New Feature for Training

SafetySpot has launched a new feature for the Training Center. Training managers may now group a number of trainings under one set for an organization. When going into the training manager to add a new training, there is now the option to add, or begin, a training set. From there individual trainings may be added. Training sets previously added, along with all of the lessons attached, may also be added to a new training set in its entirety. For example, if 3 lessons were added to a lab safety training set, this entire set including the 3 lessons can be added to a new hire training set, if needed.

New Feature FAQs

How many lessons can we put into one training set?

There is currently no limit on the number of trainings that may go into a set.

Are trainers able to view enrollment by training set?

Yes, there is an option to view enrollment under details of a training set.

When will I need to import a training set?

Importing training sets can be useful for different reasons. You may need to import a training set if some of the lessons required are the same for another training set. Also, for restricted access equipment, managers may import the entire training set needed for access to that equipment.

Using Training Sets

Follow this link for a more in-depth tutorial on how to use the Safety Spot’s new training feature!

New Dashboard Layout

Managers now have the option to view the member list in a table view. With this layout, managers are able to see, along with the contact info and other information, which members have incomplete training assignments pending. Managers may also quickly send a reminder to the member, via email or text, to complete this assignment.

FAQs

What does the check-mark under training mean?

A check-mark under training indicates that this member has no incomplete or pending assignments.

What is a training reminder?

Safety Spot will remind all users of any required training that they have not yet completed. However, a manager can now send the user an email or text message reminder that they have outstanding required training.

How do I assign required training?

There are several ways to assign required training to a user's curriculum. For more information, you can check out our How To on assigning training to users!

Dashboard View

Stay Current with Site Activity Reports

Safety Spot now has a new feature for managers to report and communicate any events that took place at a particular site. If any work needs to be done and reported to the organization, managers can go into Reports and record events pertinent to the site. This feature includes the ability to attach equipment to the report, if the report includes a particular piece of equipment that may have been damaged or malfunctioning in some way, i.e. smoking, won't turn on, or making noises. From there, managers can update reports by marking any action taken and recording the service order number for this repair reaction.

Using this feature, managers may also generate a report for any date or dates, and view all activity for that time frame. This report may be printed or downloaded as a pdf.

New Feature FAQs

What is a Site Activity Report?

A Site Activity Report is a feature that lets users record daily activities. This is ideal for routine inspections or equipment logging. Dates and activities for each entry, along with the selected equipment, are saved for future data analysis.

Who has access to this feature?

Users with manager status are able to create, edit, and delete activities. Regular users are able to view reports posted to the bulletin board.

Can I add equipment from this feature?

Yes, a manager is able \"Quick Add\" equipment from this feature.

Am I able to view a summary of the activ...

New Training Feature

Safety Spot has launched a new feature for trainers. The training management module now includes Training Sessions. Training Sessions allow trainers to create and manage training sessions within the online training module. Trainers can now create sessions, such as a fall or spring sessions. Sessions may be toggled opened and closed to better manage enrollment and required trainings.

New Feature FAQs

Can students enroll in a closed session?

No, when enrolling in a course, students are only able to view and enroll in open sessions. Closed session will not show up in the selection bar.

Is there a limit on the number of enrollments for a session?

Not at the moment. Our team is actually working to implement this feature soon.

Can a student change their session enrollment?

The enrolled session may be changed; however, this must be done by a trainer.

If a student cancels a training, will a refund be issued?

If a refund is required, please contact Safety Spot at help@safetyspot.com

Using the Sessions feature

Follow this link for a more in-depth tutorial on how to use Safety Spot’s new feature!

To reinforce maximum efficiency and accuracy, managers now have the ability to upload pictures for locations within a site and equipment in their inventory. Managers may add, delete, and select a main picture for each piece of equipment and/or location managed by their organization. This ensures proper identification when equipment or a location is being used or out for maintenance.

Uploading Photos

Step 1

Click on the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Go to Equipment and Assets (or Locations to add picture of a location).

Step 3

Select inventory from this list (or select a location under sites).

Step 4

Once on the landing page of the equipment or location, click on Add Picture in the top, left corner.

