A former fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) worker has launched a safety app that will enhance employee experience, maximise site and company productivity and compliance, and improve the business outcomes of its clients.
Camp Connect is a female-owned and led complete site solution, worker communication, engagement and emergency app built for the remote mining, resources and construction industries.
Camp Connect founder and managing director Erin Bell created the app after working across different sites in the mining sector and identifying similar issues regardless of what site she was at.
“There were a lot of consistencies that seemed to be across the industry, for example, the first time I went to a mine site it took me about 45 minutes to find my room and so many people had the exact same experience,” Bell told Safe to Work.
“I guess that my background being in HR, health and safety and then moving into a non-desk role, you realise how much you actually miss out on because you don’t have access to a computer and how hindering that can be for so many people’s careers in not finding out basic information.”
With 85 to 90 per cent of the workers on a mine site not having access to a computer, the employees are losing out on critical information and access to resources and help if they need it.
Camp Connect makes sure everyone is receiving consistent information and has access to the same information, as long as they have the app.
The emergency section of the app has an urgent SOS button that will notify everyone in the 200-metre radius of their map position in case of an incident.
“It’s been built specifically for the remote mining environment, and it’s got a feature that is like Google Maps for on-site because that’s a major issue,” Bell said.
“It’s got everything from site information, health and safety, being able to report hazards, report sexual harassment or bullying and all those kinds of things.”
Camp Connect works with the specific mine site to set up all of its specialised information on the app, streamlining everything and simplifying the safety approach.
Camp Connect also helps to organise FIFO workers, as the app can store all the information from rosters, to flights, transport, key locations, key amenities, and village information.
For more information on Camp Connect and how to introduce this safety solution at your site, visit campconnect.com.au or email info@campconnect.com.au