Risk Assessors - The Apps

Some Apps to help you out on the job. Tablets & phones.

Risk Assessor Lite: Fully working version of the successful Risk Assessor App – Try it out for free, and if you like it, simply upgrade to enable unlimited emails, edit risk assessments and add multiple reference photos.

Risk Assessments are important and potentially life saving. People are scared of them, of getting it right and including everything necessary on the report.

Risk Assessor produces the risk assessment report for you. Simply photograph the area in question and drag ‘n’ drop the pre-loaded risks over the photo. Next choose the most relevant Control Measure, Worst Case outcome and Likelihood and you’re done. No paperwork, and a fully personalised, professional PDF Risk Assessment report is created. Video here.

You’ll still need to make sure that the Risks & Control measures you choose are relevant to the site your assessing, but the hard work is done for you, leaving more time to fully consider the risks.

Key Features

•Drag and drop risks over photo

•Fully personalised PDF report

•Preloaded, editable risks & control measures

•Add your own risks & control measures for easy repeat use

•Save & email the report from app

•Save paperwork time, enabling a more focussed Risk Assessment

•Sync your saved assessments with iCal – set reminders

iRisk Assess: Comprehensive risk assessments on your tablet and smartphone. Risk assessments are quite often carried out at a desk and significant details are missed. 

With this application the assessment can be carried out at the point of work more accurately, thereby minimising the chance of overlooking vital hazards for the assessment.

It contains a comprehensive library of hazards with associated control measures (and the option of adding new ones). This will assist in creating good quality assessments. For both Android & ios.

Video here.

 

Safety John is the future of OHS Management Systems and Risk Assessment Tool Through Workplace Safety Apps. Simple highly useful tool to streamline unproductive areas of OHS/ HSE compliance. Hazard / Near miss reporting is as simple as sending a text message or email. Risk Assessment are no longer complicated with Safety John. Simply take your iPad / iPhone along and assess all the hazards, place controls where possible and there they are, right there in your email.

With in the Hazard report; users record the hazard information , including photos or video, the initial risk of their hazard and may record their suggested or actual controls in the report with an updated risk rating. Once finished just send vial email. All reports are one page PDF. Great uses for this App include Hazard or Near miss reporting, General Risk Assessments of hazards in the workplace and documentation and archiving of this data in a timely and cost effective manner. Video here.

Easy OHS - Hazard & Risk Identification Record (Australia): Easy OHS is a powerful Hazard & Risk Assessment Record Keeping Tool. A truly mobile and powerful way to capture and record incident details and subsequent treatment. Never again will you need to keep extensive and confusing paperwork. Features Include

• Easily capture vital Hazard Information including site of dates, control, action required and action taken
• Attach Photo & Video evidence to clearly record potential workplace hazards from camera roll or Dropbox 
• Filter and Communicate OHS Hazard Reports via Email & Dropbox.

Easy OHS also stores all of your content on iCloud which automatically syncs OHS records between all your devices with iCloud. Video here.

HazPad: HazPad is a logical thought process tool designed for the workplace which supports Job Planning to help achieve "Safe Job" outcomes by recognising, evaluating and managing hazards through energy categorisation. In addition, HazPad allows identification of Risk Reduction Actions and “Stop the Job” interventions in advance of performing activities.

Window Washer Films His Own Rescue

"Where do you want me to wait for you?," asked Ryan in the video. "Subway," said Moyer who was filmed by his buddy being rescued.

Cell phone video captures rescue of two window washers at a downtown San Diego high-rise (San Diego, California) - 10News is getting the first look at how two window washers spent a few terrifying hours suspended several hundred feet above downtown San Diego. AJ Moyer and his colleague were rescued by firefighters after they got stuck on the 21st floor of the First Allied Plaza building Monday afternoon.

"We just finished doing our drop, and then we were coming back up, and we were almost to the top when the motor started making banging sounds," described Moyer. "We tried to go up and down a couple of times, but it wouldn't let us go."

