Manufacturing
Improving Safety and Quality Measures in the Manufacturing Industry
Similar to the construction industry, there are an alarming number of statistics coming out of the Manufacturing industry. Over the past 5 years on average, 22 workers have died, 3,100 workers suffered a serious injury and there were over 4,000 injuries where the worker had over 7 days off work. This presents an obvious issue for the industry. Not only are worker’s safety at risk, but the businesses itself will suffer from a lack of productivity and downtime as a result of these incidents and risks.
Managing Production Quality
Effectively Managing All Aspects of Quality Control
Quality management in the manufacturing industry has a direct correlation to an organisation’s brand image, reputation and bottom line. Poorly produced products can potentially cripple a business in refunds, returns and recalls. As a result, a Quality Management System (QMS) needs to be employed to manage and control all aspects of quality, namely: supplier management, non-conformance reporting, internal auditing and management review.
The SafeWrite tools come pre-built with Non-Conformance and Corrective Actions Registers to help report, track and monitor these Quality processes, with built in notification
Storing and Handling Hazardous Materials
Managing and tracking Chemicals and Hazardous Materials
Most manufacturers deal with chemicals and/or hazardous substances. In situations where large quantities are involved, there is a potentially serious risk to the health and safety of nearby workers. Therefore, these businesses need to take appropriate actions to mitigate these risks, such as: having an SDS (Safety Data Sheet) nearby, regularly reviewing the chemicals and keeping an eye on any expiration dates.
The SafeWrite platform has a Chemical and Hazardous Substances Register to manage and track these materials. Users are notified automatically of any expiration or review dates and risks can be synced with the Risk Register to generate a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS).
Navigating Changing Laws and Standards
Staying up to date and ensuring compliance
Laws and standards should be reviewed internally at least once a year. In fact, in most situations, it is recommended that you review your applicable legal and regulatory responsibilities every six months. This is because laws and standards regularly undergo change and development in response to changing business factors.
The SafeWrite platform offers pre-built documentation aligned to the latest standards for Quality (ISO 9001), Safety (ISO 45001) and Environmental (ISO 14001) frameworks. All documentation is reviewed regularly by a network of consultants and auditors, and all content is updated in response to any changes in the standards.
What Our Customers Are Saying.
Leon D.
27. April, 2023.
SafeWrite Review - IsoAnalytics
Overall: Excellent Pros: The ease-of-use and templates straight out of the box. The customer support from [sensitive content hidden] and the team are phenomenal. I don't think i've interacted with a company that provides online services at all where they have reached out to make sure everything is going well and to prompt whether we needed any assistance. It was refreshing! It's a super easy to use platform, we got going in minutes. Cons: Some of the word docs (like all word doccs) can have clunky table formatting but that's a document for you!
Rodney G.
29. March, 2023.
Safewrite review Inform
Pros: Templates and structure of QC Manual provide a good basis to customise own Manual Cons: Monthly subscription fee - do not need an online facility
Carolyn N.
29. September, 2022.
New User of Safewrite
Overall: It has been good with great support so far Pros: It covers most of our business. Heavily focussed on WHS and Environment - need ability to switch to more general business titles/terminology Cons: Focus on manufacturing businesses. Some features do not flow well. Need more actions for ttaching evidence/documents for completed projects/tasks
Paul T.
21. July, 2022.
Review following ISO 9001 Audit
Pros: For our business the HSEQ Dashboard and Policies Manager are the 2 main tools that we use, from a compliance perspective. Also the business planning tools, as our clients in Aged Care and NDIS require business plans for applications and ongoing accreditation. We also use the business planning tools for clients who are applying for grants and tenders. The knowledge bank in MAUS is second to none - although sometimes when time is short is easier to just pick up the phone and speak with the support team. Cons: The content is in my opinion a little one dimensional in terms of sector focus. For example the ISO manuals would benefit from having a service focused version.
Jack P.
26. May, 2022.
We finally got rid of paper documents!
Pros: It is easy to use, the staff is friendly, there are plenty of training resources my team can use if they get stuck. The difference is night and day, considering we came from a world of messy excel sheets and stacks of paper documentation. We could not have achieved our ISO certification without it. Cons: The software isn't the fastest out there, sometimes it takes a few moments on rural sites. They mentioned that they are working to help with this, and I wouldn't trade the speed for the utility the system provides anyway.
Jacques E.
13. April, 2022.
New start
Overall: Average Pros: Someone will come back and follow up even if it is not immediately Cons: Set up support is somewhat lacking and support is not always available,
Kris B.
4. April, 2022.
Review of software
Overall: The software is easy to use and the webinar's are especially helpful. Small numbers give you lots of time to ask questions etc. and very personalised. Pros: Definitely easy to use this software as I am starting from scratch with some knowledge of the system but this is far better than having to rewrite our out of date system Cons: So far haven't found any negatives about using the system
Paul R.
14. March, 2022.
Easy to use software and great value for money.
Overall: Simple data storage, but not an effective reporting tool. Pros: Ease of use and the price was right for a basic software package. Cons: May be a bit basic moving forward, we need more statistical information for reporting etc.
Stuart F.
10. February, 2022.
Top Result
Overall: It has helped us to our first ISO audit and this was successful as we are now ISO 9001 compliant Pros: The way it is set out and all the templates are a big help. Cons: There are certainly a fair few typo's and one or 2 gliches in the system.