Effective Software Boosts Worker Engagement In Proactive Safety Management

Published 31 January 2019 by Isabel Velasco with Steve Bolton

EHS Mobile Apps EHS Software Environment, Health & Safety Worker Safety Market Insight

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Executive Summary

This report is one in a series covering prominent vendors in the EHS software market. Effective Software, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, was founded in 2008 as Effective, a safety consultancy providing services to the construction and manufacturing industries. In 2011, the firm Effective Software (also recognised as Effective) officially launched its safety platform with mobile app functionality. The firm currently has approximately 35 employees located in its Ireland and UK offices who serve global customers across Australia, Ireland, UK and the US. Effective keeps user experience at the heart of its offering; its mobile app Engage utilizes a “social media approach”, enabling two-way communication between frontline workers and managers to administer safety initiatives. Buyers looking to engage employees across the organization in proactive safety management should consider Effective Software as their provider.

Effective Software Boosts Worker Engagement In Proactive Safety Management
Effective Software Draws On Expertise In Safety Across High-Risk Industries
EHS Managers Can Benefit From Effective Software’s Engaging Mobile App And Extensive Configurability
Effective Software Is A Best-Fit Provider For Organizations Seeking A Shift In Behaviour Towards Worker Safety

Organisations mentioned

ACT Venture Capital, DX Freight, Effective Software, Enterprise Ireland, Essential Skillz, Fife College, Greencore, Kepak, LearnUpon, McAleer & Rushe, Siemens, SSE Airtricity, TruckEast.

About the author

Isabel Velasco

Industry Analyst

Isabel is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix EHS Innovative Technologies practice group, including research on all applications of EHS Software, and digital technologies used for EHS services delivery and EHS training. Her current agenda is focused on the market evolution of EHS services digitization, as well as benchmarking EHS technology buyer’s budgets, priorities and preferences globally. Isabel has been with Verdantix for more than a year, and previously worked within the sustainability function of GlaxoSmithKline. Isabel holds an MSc in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Edinburgh.

Steve Bolton

Research Director

Steve recently joined Verdantix as a Research Director, based out of our New York office. He has over 20 years of experience advising on sustainability, EHS, energy management, corporate reputation, and other business value topics, creating and deploying innovative programs across diverse corporate cultures, enhancing operational excellence, messaging initiatives to various stakeholders, and measuring and reporting tangible achievements. Previously, Steve worked for the research firm Trucost in natural capital analysis and client engagement, the investment association CFA Institute spearheading the organization's global sustainability activities, and the consulting firm MBDC implementing cradle-to-cradle change across client companies, among other roles. He received a dual environmental science and public policy Bachelor's degree from The College of William and Mary, a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University, and an MBA degree from James Madison University.