Simple But Needed Aims To Make Safety Compliance More Accessible With Its Mobile-Focused Safety Management Solution

17 Sep, 2020

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Executive Summary

This report is one in a series covering vendors in the EHS software and technology markets; these case studies help corporate managers better understand key vendors and offerings in the market. Simple But Needed – also known as SBN – is a safety compliance software provider based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The firm takes a mobile-first approach, bringing a full set of easy-to-use safety compliance and risk mitigation tools to the fingertips of frontline workers. It offers a comprehensive safety software platform that enables seamless collaboration between its native mobile, web portal, and data analytics application modules, scanners, and other technology components. The solution covers a variety of use cases including lockout-tagout, safety inspections, asset tracking and ergonomics for varied industry verticals including construction, government institutions, laboratories, and oil and gas. The firm's strategic focus on ease-of-use drives successful user adoption, which in turn yields a rich data set for enhanced compliance documentation, operational visibility, and analytics for improved data-driven decision-making.
Simple But Needed Takes A Mobile-First Approach To Safety Compliance
Simple But Needed Services A Broad Range Of Customers With A Range Of Safety Compliance Solutions
Simple But Needed Caters To Industry Risk Profiles With Significant Control Of Work, Asset Tracking And Reconciliation Use Cases

About the Authors

Kel Udeala

Kel Udeala

Industry Analyst

Kel is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix. His current agenda focuses on EHS, Industrial Hygiene and Occupational health software. He has a background in oil and  gas, rene...

Bill Pennington

Bill Pennington

VP Research

Bill is VP Research at Verdantix, where he leads analysis on the evolving and interconnected landscapes of EHS, quality, AI and enterprise risk management. His research helps ...

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