A motor malfunction stranded the two men in a 3 inch by 30 inch platform, more than 200 feet up in the air.

A motor malfunction stranded the two men in a 3 inch by 30 inch platform, more than 200 feet up in the air. Both men took out their iPhones to capture their view from the top. The cell phone footage showed a news helicopter circling overhead as firefighters rappelled down the building to Moyer and his co-worker, Ryan.

"The firefighters made it really comfortable," said Moyer. "They talked to calm us down, we were just talking about the harbor and how there's a big yacht in the harbor right now." After a few hours, both men were lowered to a roof on the 16th floor. Moyer said only one thing was on his mind -- lunch.

Filming themselves being rescued.

"Where do you want me to wait for you?," asked Ryan in the video. "Subway," said Moyer. When 10News asked if Moyer will be looking for another job anytime soon, he replied he's already got a great job with a great view. "I just figured if you've been doing this long enough, you will deal with something like this eventually, you know?," said Moyer.

Nanotechnology That Repels Oils, Dirt & Water

An iPhone sprayed with NeverWet was submerged in water

Scientists have created a silicone-based spray that makes phones waterproof, clothes completely stain-proof and window-cleaning a chore of the past.

New 'Waterproofing' Spray Launched In US: Scientists have created a silicone-based spray that makes phones waterproof, clothes completely stain-proof and window-cleaning a chore of the past. The NeverWet spray repels water and oil so strongly that it keeps materials totally dry when they are immersed in liquid. An iPhone that had been coated with the product still worked while submerged in a bucket of water for 30 minutes, according to the spray's manufacturers Ross Nanotechnology. Fruit juice, sauce and other liquids simply slide off clothes and shoes that have been protected with the spray. "Water and heavy oils will just shoot off of it - chocolate, ketchup, mustard, that sort of thing," researcher Andy Jones told the Pennsylvania newspaper Lancaster Online. And glass that has had the spray applied becomes so slippery to dirt that it washes off in the next rain shower.

The company believes the spray is so versatile that it could protect metal against corrosion, prevent ice-build up on power lines, and produce self-cleaning building materials. It has even tested the spray in hospitals, where it prevented bacteria sticking to bedpans and toilet plungers. Dr Jones added: "It is very novel, and when you start thinking about it, you can think about how transformative the technology can be. You can use it everywhere." The NeverWet spray repels water and oil so strongly that it keeps materials totally dry when they are immersed in liquid. An iPhone that had been coated with the product still worked while submerged in a bucket of water for 30 minutes, according to the spray's manufacturers Ross Nanotechnology. Fruit juice, sauce and other liquids simply slide off clothes and shoes that have been protected with the spray. "Water and heavy oils will just shoot off of it - chocolate, ketchup, mustard, that sort of thing," researcher Andy Jones told the Pennsylvania newspaper Lancaster Online.

And glass that has had the spray applied becomes so slippery to dirt that it washes off in the next rain shower. The company believes the spray is so versatile that it could protect metal against corrosion, prevent ice-build up on power lines, and produce self-cleaning building materials. It has even tested the spray in hospitals, where it prevented bacteria sticking to bedpans and toilet plungers. Dr Jones added: "It is very novel, and when you start thinking about it, you can think about how transformative the technology can be. You can use it everywhere."

Free iphone App For Window Cleaners

A new iphone/ipad app' from Window Cleaning Warehouse: A new App' to allow Window Cleaners to calculate pricing for their clients, and also get the latest information from Window Cleaning Warehouse. This app' is free for UK users & will not download unless you have a UK itunes account. Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Click here to download now.

Free iphone/Android App For Window Cleaners

The newest app for iphones now available...free!

