General Contractors Send One Million Safety Text Messages Per Month – Increased Time Spent on Tools

– Eyrus today announced an important milestone: more than a million safety SMS messages were sent from its communication and monitoring platform to construction sites in one month. On construction sites across the United States, safety teams use Eyrus to text workers with site updates, safety procedures, and emergency alerts. Worker Communication is part of Eyrus’ Jobsite Intelligence Platform, a comprehensive technology solution enabling general contractors to manage their onsite workforce, proactively monitor and communicate risks on site. construction sites and to secure their sites.

“We integrated worker-to-worker communication into Eyrus when our customers, general contractors, contacted us with a problem: they didn’t have a way to easily communicate with all the workers on a construction site . They had to telephone subcontractors and site managers to transmit messages. With this important milestone, we are delighted to have enabled the site management and security teams to be able to instantly reach all workers,” said Alexandra McManus, CEO of Eyrus.

The ROI of construction SMS is significant. For example, an Eyrus job site with over 500 daily workers will send 50 to 100 messages per year to alert personnel of site conditions that require a work stoppage. When the job site is ready to resume work, instant communication eliminates an average 15 to 30 minute delay. A 15 to 30 minute increase in “tool time” across 50 jobsite events translates to an annual savings of $300,000 to $600,000 (assuming a $50 per hour labor overload rate).

The main reason general contractors have been unable to communicate with workers is the lack of information on worker contacts. However, the emergence of worker registration and onboarding technologies, such as Eyrus, gives GCs a centralized worker database that enables tools such as worker communication, automated timesheets and tallies, construction access control, and much more, all operating from a single software platform.

Real-life examples of security text messages (anonymized for security reasons):

Real-time site condition alert:

Text to ON-SITE WORKERS (610):

“WATCH OUT FOR WIND CONDITIONS, GUSTS UP TO 30/40 MPH TODAY, BOOM LIFTS, CRANE OPERATIONS, ROOF WORK AND ALL LIFTING MUST BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY”

Text ON-SITE WORKERS (610):

“Everything is clear, you can return to work. »

Communication of safety procedures:

Send a text message to ALL REGISTERED WORKERS (513):

“Mandatory safety shutdown starting at 1 p.m. EST today. Visit staging areas for site updates and safety notices.

About Eyrus

The Eyrus Workforce Intelligence platform brings together a significant set of jobsite solutions that improve on-site efficiency and drive initiatives in the office:

Workforce management tools:

• Registration and integration of workers
• Automated time and attendance management
• Mass communication by text
• Evacuation and assembly
• Safety and fatigue reports
• Workforce Productivity Report
• Insurance and regulatory reporting

Site safety and monitoring tools:

• Access control and construction site turnstiles
• Video surveillance and control
• Water, temperature and humidity monitoring
• CO2 monitoring
• Weather monitoring
• Alerting and resolution workflows and reporting

Learn more about Eyrus at Eyrus.com.