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Smartlog® Turns 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Innovation!

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Twenty years ago, the digital landscape was very different. Dial-up internet was king, mobile phones were mainly used for calls, and cloud computing was only a concept. Today, software is an integral part of our world, being a part of pretty much every aspect of our lives – including health and safety.

This year, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Smartlog® by reflecting on its journey, growth, and future.

The Birth of Smartlog

Safesmart was incorporated in 2002 as a fire safety engineering company, and in 2004 we launched the cloud-based software Smartlog in order to give businesses more control in their fire safety management. Its ease-of-use was a key selling point, with an affordable pricing model also becoming a key attraction amidst an expensive market.

Milestones and Growth

Over the past two decades, the software has evolved, incorporating other areas of premises and compliance management into a digital platform. With each development building on the last, we have continually incorporated user feedback to adapt Smartlog to the ever-changing technological landscape – proudly passing the 300,000 active user mark earlier this year!

Impact on the Industry

The health and safety industry has seen a significant fall in both fatal and non-fatal workplace injuries over the last few decades, and this positive trend can be attributed to stricter legislation pushing businesses to put more efforts into protecting their workers.

We are very proud to be a part of this life-saving industry, having spent the last two decades facilitiating businesses with tools and knowledge which places workers’ safety and well-being first.

The Future of Smartlog

As we look ahead, we have some exciting developments in the pipeline which we cannot wait to share. Business risk compliance is a vast landscape of which health and safety is only one aspect; and we seek to ultimately provide our customers with a wider array of tools to make risk management as efficient and simplified as possible – whilst remaining affordable.

Celebrating 20 years of Smartlog is not just about looking back at what has been achieved, but it is also about recognising the potential for its future. As we mark this milestone, we remain committed to improving Smartlog further and providing crucial resources for businesses, ensuring that the next 20 years are even more innovative!

20% discount off the Training Course Creator

To mark this special occasion, we will be offering a 20% discount off our brand new Training Course Creator for the whole of November! To take advantage of this temporary offer, email: info@safesmart.co.uk or contact your Account Manager directly.

And of course, Smartlog wouldn’t have made it this far without the fantastic and loyal support we have received. So from all of us here at Safesmart, thank you for being a part of our journey!

Introducing ‘Help Desk’ – our latest Smartlog® module

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We are pleased to announce the release of a new Help Desk facility in Smartlog®.

The new help desk module allows your users to raise tickets regarding any premises issues in your
organisation. Live tickets can be tracked, updated and then resolved within Smartlog and through
immediate email notifications – including all related costs and time spent fixing the issue.

Help Desk provides you with the following abilities:

Create custom ticket categories
Any user can raise a ticket, and custom categories can be created. All created tickets are
automatically categorised and can be immediately assigned to the responsible user to resolve.

Set time-bound priority levels
You can set custom priority levels for your tickets, determining exactly the length of time the ticket requires to be resolved. This enables your SLAs with your contractors to be automatically built-in,
for example.

Keep a track of all costs
You can input and track all costs related to a ticket, and you can also track the exact time spent
resolving the ticket. Also, anyone working on the ticket can update it anytime with their detailed
costs.

Live email updates
From the raising of a ticket, during its resolution, and to its closing, email notifications are sent to
all users involved in the ticket to keep everyone updated on exactly what is going on.

This module is completely free to all our customers who use the full version of Smartlog. and is
immediately available for Company Admins to use.

To book a demo of ‘Help Desk’ for your organisation or to request more information about Smartlog, visit our contact page or send us your query to info@safesmart.co.uk

New eLearning course: Safeguarding & Prevent (Basic Awareness)

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We have now released a Safeguarding & Prevent (Basic Awareness) course on Smartlog® which is completely free for all current Smartlog customers to assign and use.

What is in the new course?

Schools and colleges have a legal obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (anyone under the age of 18 years old) when carrying out their duties.

Safeguarding training is therefore a legal requirement and often a primary focus of agencies that inspect the standards of schools and colleges, e.g. Ofsted, Estyn, and Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

To add to our existing Safeguarding training course suite, we have now released a more condensed Safeguarding & Prevent (Basic Awareness) course, which is suitable and sufficient for any staff members who do not engage in ‘regulated activity’ with children as part of their duties.

For any employees carrying out regulated activities with a child or children, they can complete our standard Safeguarding & Prevent course.

Course Details
  • Course duration: 1 hour
  • Assessment questions
  • Certificate upon completion

New eLearning course: Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022

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We have now released a Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 course on Smartlog® which is completely free for all current Smartlog customers to assign and use.

What are the new changes?

From 1 October 2023, changes to the fire safety legislation in England and Wales will come into force.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, applicable to all non-domestic premises including the non-domestic parts of multi-occupied residential buildings (e.g. communal corridors, staircases and plant rooms), is being amended in accordance with Section 156 of the Building Safety Act 2022 – this means that the duties imposed on the ‘responsible person’ are changing. 

In response, we have created an e-learning course to provide an overview of the changes, which is useful for anyone who is involved in fire safety.

