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How to use Safety

In this article, we will explain how to use the safety features in Dalux. The safety feature gives an overview of the construction site's safety. It allows people on the site to report safety observations to the safety managers and enables safety managers to create safety issues and inspections.

This article will explain how to use the safety feature.

If you want to learn more about the setup of safety, you can read this article: How to set up Safety.

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  1. How to use the safety feature

How to use the safety feature

The section covers how to use the different safety features.

How to use safety inspection

Mobile Desktop

How to use safety inspections on Dalux Mobile

Creating a new safety inspection on the Dalux mobile app is done on the home screen.

Then press on 'Checklists' 'Safety inspections' -icon in the top right corner.

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This creates a new safety inspection that can then be filled out. When pressing the red button, for a safety category (or thumbs down when using the count type) Dalux will automatically pop up a safety issue task. This task can be filled out and sent if needed.

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How to use safety issue

Safety issues are created by the safety managers and sent to the responsible according to the workflow setup. When sending a safety issue, it will appear in the inbox of the responsible. Safety issues are handled like other tasks in Dalux.

Mobile Desktop

How to create safety issues on Dalux Mobile

Safety issues can be created in safety inspections or as a stand-alone task. To create a new safety issue on Dalux Mobile go to the home screen and press the -icon in the top right. Then select Safety issue.

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This creates a new safety issue that can be filled out and sent to the responsible.

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How to use safety observations

Safety observations are available for everyone on the project. Safety observations are sent directly to the safety managers, who can decide on the appropriate actions.

Mobile Desktop

Creating safety observations on Dalux Mobile

When safety observations are activated, everyone on the project will have Safety observation at the bottom of the home screen on Dalux Mobile.

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When pressing Safety observation, a new safety observation task is created and can be sent to the safety managers.

You should add a photo and select a category. Then send the observation by clicking the -icon.

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How to use good practice

Safety managers can acknowledge positive safety measures and precautions as a Good practice. A good practice can be created individually, or from safety observations. A good practice is visible to all users of the project.

Mobile Desktop

Creating good practice on Dalux Mobile

Safety managers see and create good practice from the mobile app, by scrolling to the bottom of the Home screen.

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When pressing , a new good practice task can be created.

You should add a photo and select a category. Then send the good practice observation by clicking the -icon.

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How to export weekly reports

It is possible to export safety inspections as weekly reports.

To do so, go to:

Field Checklists Safety inspections. Select one or more safety inspections More Export.

From the pop-up window select 'Weekly report'.

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When using the count type in safety inspection, the weekly report will show the overall safety index and safety indexes for the individual points.

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To learn more about setting up the safety feature, you can read this article: How to set up Safety.

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