Work Wallet is a mobile app and cloud-based system created by Greendog. It was specifically designed to reduce risk and blind spots in a business, giving employers full transparency of their whole workforce supply chain.

The key driver in this market was a change in legislation in February 2016. The new law changed the financial penalties for businesses for breaches in Health and Safety. The powers given to magistrates can result in fines ranging from £200,000 to potentially millions. Work Wallet’s ‘Mobile First’ service allows employers to provide their employees with up-to-date, real-time information, enabling a stronger information-sharing relationship between employer and employee, especially when managing employees working at off-site locations.

Work Wallet enables employees to:

• Receive notifications and reminders from management teams

• Receive the latest Risk Assessment Method Statement (RAMS) on site documents

• Use a location clock on/off service (in real time with GPS tracking)

• Track the status of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

• Report accidents and potential risks

• Use the Vehicle Management Suite (registered vehicles, scheduled inspections and accident reporting)

This system has the potential to save these businesses significant operational costs and make a real difference in improving workers’ safety, ultimately saving lives in the process.

The smart technology in Work Wallet enables businesses to connect their office staff, remote workers and contractors, ensuring their workforce supply chain is Health and Safety compliant. If an accident does happen, the business has a fully auditable system to show the Health & Safety Executive

(HSE), which can assist in providing evidence of actions in favour of the business.

Questions

This is an example of a business app and these are often the most useful, saving time, saving costs or, as in this example, potentially saving lives.
• Consider a part-time or summer job where you may have worked. Did they have an app? If yes, what was the purpose of the app? How well did it work?
• If no, how could they have used an app to better manage the business?