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General Contractors Send One Million Safety Text Messages a Month – Increasing Time on Tools

by Eyrus on

– Eyrus today announced a milestone: over one million safety text messages sent from their worksite intelligence and communication platform in a month. On construction sites across the US, safety teams use Eyrus to text workers with site updates, safety procedures, and emergency alerts. Worker communication is part of Eyrus’s Worksite Intelligence Platform – a comprehensive technology solution for general contractors to manage their on-site workforce, proactively monitor and communicate worksite risks, and secure their worksites.

“We built worker communication into Eyrus when our customers, general contractors, came to us with a problem: they did not have a way to easily communicate with all workers on a construction site. They had to play phone tag with subcontractors and field managers to deliver messages. With this milestone, we are excited we’ve enabled site management and safety teams with a way to instantly reach all workers,” said Alexandra McManus, CEO of Eyrus.

The ROI for construction text messaging is significant. For example, an Eyrus project site with 500+ daily workers will send 50-100 messages per year to alert the workforce of site conditions that require a stoppage of work. When the site is ready to resume work, instant communication removes an average delay of 15-30 minutes. A 15-30 minute “time on tools” increase across 50 events on site results in an annual savings of $300-600K (assuming a burdened labor rate of $50 per hour).

The major reason that general contractors had been unable to communicate with workers is a lack of worker contact info. However, the emergence of worker registration and onboarding technology, such as Eyrus, gives GCs a centralized worker database that enables tools such as worker communication, automated timesheets and headcounts, construction access control, and more – all working from one software platform.

Real examples of safety text messages (anonymized for security purposes):

Real-time site conditions alert:

Text to ON-SITE (610) WORKERS:

“ATTENTION WINDY CONDITIONS GUST UP TO 30 / 40 MPH TODAY BOOM LIFTS, CRANE OPERATIONS, ROOF WORK AND ANY LIFTING NEEDS TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY”

Text to ON-SITE (610) WORKERS:

“All clear, you can return to work.”

Safety procedure communication:

Text to ALL REGISTERED WORKERS (513):

“Mandatory safety standdown beginning at 1PM EST today. Meet at muster areas for site updates and safety notes.”

About Eyrus

The Eyrus Workforce Intelligence Platform brings together a significant set of worksite solutions that drive efficiencies on-site and drive initiatives in office:

Workforce Management Tools:

  • Worker Registration and Onboarding
  • Automated Time and Attendance
  • Mass-Text Communication
  • Evacuation and Mustering
  • Safety and Fatigue Reporting
  • Workforce Productivity Reporting
  • Insurance and Regulatory Reporting

Worksite Security and Monitoring Tools:

  • Access Control and Construction Turnstiles
  • Video Surveillance and Monitoring
  • Water, Temperature, Humidity Monitoring
  • CO2 Monitoring
  • Weather Monitoring
  • Alert and Resolution Workflow and Reporting

Learn more about Eyrus at Eyrus.com.