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Summary: Safe operations depend on layered controls from risk assessments, approvals, permits, isolations and shift handovers. Digital Control of Work helps connect these processes in a more streamlined manner, giving organizations greater visibility, consistency and control to make operations more efficient.
Control of Work is a structured approach for planning, authorizing, executing and closing work. It connects several critical processes, including risk assessments, permit to work, lockout/tagout (LOTO) and shift handovers.
Many organizations still manage portions of Control of Work through paper forms, spreadsheets, emails and disconnected applications. While individual processes may function adequately on their own, transferring information between them often becomes a challenge.
Common issues include:
These challenges become more significant as operations grow in complexity. Multiple contractors, simultaneous work activities and geographically dispersed teams all increase the amount of information that must be tracked and communicated.
Digital Control of Work software helps organizations move beyond disconnected processes by improving visibility into the various aspects of work. Instead of treating processes like Lockout/Tagout, Job Hazard Analysis and Shift Handover independently, digital systems help link safety information throughout the work lifecycle.
This provides a variety of benefits:
Operations and safety teams can quickly understand what work is occurring, where it is taking place and what risks are involved.
Information from risk assessments, permits, contractor records and isolations can be linked together, reducing duplication and improving consistency.
Digital workflows help route approvals efficiently while maintaining proper oversight.
Organizations can verify contractor onboarding, qualifications and approvals before work begins.
Workers, supervisors and contractors have access to the same information, reducing misunderstandings and information silos.
Critical details about permits, hazards, controls and work status can be easily transferred between shifts.
Digital records create a documented history of decisions, approvals and work activities that can be retrieved when needed.
Less time spent managing paperwork allows teams to focus more attention on managing risk.
As workplaces become increasingly complex, safety leaders need a way to verify worker competency, manage simultaneous operations, monitor isolations and maintain oversight of work across multiple locations. Doing so effectively requires timely access to accurate information.
Digital Control of Work solutions support this by helping organizations:
As organizations continue investing in safer and more efficient operations, the Control of Work software market is expected to reach approximately $1.52 billion by 2030, according to Verdantix. If your organization is in the market for a better Control of Work solution, take time to evaluate the capabilities that will support your workforce, processes and risk profile.
Key considerations for Control of Work software include:
Evotix was named a Smart Innovator in the 2025 Verdantix Smart Innovators: Control Of Work Software report.
Organizations choose Evotix to support their Control of Work processes for:
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