The paper tag problem
A physical ladder tag tells you almost nothing useful after the fact. It doesn't say who checked it, doesn't say when, and if it's missing or damaged, there's no record at all — just a gap where documentation should be. For a piece of equipment involved in a large share of construction falls, that's a thin safety net.
What "digitizing" should actually mean
The goal isn't an app. It's a record. A worker should be able to scan a QR code, answer the same pre-use questions they'd answer verbally anyway, sign, and have that record exist permanently — GPS-stamped, tied to the specific site and ladder, visible to a supervisor in real time.
- No app download — opens directly in the phone's browser
- No login or account for the worker
- Same QR code already used for FLHA and other inspections
- Answers submitted in well under a minute
Why the same QR code matters
If ladder inspections require a separate tool from your FLHA process, adoption drops immediately — workers have to remember which system is for what, and the friction compounds across every additional inspection type. A platform where FLHA, ladder, scaffold, boom lift, harness, and near miss reporting all live behind the same QR code removes that friction entirely. One scan, then choose what you're actually checking.
What a supervisor actually gets
Real-time visibility into every ladder check completed that day, across every site — not a stack of tags to collect at the end of the week. Records export as audit-ready PDFs individually or in a full batch, so when a COR auditor asks for a year of ladder inspection history, it's a download, not a search through a filing cabinet.