Step 5

Select the appropriate picture and upload.

Removing Photos

Step 1

Click on the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Go to Equipment and Assets (or Locations to add picture of a location).

Step 3

Select inventory from this list (or select a location under sites).

Step 4

Once on the landing page, click on the picture in the top, left corner.

Step 5

Click on Settings in the top, left corner. Select Delete Picture.

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The manager password reset feature allows managers to send individual members of their organization a link to reset their password or reset and send a new password to the member.

Step 1

Go to Personnel Management from the circular group icon in the top, right corner.

Step 2

Scroll to the member in need of a password reset. Click the small gear icon on the far right.

Step 3

Scroll to the bottom of this form and click Reset Password.

Step 4

Here you can choose whether to send the password reset instructions to the member by email or phone or reset the password on their behalf and send the member the new password.

Note:Members can also independently reset their password by going to Safety Spot's sign in screen and clicking on the Forgot your password? link

The Safety Spot interface makes it easy to promote a course via several social media sites directly from the course page. Trainers, managers, administrators and the like can conveniently share a course/training to Twitter, Medium, Facebook, or copy the link to send in an email or post on another social site.

Step 1

Start out by going into the Training Center from the drop-down menu at the top, left corner.

Step 2

Click on the training course you'd like to share.

Step 3

The share icons are in the top right corner of the course page. Click on the icon of the site you'd like to post this course.

Step 4

You will be prompted to log in to your account, then click share or post, and the link to this course will be posted to your social media account of choice.

Step 5

There is also the option to copy the link to the course and manually share it on another site not listed, or share via email.

As an administrator of an organization, you have the access to add new members as managers. This grants members with more access options.

Step 1

At the top, right corner, click on the round group icon. And click on Personnel Management.

Step 2

From the Personnel Management screen, click on the Managers tab.

Step 3

Click on the blue Add Manager tab on the left. This will take you to a list of members of your organization.

Step 4

From this list, scroll to the desired member and select Add to add this person as a manager.

Step 5

You will be prompted to fill out additional details on the manager role and settings for this individual. This includes trainer privileges, security manager status, administrator privileges, and other manager settings. Click save, and you will see this individual added to the manager list.

As a trainer, manager or administrator, you have the access to create a new training for your organization. Trainings can be for new hires or for access level purposes. This step-by-step guide and video will demonstrate how to create a new training, including the initial form and editing lessons with slides and quizzes.

Create New Training

Step 1

Go to the Training Center page from the drop-down menu at the top, left corner.

Step 2

Click on the blue Trainer Management tab in the upper, right corner of the Training Center.

Step 3

Click on +New in the upper right corner of the page to create a new training.

Step 4

Complete the short form, including the name of the training and a description of the course, if available. Click create training.

Step 5

Complete additional details regarding this training such as adding trainers by name, turning sessions on and off, and selecting whether there will be a charge for the training. Click save once all additional details are correct.

Creating Lessons (within a training)

Step 1

After saving the additional details to the training, click on +New Lesson on the right side of the page of the new training.

Step 2

Enter a title for the lesson, and fill in additional details. Be sure to make the lesson visible. This is an important step...

In addition to our new feature circulation allowing equipment to be checked in and out, we've added the option to remove add/remove equipment from circulation. Taking equipment out of circulation prohibits it from being checked out.

Step 1

From the drop-down menu in the upper, left corner go to Equipment & Assets.

Step 2

Scroll to and select the desired equipment.

Step 3

Click the gearbox marked Settings in the top, right corner of the equipment page.

Step 4

Go to Circulation Settings listed on the left.

Step 5

Toggle select ON or OFF to set whether you want this equipment in circulation making it available to be checked out. Once turned on, this equipment will be listed under the circulation tab.

Equipment Circulation allows users to log the check-out and return of equipment.

Users request equipment check-out.

Step 1

From the drop-down menu in the top-left corner, go to Equipment & Assets.

Step 2

Click Circulation listed in the top menu bar.

Step 3

You will see a list of equipment available to your organization. Note:You must have access to the equipment you are requesting to check-out.