Course Details
  • Course duration: 15 – 25 minutes
  • Assessment questions
  • Certificate upon completion

New eLearning course: Safer Recruitment

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We have now released a Safer Recruitment course on Smartlog® which is completely free for all current Smartlog customers to assign and use.

What is Safer Recruitment?

According to both the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 and Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007, at least one person who interviews an applicant for a role in a school or college must have completed Safer Recruitment training.

This new training course is designed for those responsible for recruiting staff and volunteers to work within the education sector, enabling them to ensure compliance with statutory guidance that prevents unsuitable people working with children and young people. 

Some of the topics covered include:

  • Safeguarding and recruitment law
  • The recruitment and selection process
  • DBS, Enhanced DBS and other important checks
  • Case studies 
  • Agency staff, contractors, volunteers, proprietors & other procedures
Course Details
  • Course duration: 45 – 90 minutes
  • Assessment questions
  • Certificate upon completion

New eLearning course: Modern Slavery Awareness

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We have now released a Modern Slavery Awareness course on Smartlog® which is immediately available for all current Smartlog customers to use at no additional charge.

Modern Slavery in the UK

Modern slavery remains a prominent worldwide problem, and latest figures estimate that there are more than 136,000 victims of modern slavery in the United Kingdom. To combat this, there have been major pieces of legislation passed in the last few years – including strict guidance that certain types of businesses must follow, and national helplines have been set up to aid victims and lead to the prosecution of perpetrators.

What is in this Modern Slavery course?

This modern slavery course is aimed at helping all employees recognise the different signs that someone is potentially a victim of modern slavery, and to confidently take the appropriate actions.

To help raise awareness, this new course covers:

  • What modern slavery is and how it affects those in the UK
  • The main types of modern slavery
  • Who the victims of modern slavery are and how they are exploited
  • How to identify victims of modern slavery
  • How to report concerns and incidences of modern slavery, and the actions taken behind the reports

More information about our Modern Slavery Awareness eLearning course can be found here: https://safesmart.co.uk/modern-slavery-awareness/

‘Medical Tracking’ facility now available on Smartlog®

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We are very pleased to announce the release of a Medical Tracking facility in Smartlog®.

This module is a secure facility for dedicated medication management – from tracking dosages to automatically notifying carers, parents or guardians when a medication is due to expire or has expired.

Medical Tracker provides your organisation with the following abilities:


People Management

  • Keep track of all treatments & dosages administered to an individual, and securely maintain their user profile to make sure medication is always up to date.
  • Add multiple contacts to each profile, who can be automatically alerted when medication is due to expire.

Medication Management

  • Keep track of the different medications in your premises – filter by exact location, and make sure all required supplies are always fully stocked.
  • One button importing – effortlessly transfer data from your current system or a spreadsheet into Smartlog.


Treatment Management

  • Keep track of all treatments & dosages administered to an individual, and securely maintain their user profile to make sure medication is always up to date.
  • Add multiple contacts to each profile, who can be automatically alerted when medication is due to expire.

This new module is completely free for all our customers who use the full version of Smartlog, and is immediately available for Company Admins to use.

To book a demo of ‘Medical Tracking’ for your organisation or to request more information about Smartlog, visit our contact page or send us your query to info@safesmart.co.uk

‘Contract Management’ now available on Smartlog®

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We are very pleased to announce the brand new release of a Contract Management facility in Smartlog® – a module that gives your business the ability to store and manage all your suppliers, contracts & agreements securely, with precise control over user access and expiry/renewal notification.

Contract Management provides your organisation with the following abilities:


Set up automated reminders

  • Closely manage your supplier database, customers, contracts, or one-time jobs, and set automated reminders to be sent out by the system to your supplier or customer – or send out emails instantly with a single click. 
  • Keep track of every transaction, agreement expiry dates, contract renewal dates – or even the indemnity insurance details of a supplier

Fully customise your categories

  • Categorise your contracts to great detail, and even assign different users to each manage their own group of contracts.
  • Smartlog’s new visual reporting will instantly display overall contract values for any chosen area, upcoming expiries or any other metric you choose.

This new module is completely free for all our customers who use the full version of Smartlog, and is immediately available for Company Admins to use.

To book a demo of Contract Management for your organisation or to request more information about Smartlog, visit our contact page or send us your query to info@safesmart.co.uk

Lateral Flow Testing facility now available on Smartlog®

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With the majority of schools and colleges in the UK returning to in-person learning on 8 March – and following many requests from school leaders and safety officials; we have now added the ability to record and report on COVID-19 lateral flow testing within Smartlog.

Similar to the Track and Trace facility that we added last September, the basic breakdown is the following:

  • A unique QR code (and link) is available to all organisations.
  • When the code is scanned (or the link is followed), the user is presented with a simple form to complete.
  • If a user enters a positive test result, the Admin will be sent an email notification.
  • Users do not have to be logged in to Smartlog to view and complete this form.

For current Smartlog 5 customers, the Lateral Flow Testing facility is accessible completely free of charge, along with unlimited access to our brand new Fire Risk Assessment Template, COVID-19 Track and Trace facility, and many other existing features.

To book a demo of the new facility for your organisation or to request more information about Smartlog, visit our contact page or send us your query to info@safesmart.co.uk

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