Contractor Induction Across Multiple Sites – How Do You Keep it Consistent?

While most OHS Managers recognise the importance of creating a consistent company-wide message around safety, the ability to actually implement it across multiple sites is a challenge often left unmet.

The major challenges include different induction courses, multiple people writing and delivering the courses, different levels of commitment to safety, and lack of control from a corporate level. The task of coordinating contractor induction materials and the people who deliver them becomes increasingly difficult as the number of sites your company has increases. But even two sites can be enough to cause all of these problems.

The primary issue is, of course, time consumption. The time and costs necessary to do the job properly make it impractical. Which is of course the real root problem.

Put control into your own hands

It's as simple as this. To create a consistent message, it needs to come from a consistent source – your corporate OHS Department. Certainly the information contained in each course will need to come those who know best. But delivery – and overall safety messages – should be controlled at a corporate level for all contractor inductions.

What's the answer?

Online contractor induction. Yes, you can install your own companywide induction software, but you are then faced with more integration issues. By delivering your contractor inductions online, you get a number of instant benefits. The best solutions on the market today include:

The ability to control both delivery and content from one location
Contractors can complete their induction before they arrive on site
Access to inductions from anywhere at any time
No IT issues
A system that is completely unaffected by multiple sites and can adapt immediately as the company acquires more sites
Content can be adapted quickly and at no cost

· There are a number of online solutions on the market today that are suitable for employee and contractor inductions. Do the research and see what looks best for your company. The best way to find them is to do a Google search with the keywords, "contractor induction software", "online Inductions", etc and have a look at what comes up.