Learn how Anning Johnson — a leader in the US construction industry — used Certainty Software to take their safety management program entirely digital, eliminating paper-based processes and gaining real-time visibility across all job sites.
Construction safety management is one of the most demanding compliance challenges in the industry. With projects spread across multiple job sites, dozens of subcontractors, and hundreds of workers, maintaining consistent inspection standards, tracking corrective actions, and demonstrating regulatory compliance to OSHA and other governing bodies requires a system that scales. For Anning Johnson — one of the largest specialty contractors in the United States — paper-based safety inspections were creating significant operational risk: inconsistent documentation, delayed visibility into site conditions, and difficulty proving audit readiness across the organization.
By deploying Certainty Software, Anning Johnson transformed their safety program from a paper-based process into a fully digital, enterprise-wide system. The results went beyond efficiency gains — Certainty gave their safety leadership team the real-time data they needed to make proactive decisions and hold every level of the organization accountable to the same safety standards.
Check out their case study to learn more about how they use Certainty for their job site safety inspections to:
- Ensure that all construction projects are inspected according to established policy and procedures — with digital records that are always audit-ready
- Ensure that industry standards and OSHA construction requirements (29 CFR 1926) are consistently met across all sites
- Monitor safety compliance company-wide in real time, with dashboards that surface inspection completion rates, outstanding corrective actions, and trend data
- Quickly identify areas of the business that require improvement or additional employee safety training, before gaps become incidents
Switching to Certainty didn’t just save Anning Johnson money — it saved a significant amount of administrative time, improved operational efficiency, and gave their National Safety Director, Steve Mellard, the visibility to lead a proactive safety program across a complex, multi-site organization.
For construction companies evaluating digital safety management solutions, Anning Johnson’s experience illustrates what’s possible when a paper-based program is replaced with a purpose-built platform: standardized inspection processes, faster corrective action closure, and a defensible record of compliance that protects the business in the event of an OSHA inspection or regulatory audit.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What are the benefits of going digital with a construction safety management program?
Digitizing a construction safety program eliminates the inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and gaps inherent in paper-based processes. Key benefits include real-time visibility into inspection status across all sites, automated corrective action tracking and escalation, centralized documentation for OSHA recordkeeping (29 CFR 1904), standardized inspection checklists that ensure consistent compliance, and the ability to generate audit-ready reports at any time. Organizations that make the switch typically see measurable improvements in inspection completion rates, corrective action closure times, and overall safety performance metrics.
How does Certainty Software support construction safety inspections?
Certainty Software is a purpose-built audit, inspection, and compliance management platform that enables construction organizations to conduct safety inspections on mobile devices — online or offline — capture photos and observations in the field, assign and track corrective actions in real time, and aggregate safety data across all projects and sites. EHS Managers and Safety Directors can monitor inspection completion rates, identify recurring hazards, and produce compliance reports for internal review or regulatory audits — all from a single platform.
How do construction companies ensure OSHA compliance across multiple job sites?
Ensuring OSHA compliance across multiple construction sites requires standardized inspection processes, consistent worker training, documented corrective action workflows, and a reporting system that gives safety leadership visibility into compliance status at every location. Digital safety management platforms like Certainty Software make this possible by centralizing all safety data, automating inspection scheduling, and providing real-time dashboards that flag non-compliant conditions before they become recordable incidents or OSHA citations.