The WCR App: iPhone- Now you can download & view all window cleaning related events, happenings & news right in your palm. The Window Cleaning Resource App' has arrived. If you need help on the job or just having a quiet moment with a cup of coffee if the weather turns for the worse, this is the app' for you. Having problems on the job, take a photo & ask forum members in real time what to do! Only available from the world's #1 Window Cleaning community forum!

Come join the biggest online resource for professional window cleaners! With the WCR App, you can access windowcleaningresource.com forums directly from your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.

- Send and receive PM's

- Access and post to the most recent discussions

- Read and post to blogs and articles

- View WCR profiles

- Customize your mobile account anywhere, anytime

Category: Social Networking, Released: Jul 15, 2011, Version: 1.1.2, Size: 7.1 MB

Languages: English, Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai.

Seller: chris lambrinides

© 2011 vBulletin Solutions, Inc.

Rated 4+

Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.

Also the WCR app' for the android phone:

Allows application to take pictures and videos with the camera. This allows the application at any time to collect images the camera is seeing. The new Window Cleaning Resource app has been released! The app functions on Iphone, Android and the Black Berry. One touch shopping has never been easier, running low on rubber in the field? Within 2 clicks you can quickly order what you need! QR code below.

Rain Man - Window Cleaner

I've been using this app' for my iphone lately, just thought I'd give you the heads up. It notifies you when rain is near & viewable screens to see when it gets to you. For iphone & android.

Description: RainAlarm is the easiest and fastest way to know whether rain or snow is on the way. It has been developed to provide a fast, reliable and lightweight application. It also has it's own webpage.

Features:

• World map displaying radar images from various weather services.
• Zooming with three levels of detail using the standard touch capabilities.
• Configurable animation covering from 1 hour to 12 hours in the past. See where the precipitation is heading to.
• Push notifications alerting about precipitations approaching your location. The alerts are based on actual conditions and include information about distance, size and strength.
• Set alarm parameters such as sensitivity, time frame within which the alarm is enabled, covered radius around your position that will be checked for precipitations and the interval of the checking (how often should RainAlarm check for precipitation).
• Automatic refresh of images and location every 5 minutes when running in foreground.
• Automatic or manual determination of location. Select your manual location from a list of predefined locations or let the device figure out where you are.
• Save your actual location to be used as manual location.
• Share last image via E-Mail.

The radar images cover locations within (or close to) the borders of the following countries:

- Norway

- Slovenia

- Australia

- Germany

- Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands)

- Canada

- United Kingdom

- Ireland

- US (including Alaska and Hawaii)

- Netherlands

- Puerto Rico

- Guam

(And are constantly working to enhance the list of countries.)

This weather app and widget are able to warn you against precipitation (like rain or snow) by a silent alarm. You can watch what is coming by the up-to-date radar animation. Even more convenient, the supplied widgets can help you monitor the precipitation situation without any alarms.

The data used originates from governmental weather services. Works in the USA (including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam), Canada, Australia, the UK, Ireland, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain (including the Balearic and the Canary Islands), Slovenia.

There are two versions of the app available: Rain Alarm uses Google Maps as background map whereas Rain Alarm OSM uses OpenStreetMap. In most cases the OSM version loads faster, whereas Google Maps seems more clearly arranged. All other functionality as well as the precipitation data shown on top of both maps is exactly the same.

RainAlarm Extended is the paid version of RainAlarm. It provides the following extra features:

- Pinch zoom with 3 levels of detail.

- No ads.

- Larger visible map area.

Also..

Rain Alert Lite- Global Forecast with Push Notification:

Description/Details: Never forget to take your umbrella with you! Has it ever occurred to you when it was nice and sunny in the morning but by the time you're ready to return home it suddenly started raining and you're left without an umbrella? How many dollars have you wasted buying unnecessary umbrellas?

Rain Alert sends you out push notifications on the day it's supposed to rain in the next 12 hours from the user-specified alarm time. You'll never have to get soaked in the rain again!

FEATURES

- Simple one-time setup for alarm time, location, and probability of rain (Make sure to hit "SAVE" button after you have adjusted the settings).