Step 4

Click Check-Out on the desired equipment. You will then see an alert that the check-out is pending approval.

Note:You will get a notification indicating whether this check-out is approved or denied.

Managers approve or deny check-out request.

Step 1

From the drop-down menu in the top-left corner, go to Equipment & Assets.

Step 2

Click Circulation listed in the top menu bar.

Step 3

Click Management in the top, right corner.

Step 4

There will be a small, oval icon in the top, right corner indicating pending requests. Click the icon to view.

Step 5

Now managers may choose whether to approve or deny the check-out request. The user will receive a notification with the manager's selection.

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New settings feature allows you to customize your Training Center home page for your safetyspot.

Step 1

Go to the Training Center from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Go to Training Management.

Step 3

Now in the upper, right corner, there is a Settings button. Click Settings.

Step 4

Under Training Center Settings, there is a General tab and a Training Center Home Page tab. Under the General tab, you may view a list of all trainings and the training managers.

Step 5

Under the Training Center Home Page tab, you may select to edit the Training Center Home Page and use a custom training list. Toggle select this feature on.

Step 6

Now you may select the trainings to be featured at the top of the Training Center home page. Click Add Trainings.

Step 7

Now when you go back to the Training Center, you will see the selected trainings featured at the top under Favorite Trainings.
Note:The order of the favorites list an also be edited under settings by dragging the small arrows next to the training title.
Also,when the custom option is turned off, the Training Center home page will automatically feature the most popular trainings.

A new feature added to Safety Spot Training allows managers and trainers to require prerequisites for individual lessons within a training course.

Step 1

Go to the Training Centert from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Go to Trainer Management.

Step 3

Scroll to and select the course you'd like to edit. Click Edit Training.

Step 4

Scroll down to the lessons of this course. Go to the lesson you'd like to edit and click Edit Lesson.

Step 5

Scroll to Prerequisites and click the bar to add lessons as prerequisites.

Step 6

Click save.

Note: Now when a user goes to enroll in this lesson, they will receive a message to first complete this lesson's prerequisites.

We've added a new feature to Safety Spot Training. Managers and trainers may now add prerequisites to a training. This will require users to complete listed prerequisites before enrollong in a training course.

Step 1

Go to the Training Center from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Go to Training Management.

Step 3

Scroll to the desired training, and click edit training. on the right.

Step 4

Scroll down to Prerequisites and toggle ON.

Step 5

Now, add the trainings you'd like to have as prerequisites for this training. Save.

Note Now when a user goes to enroll in this training, they will receive a pop-up message prompting them to complete the listed prerequisite trainings before enrolling.
The prerequisite trainings can also be seen when viewing the training's main page.

New to Personnel Management is the ability to bulk upload members to an organization.

Bulk uploading members

Step 1

Go to Personnel Management from the circular icon located in the top, right corner.

Step 2

Go to More and click Upload Bulk Member List

Step 3

Click Download Template

Step 4

This will take you to the Excel template. Fill in members' first and last name and email. Phone numbers are optional.

Step 5

Save the spreadsheet as a .CSV file

Step 6

Go back to Safety Spot and click Browse. Select the saved Excel file.

Step 7

Click Import CSV.

Step 8

To ensure the members have been added, go to Sort at the top, right corner. Select Newest First. This will reorder the list of members by putting the newly added members first.
You should see the new members you've added at the top of this list.

How To Create Duplicate Equipment

Step 1

Select the equipment you'd like to duplicate from the main page or the Equipment & Assets page.

Step 2

Click on the 3 small dots on the far right.

Step 3

Go to Make Duplicate.

Step 4

Here you can fill out details about the new equipment added. Users are urged to rename the model title of this equipment.

Step 5

Other details such as technical specifications, managers, and reservation options may also be edited. Click save.
This equipment has now been added to the organization's list of equipment.

To keep Personnel Management running smoothly, it is important to be able to easily access features such as the visitor check-in kiosk for visitors within your site. To locate and activate the visitor kiosk, follow the steps below.

Step 1

Start by going to Kiosk from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Select Visitor Check-in.

Step 3

Choose the location.

Step 4

Fill in your first name, last name, and email.

