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How to Manage Hazard Observation Reports on Dashpivot

Manage hazard observation reports digitally with Dashpivot — capture hazards on site in real time, automate notifications and sign-offs, and track trends across your project.

Written by Sam

Introduction

Dashpivot gives your team a fast, consistent way to record and action hazard observations on site — from initial capture through to sign-off and closeout — while automatically building a searchable register and surfacing trends over time.

Use Dashpivot to run hazard observation workflows across all your projects, keep the right people notified at each step, and maintain a complete audit trail as part of your wider safety management system.

How it works

Key Features

  • Record hazard observations on site at the time they occur using the mobile or tablet app

  • Attach photos and video directly to the hazard form as evidence before and after actioning

  • Automatically notify the right person at each workflow step so hazards are actioned and signed off promptly

  • Auto-generate a register of all hazard reports, filterable by severity, area, status, and responsible person

  • Export hazard reports as professional, company-branded PDFs to send, print, or issue from any device

  • Identify patterns and trends in hazard types, locations, and frequency over time using analytics

Best Practices

  • Set up your hazard template as a workflow to standardise the reporting and rectification steps

  • Configure workflow notifications at each step so the right person is alerted in real time

  • Include a photo field so evidence can be attached before and after a hazard is actioned

  • Use list fields for attributes like area and severity to make filtering and analytics more effective

  • Use a category field to indicate responsible parties, making it easy to filter records in the register view

  • In template settings, sort forms by the date on the form rather than the creation date

  • In template settings, set the form thumbnail to display severity so the highest-priority hazards are immediately visible

Getting started

ou can access a free Hazard Report template from Dashpivot's template library. Go to Browse free templates to get started.

Storm AI Templates

You can also use Storm AI Templates to automatically generate hazard observation reports from photos, voice notes, or written descriptions captured on site.

Learn more

FAQ

Can I capture hazard observations offline?
Yes — the Dashpivot mobile and tablet app supports offline capture. Records sync automatically when your device reconnects to the internet.

Can I attach photos to a hazard report?
Yes — you can attach multiple photos and videos directly to the form at the time of capture.

Can multiple people be notified at different workflow steps?
Yes — you can configure notifications at each step in the workflow so the right person is alerted automatically when action is required.

Can I track hazard trends over time?
Yes — Dashpivot analytics let you filter and visualise hazard reports by type, location, severity, and frequency to identify patterns across your projects.

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