The simple fact is this: your company needs an online incident management system, even if that’s not the way you’ve done things in the past… especially if it’s not the way you’ve done things in the past.

It’s easy to keep doing things the way you’ve always done them. It’s familiar. You know what to expect. The learning curve was long ago flattened… But what if there was a better way to do it?

Incidents are part of business life. For HR purposes, theft recovery purposes, and budgeting purposes, it’s wise to track all the incidents related to your company. That includes personal injury, equipment or property damage, and theft.

“But we’re already tracking incidents,” you say. “We’ve got an entire spreadsheet.”

There’s a better way. A way that enables incident reports to inform business decisions. A way to get everyone on the same page, literally and figuratively. A way to reduce the costs associated with preventable incidents.

Let us spell it out in a little more detail for you. Here are five reasons to switch to (or start with) an online incident management system.

Incidents are part of business life. For HR purposes, theft recovery purposes, and budgeting purposes, it’s wise to track all the incidents related to your company.

Online Incident Reporting Software Makes Incident Management More Efficient

You don’t know something’s missing until you go to use it. Then the schedule is delayed while you search for it, only to discover it’s been stolen, causing even more delays. That’s inefficient business, but it’s reality for many. An online incident management system like Verity enables you to track your assets with GPS monitoring. Essentially, it’s an inventory tracking system for equipment. Tracking enables companies to find assets quickly or to notice theft soon enough for law enforcement to have the best chance of recovering the property. That’s efficient business. Additionally, when all employees use the same system to record incidents, they are more likely to be recorded in the same manner. As a result, it’s easy to create reports showing trends, patterns, and items in need of troubleshooting.

An Incident Tracking System Reduces Loss

Without exception, the bottom line matters. An online incident management system helps companies reduce the loss associated with lawsuits, equipment damage, downtime, and theft. Such incidents need not be a “cost of doing business”. Damage reports and preventative maintenance minimize equipment downtime, reduce the risk of injury, and extend the life of expensive equipment. Apprehended thieves don’t come back and steal your stuff again, and sometimes the stuff they stole initially can be recovered by law enforcement when they’re notified quickly. Verity Incident Management System integrates with third parties, making it fast and easy to report theft to local law enforcement from the system itself. The sooner law enforcement knows, the more likely they will be able to track down the perpetrators.

Tracking enables companies to find assets quickly or to notice theft soon enough for law enforcement to have the best chance of recovering the property. That’s efficient business.

Incident Report Database Software Enables Data-Driven Decisions

Gone are the days when you make policy and budget decisions based on your gut feeling or personal opinions. Good incident management systems enable you to create the reports you need to make data-based decisions. Reports reveal patterns among incidents and inform new policies to monitor safety and security. For example, are the same types of injury occurring across all job sites? Does the same employee seem to be involved with multiple incidents? Is it time to upgrade a specific piece of equipment because it consistently breaks down?

Know exactly how much you spent on repairs over the course of a budget year, how much downtime happened due to human error, and which employees seem to be responsible for incidents more often than others. These are valuable decisions that can be supported by the facts collected and sorted by an online incident management system.

Incident Command Software Facilitates Multi-Site Communication

Larger companies often have multiple work sites. In these cases, having one incident management system provides efficiency, uniformity, and centrality in how incidents are reported. It eliminates the additional communication that would have to occur without a centralized system. Verity Incident Management System allows users to tag the appropriate personnel as they record the incident, saving time and ensuring a paper trail of communication all in one step. An online incident management system provides one hub, accessible from any location with internet access, where incident data is collected for an entire company.

Incidence Response Software Assists with Asset Tracking

GPS monitoring enables Verity users to keep track of assets. In other words, it helps you know where your stuff is (or at least where it’s supposed to be). Rather than buying replacement equipment, you may simply find a misplaced item in another location. Think of Verity as an inventory system or catalog for your assets rather than your products. It’s this asset tracking that lets you know when you should contact local law enforcement about a theft, and it’s Verity that integrates with third parties so you can report that theft almost immediately.

Are you convinced yet? The brief learning curve is nothing compared to the time and money you’ll save by using online incident reporting.

Let Verity make your life easier.