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Safety Observations in High-Turnover, Mobile Workforces: A Smarter Approach

By Michael Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

12/17/2025

In many industries, safety leaders face a persistent challenge: how do you capture meaningful safety observations when your workforce is constantly changing, widely distributed, or rarely sits at a desk?

Construction crews rotate job sites. Warehousing and logistics operations run multiple shifts with seasonal labor. Energy, utilities, and general industry environments rely heavily on contractors and subcontractors. In these environments, traditional safety management systems—built around named users, logins, and structured workflows—often fall short.

Yet the need to capture safety observations in these environments is greater than ever.

This is where a simpler, more accessible approach becomes essential.

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Why Every Safety Manager Needs a Centralized Inspection Repository in 2026

By Michael Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

11/24/2025

By 2026, "I think the latest Confined Space checklist is in that shared drive somewhere" will no longer be an acceptable answer when OSHA shows up unannounced. Penalties are climbing past $17,000 per serious violation, inspectors want proof of inspections in seconds, and employees on night shift or at remote sites need the current Lockout/Tagout or Bloodborne Pathogens checklist on their phone-right now. Companies still managing inspection checklists in Word docs, PDFs, and email chains are exposing themselves to six-figure fines and preventable incidents simply because someone used a 2021 version. This article reveals why 2026 is the breaking point for decentralized checklists, the hidden costs of inaction, and how Simple Safety Coach gives EHS professionals a cloud-based, automatically updated repository of over 50 regulator-ready inspection checklists-plus the power to build unlimited custom ones in minutes.

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Simple Safety Coach Product Development Process

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

08/06/2020

In Part I of this blog series, we discussed why we created Simple Safety Coach.  Part II provided an overview of what we have put into the software, and why.  Now in Part III,...

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What We Built Into Simple Safety Coach, and Why

By Susen Trail in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

07/21/2020

"Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink." This is a line from English poet Samuel Taylor Coolidge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It refers to sailors dying of thirst surrounded by the salt water of the ocean.

As we discussed in part one, our team at Simple Safety Coach not...

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Why Did We Create Simple Safety Coach?

By Susen Trail in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

07/05/2020

At Simple Safety Coach, we did not transition an old, existing, software product from a previous purpose.  We didn’t look at other safety management software companies, much, to copy what they considered was currently hot in the market.  We based our software product development...

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Wisconsin Safety Council's Annual Conference

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

04/04/2019

We are excited to be exhibiting at the 77th Wisconsin Safety Council Annual Conference, April 14th - 17th at the Kalahari Resort & Conference Center in the Wisconsin Dells.

The Simple Safety Coach team is excited to meet you and share both our latest developments, what we have on the...

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Incentivize Employees with an Automated Engagement Program

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

01/11/2019

One of the core tenets of Simple Safety Coach is the involvement and engagement in safety by all of an organizations employees, not just the Safety Manager and Safety Committee members.  Amongst other means, such as the availability of the mobile app, how we bill for the service, and the...

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Enhancements to Accident and Safety Observation Reporting

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

01/10/2019

Simple Safety Coach has always had some basic reporting.  These consisted of charts that illustrated trends on accidents and safety observations.  We’ve taken that capability to the next level.

These capabilities come in a multiple forms.  First, we added begin and...

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Restricting Access to File Cabinet Folder and Files

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

01/10/2019

The Simple Safety Coach Electronic File Cabinet was introduced last year as a repository for your safety related materials within an organization.  One of the most prevalent issues we hear about is the lack of organization, and even the lack of information on the whereabouts of, safety...

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Introducing Simple Safety Coach Version 1.6

By Mike Harper in Simple Safety Coach News & Information

07/24/2018

Introducing Simple Safety Coach version 1.6.0!

The emphasis on this version is expanding the available user base to include those that don't have access to email. There are also a variety of smaller enhancements to make life even easier and more convenient. The complete list includes:...

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