At most construction companies, safety management is a patchwork:
- Incomplete Excel spreadsheets trying to track employee training records
- Paper scattered everywhere: on walls and hangers, in offices, backpacks and trucks
- Assumptions: the safety department assumes somebody did something that was never actually done
That last one is the dangerous part. When records live in a dozen places, nobody can say with confidence that the inspection happened, the training is current or the toolbox talk was signed.
Why we built an operating system instead
We could have kept trusting the safety software already on the market. Most of it is outdated, slow and clunky. Instead, we built Safirst ONE as a construction safety operating system, because we wanted to make a positive impact on everyone from the task-level worker to the safety administrator in the office.
Safirst ONE significantly cuts the time spent on:
- Inspections
- Documentation and record-keeping
- Tracking employee training expirations
- Making sure employees receive adequate training
What construction safety management software should cover
Safirst ONE covers all of safety management in one easy-to-use app.
| What you need | The old way | With Safirst ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Training | Spreadsheets and paper certificates | LMS courses in English and Spanish with verifiable certificates |
| Expirations | Someone remembers, or doesn’t | Automatic reminders at 90, 60 and 30 days |
| Safety documents | Binders, trucks and inboxes | One central Docs Locker for safety plans, SDSs, inspection records, toolbox talks and JHAs |
| Inspections | Paper forms retyped later | Mobile inspections that file themselves |
| Toolbox talks | Clipboard sign-in sheets | QR scan and finger signature, emailed and filed automatically |
| OSHA logs | Updated at year-end | Managed proactively from the admin dashboard |
| Incident rates | Calculated once a year | DART and TRIR updated as incidents are logged |
Who it’s built for
Safirst ONE is built for general contractors who are passionate about safety and tech-forward. It fits teams that want to:
- Keep better track of inspection records
- Keep project-specific safety documents in one place
- Streamline the toolbox talk process
- Grow their superintendents by getting them the OSHA-required training they need
Real results: A.R. Mays Construction on Safirst ONE
A.R. Mays Construction, a Scottsdale-based commercial GC that has delivered more than $3 billion in construction across 26 states since 1986, is using Safirst ONE today. It’s making a significant impact:
- Better record-keeping across every project
- Better visibility into hazards and compliance on their jobsites
- No more paper hunts. Superintendents aren’t searching for a JHA or a toolbox talk sign-in sheet. It’s already in the system.
Run safety management from one system
Stop trusting spreadsheets, scattered paper and assumptions. Safirst ONE puts inspections, training, toolbox talks, safety documents and OSHA logs in one app your whole team can use.
See Safirst ONE in action and book an onboarding call.
Frequently asked questions
It’s a system that keeps a company’s safety program in one place: inspections, training records, safety documents, toolbox talks and injury records.
Mobile inspections, training tracking with expiration reminders, a central document library, toolbox talk sign-offs, and OSHA log and incident-rate tracking.
TRIR is your total recordable incident rate. DART counts cases involving days away, restricted duty or job transfer. Both are calculated per 200,000 hours worked, and Safirst ONE updates them as incidents are logged.
Yes. LMS training is available in English and Spanish.
No. It’s built for any tech-forward contractor that wants better records, from a single safety administrator to a full department.