- Patent pending technology that aggregates the most up-to-date weather information from thousands of locations worldwide.

- Ability to upgrade to ad-free version (coming soon).

DISCLAIMER:

- Internet connection is mandatory to receive push notifications.

- By downloading this app, you agree to receive occasional news and updates from Vanilla Breeze and its affiliated partners.

- Vanilla Breeze retains its rights to terminate or modify the service without notice.

George The Window Cleaner’s Assistant - Win The Software!

George the Window Cleaner’s Assistant: Everything you need to automate your Window Cleaning business. This is my program of choice for collating details of my clients & working out scheduling, tracking debts & providing history of work & forecasts. It's also available as a free download & trial for three months. The system has been designed to be as easy to use as possible, and has a number of features to reduce your effort to the minimum. George is available as a free download allowing you to evaluate it at your own pace in your own business. If at any time you decide you don't want to continue using George there is a Data Export function available to export your data to a spreadsheet so you can still use the information you input. Look where George is used around the world here. What does it do?

• Schedules your Jobs
• Tracks your Debts
• Records your Expenses
• Automatically Backs Up your Data
• Provides valuable financial histories and forecasts.

PocketGeorge: Your business in your pocket, this is an extension to George that allows you to upload your Work List and Debt List to an inexpensive Palm pocket computer. As you finish each Job, you simply mark it as Done and/or Paid by ticking a couple of boxes on the pocket computer. You can do the same with your Debt List - marking off the Debts as you collect them. At the end of the day a single button press will update your Job schedule and Debt records on your PC and load the next day's work. If you have several people servicing different Routes they can have a Palm machine each and you can capture all their data each day with the press of a single button. This is included in the price of the program.

Internet Back-Up: This has saved my bacon on at least a few occasions - & a bonus that I would definitely recommend. There is a small charge of £12 (24$) per year to cover costs. This gives you complete peace of mind - just run the Data Restore program and you’re up and running again in minutes.

SPECIAL OFFER:

• George is currently offering Full Registration of George:
• PLUS Lifetime Support and Updates
• PLUS a FREE copy of PocketGeorge
• PLUS 6 months free Internet Backup

For only £50.00 Sterling, $85.00 US or 70.00 Euros. Or get a chance to win a copy - The WFP Training Academy along with the makers of George window Cleaner assistant are happy to announce a free giveaway of one full version of the program to one lucky winner.

To be eligible for entry you must enter your name and email address in the sticky post provided in the main section of the forum and start two sensible threads to do with window cleaning. Your email will not be used for any other purpose other than entry in to the competition.

The competition will start tonight at 5pm (although you may enter your email address as soon as the sticky post is provided) and will end on Monday at midnight. Joe will put all the names into a hat/bucket? and video the draw for you to see and the winner will receive one full version of the George window cleaner assistant software.

Hi my name is Joe, administrator of Water Fed Pole Training Academy.com:  - I got the idea from Giveaway of the day and this got me thinking, what if I could convince established window cleaning suppliers to donate anything they like, small or large, even better for new businesses to get their product known. My vision of the giveaway was if the wfptrainingacademy forum got regular free giveaways, this would bring in many new window cleaners traditional and wfp, and this will be good advertising for the companies who donate a piece of equipment, or cleaning products, in fact anything at all. My idea was if regular donations are made then regular window cleaners will come into the forum more frequently, and the businesses involved in the giveaways, will be recognized more, if there is a brand new product out there. Well I do hope this idea will work, I am working very hard to make the giveaways successfully, I would also like to take this oportunity, to ask any window cleaning suppliers to try out our giveaways on the forum, this could be the start of a good relationship with hundreds of window cleaners - if any company is interested, please email me at joeuk45@gmail.com

Aworka & George Systems has teamed up with a leading online supplier to create GeorgeOnline, a complete mobile scheduling and debt control system, with similar functionality to the classic George desktop application. Now you can access all your business information from any internet connected computer. You can also transfer your existing George customer data! Coming soon to iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and other clever phones. Soon you won't need to print job sheets anymore, you'll be able to do most things right on your phone! To be notified when it's ready for your phone. Sign Up here.