Step 5

Click save, or continue if you are an existing member of the organization.

Step 6

Read then check the box below the Release and Liability Waiver to acknowledge understanding of the terms and conditions. Click Next.

Step 7

Type your full name for a digital signature. Sign and check in.

Step 8

You will receive a confirmation number as well as an email containing this information.

Managers are now able to download and print badges with a unique QR-Code for volunteers.

Step 1

Click on the round, group icon in the top, right corner and go to the volunteer index page.

Step 2

Click on the Print Badges button located under New Volunteer.

Step 3

Select the volunteers in which you'd like to generate badges for. You may select more than one at a time.

Step 4

Click Generate Badges and the badges will be generated, available to be printed, cut, and distributed to volunteers.

Note: After the QR-code is scanned, this is the view that will be generated.

In addition to our latest asset reservation updates, managers may now also manage asset and equipment's availability to be scheduled for reservation. This comes in especially handy when the equipment is being serviced or no longer available to the organization.

Step 1

Go to Equipment & Assets from the drop-down menu at the top, left corner.

Step 2

Select the equipment in which you'd like to manage reservations.

Step 3

Click the blue gear icon in the top, right corner.

Step 4

Go to Manage Reservations from the menu on the left.

Step 5

Toggle select 'Allow Reservation' ON or OFF depending on whether you'd like this equipment to be available for reservations. When Off is selected, users will not be able to select 'Schedule a Job' for this equipment.

Under the Manage Reservations tab, managers may also download the Excel spreadsheet of the equipment's entire reservation history.

Step 1

After selecting the desired equipment, click the blue gear button in the top, right corner.

Step 2

Go to Manage Reservations.

Step 3

Now, go to reservation History and click Download xsl. An excel spreadsheet including this equipment's full reservation history will be generated.

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A new feature allows managers to restrict the amount of time a piece of equipment is available for reservation.

Step 1

From the drop-down menu at the top, left corner, go to Equipment & Assets.

Step 2

Scroll and select the equipment you'd like to restrict.

Step 3

Click the blue gear settings button at the top, right corner.

Step 4

Select Reservation Restrictions from the menu on the left.

Step 5

Toggle select Reservation Restrictions ON.

Step 6

Now you will be able to set an allotted time for this equipment to be reserved. Enter the amount of time by minutes, hours, days, or months. Click update.

Step 7

Now when users schedule this equipment, there will be a message indicating that one hour (or the time chosen) is the maximum time allowed. If any time exceeding that is attempted, a message will appear alerting them of the maximum time allowed and prompt them to choose another time frame. Scheduling within this time frame will be accepted and added to the schedule.

User Credentials allows members to upload and edit their credentials. This tutorial shows managers how to grant members access to this new feature.

Step 1

Go to Organization Settings.

Step 2

Click Settings at the top, right corner of this page.

Step 3

Go to Members from the menu on the left.

Step 4

Toggle select to allow members of this organization to upload and edit credentials.

Step 5

Now we will show the updated credential access in the member's settings. Click on the member icon at the top, right.

Step 6

Select your name to go to your member profile.

Step 7

Go to Credentials from the menu on the left.

Step 8

Now you will see the options to attach new and edit files here.

Organization managers may grant managers the access to attach/edit credentials for other members. These steps show how an organization manager can grant and revoke this access, allowing managers to edit members' credentials.

Step 1

Go to Personnel Management

Step 2

Click on the Managers tab.

Step 3

Scroll to the manager in which you'd like to grant access and click Manager Settings.

Step 4

Under Manager Settings find and select the box granting this manager permission to create user credentials. Click save.

Step 5

To view the updated permission, now go tot he personnel tab and select the ...

The Safety Spot platform now provides the ability to add a unique physical address to buildings within a site. Here is a brief tutorial explaining how to do this.

Step 1

Go to Locations and select the building in which you'd like to update or add an address.

Step 2

Click the blue gear button in the top, right corner.

Step 3

Here you may edit the specific address for this building, if different from site address, or prompt it to use the site address.

***Note

When adding a new building, you will be prompted to input an address, if different from site address.