-gen facility management software allows you to create detailed histories, dashboards, and graphs of all safety-related tasks in order to facilitate the identification of recurring problems And ofanticipate future problems.

The Mobility Work application adapts to all facility management needs

Mobility Work is a modern and customizable maintenance application that meets the requirements of each company. The software is updated automatically, and our team is at your disposal in case of request for new functionality. Mobility Work software is different from other facility management solutions because it provides significant savings and is easy to use.

All the news relating to current interventions are available from the Mobility Work application news feed

Employees generally feel relieved after deploying the solution and are more than eager to explore its functionalities, which are unlimited since Mobility Work was created to adapt to all new digital trends. Mobility Work is the maintenance solution of tomorrow, promotes flexibility and usability and allows the adoption of lean maintenance routines as part of a transition process to Industry 4.0.

Mobility Work allows you to create and ensure compliance with recommendations in terms of training, personal protective equipment and the creation of equipment, in order to establish and disseminate a certain safety culture. A facility management application is an essential tool for any company with maintenance and safety needs.