New iPhone GlassRenu App' For Window Restorers

New free app' out today. The GlassRenu Job Estimation Tool application, currently available for use on the iPhone, is designed to work in conjunction with the family of GlassRenu Scratch Removal systems to aid the user in effectively estimating restoration jobs. Available for free download through the App Store, the Job Estimation Tool is designed to work within any existing company structure allowing the user the ability to photograph and estimate jobs, geo-tag the job location, email estimate forms to customers and overall streamline the process of getting more work. Please direct any questions or comments about this App to sales@glassrenu.com

Don't Replace — Renu! The GlassRenu Scratch Removal System is the industry’s premier solution for removing scratches and acid damage of any size and depth from all types of glass. With GlassRenu, you’ll be able to repair 75% - 95% of the glass panels you previously had to replace – in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost.

Patented Dry Grinding System

Developed in the field by our company founder, GlassRenu is a patented dry grinding process that “renews” the original clarity and luster of glass by removing even the most severe damage without distortion. The GlassRenu process is unique among all other scratch removal or wet polishing systems. It’s easy to learn and easy to master. Repairs are performed quickly - without all the mess and set-up of other systems.

Users on three different continents tell us that their results are so amazing, many of their customers can’t believe that the glass was repaired and not replaced. Professional Tools for Glass Professionals: GlassRenu has changed the glass repair industry forever. Glass technicians in numerous countries are suddenly more productive, more profitable and able to repair glass that could only have been replaced in the past.

Earlier this year, I talked to Cody Thomas from GlassRenu in Amsterdam. Check out more links for Glass Renu here.

New Free iphone App' For Window Cleaners: Review

Another review of an iphone app' this time from Torben Østergaard in Denmark. I've been trying this one out for a few days, just to see how useful it could be. It comes under the name "Win-Service" & it's free. Here's the description..

"Win-Service" by "i-Toe Apps."

Win-Service turns your iPhone, iPod or iPad into a Windows Cleaner's handy pocket office. If you need to handle a professional deal in a hurry, then the program will enable you to give a qoute for window cleaning. You won't need an office lady or other administrative staff. You will be able to book your agreements into your calendar, so that you can plan followup, execution and invoicing. It has never been easier to become independent than this App has made it for you.

Here you get both a FREE fully functional version of the App and an up-to-date User Guide.

Features:

• Enter detailed quote/agreement information.
• Send quote/agreement to customer.
• Job/Task planning for a period of time with recurrency option.
• Job List, basically a booking/calendar list letting you know how often you have to do the job.
• Job List Sorting.
• Job List Filtering.
• Price Calculation.
• Custom Pricing, Cost Distribution and Tax settings.
• Custom Logo, take a picture or select photo from picture album.

Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.



Pro's:

• It's free - what more do you want!
• Nice layout & great import of custom logo.
• Great app' on the go for sending a receipt immediately*
• Great for adding notes to the job.
• Good for on the go notes in general.
• Help menu in-application.

Con's:

• Doesn't integrate with calendar or phone lists.
• No computer integration.
• Not so sure about the pricing per window application.
• No option to import clients.
• Phone numbers in-application can't be rung.
• Sat-Nav integration (OK, but it's worth a try!)
• Do I really need to import all my contacts manually & then loose it all with an upgrade when it appears?

VERDICT: Go ahead & download. It's free! And if you're like me, then you like to have all your info close at hand, it can be useful. *I'm really impressed with the idea of making receipts & emailing straight away. Nice one. Probably a great app' for the smaller route/round window cleaner. To download this program direct to your iPhone, scan this QRcode barcode link. Don't have a barcode reader ? Click here.