EHS Software for Manufacturing
Keep Production Running. Protect Your People.
Flex is manufacturing safety software built for plant floors, supply chains, and specialty operations. Track incidents, inspections, and actions in one system built for manufacturing teams.
Use Cases
How Manufacturing Teams Use Flex to Improve Operations
Ditch Paper and Spreadsheets
Use mobile-first tools to complete forms in seconds, monitor metrics, and assign tasks. No paper binders, no manual processes.
See Risk Across Every Facility
Report incidents instantly. Turn activity into insights with dashboards that bring clarity to your safety data, no matter the location.
Protect Production and Your People
Catch issues early. Fix them fast. Prevent downtime and injuries.
Manufacturing Safety Software and Training for Your Specialty
Run Safer Concrete Operations on the Plant Floor and in the Yard
Track hazards from dust and debris to mobile equipment and driver safety. Run inspections, enforce protocols, and train crews using tools built for real workflows.
Control Risk in High-Hazard Mill Environments
Monitor inspections, log incidents, and assign corrective actions in one system. Maintain OSHA compliance, monitor confined space entry, and track safety across every mill.
Protect Workers From Plastics Manufacturing Hazards
Flag hazards from moving equipment to laceration risks. Report incidents in real time, run inspections, and analyze compliance across every facility.
Control Risk in Rebar Operations
Monitor hot work, bending tables, mobile equipment, and crane activity.
Run inspections, log incidents, and enforce safety protocols across every job.
Control Risk in Fast-Moving Recycling Operations
Track material handling, equipment use, and processing hazards.
Run inspections, log incidents, and maintain compliance without slowing production.
Keep Steel Distribution Operations Safe and Running
Flag warehouse hazards, monitor equipment use, and track storage risks.
Run audits, monitor maintenance, and prevent incidents across your facilities.
Control Risk Across Steel Operations
Track hot work, equipment use, and floor hazards.
Monitor heat exposure, report incidents, and monitor safety across every facility.
Protect Workers in Tube and Pipe Operations
Monitor machine guarding, hand safety risks, and corrective actions.
Run inspections, monitor compliance, and prevent incidents on the floor.
Manage Risk & Safety With These Features
Run safety your way, without waiting on IT.
Access reports, training management resources, and safety data from anywhere, even without Wi-Fi. Complete safety inspections on the floor; the data will sync when you’re back online.
Scan QR codes to verify assets and complete equipment inspections from the production floor using configurable mobile forms.
Submit near-miss reports, incident reports, BBS, and JSA reports from the mobile app. Managers get instant incident reports via email or push notifications.
Deploy pre-built safety inspection checklists from a library of 50+ templates. Ensure follow-up through email or push notifications.
Every worker sees the app in their language. Set profiles to English, Spanish, or any of 100+ languages supported. Translation applies to the entire app, including forms, trainings, sign-offs, and tools.
Digitize and distribute EHS forms, including safety inspection checklists, incident reports, and hazard assessments.
Additional Tools to Strengthen Your Manufacturing Operations
Manage Contractor Risk Without the Administrative Burden
Protect your operations and the contractors working on your floor. Centralize contractor safety data, rate and score contractor compliance, and manage third-party risk without manual follow-up.
Case Study
Western Pneumatic Cuts Workers’ Comp Costs and Reduces Ex-Mod Rate From 1.23 to .95
“We got huge windfalls back from our workers’ comp insurance company—twice.” – Steve Pelkey, EHS Corporate Director
Frequently Asked Questions
Manufacturing safety software like Novara that captures near-miss data, tracks corrective action completion, and surfaces incident trends by location and task type gives safety managers the tools to identify recurring hazards before they cause injury.
EHS software for manufacturing should be built around production-specific requirements: equipment inspection cycles, hazardous chemical documentation, and shift-based training compliance. General tools collect data; purpose-built EHS software connects that data to the workflows and regulatory standards that define manufacturing safety.
Classroom training fails when workers rotate across shifts and facilities. EHS for manufacturing platforms with an integrated LMS delivers role-specific training to any mobile device, completable between tasks on any shift, without pulling people off the production floor or scheduling a room.
Manufacturing industry safety software with an integrated LMS allows safety teams to assign courses by role or facility, track completion automatically, and surface overdue training before it becomes an audit finding or contributes to a workplace incident.
Safety software for manufacturing must address the specific hazards of production environments: machine guarding, chemical exposure, and lockout/tagout. Look for configurable inspection checklists, integrated SDS management, OSHA log automation, and mobile reporting that functions on a production floor.
Contractors often follow different safety procedures and cultures than direct employees, creating inconsistencies that increase incident risk. Novara Flex centralizes contractor compliance records, standardizes onboarding so every third party goes through the same safety orientation, and flags expired certifications, giving hiring managers visibility into contractor safety status without relying on the contractor to self-report.
Real-time reporting gives manufacturing safety teams the ability to act on leading indicators rather than waiting for a recordable incident to surface a problem. Novara Flex’s dashboards display safety metrics by facility, production line, and shift, so safety directors can identify where risk is concentrated and respond before a hazard becomes an injury.
Deliver EHS Programs with Less Effort
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