Food inspectors go mobile with data collection and automation.
Food safety is always a hot topic. Ensuring the community remains food safe, inspectors are efficient and audits are thorough. To date, many local councils have conducted inspections using paper, pen and a clipboard resulting in a lot of doubling up of paperwork, data entry, reporting and manual follow-up both on site and back in the office. It works, but it’s inefficient… Could the partnership of mobile data collection and automation be the answer?
Mobile data collection is the process of collecting information via a mobile device (e.g smartphone or tablet). This method of collection offers a wealth of advantages – it reduces the risk of human error, is fast, efficient, portable and allows for personalisation and consistency. The result of data being collected in the field is real time reporting and analysis, available both on the Environmental Health Officers’ (EHO) device, and back in the office. Required actions can therefore be implemented promptly, all while ensuring transparency and accuracy.
Pairing a mobile device with automation software offers many benefits to the user, their team and the community they support. From automated scheduling and allocation of jobs, to increased productivity rates, reduction in lead times and better planning opportunities, by automating aspects of the process, data quality and consistency will increase, along with reliability, performance and an overall reduction in cost.
By combining the tools of mobile data collection and automation, EHO’s, councils and the community can achieve a safer food future for all.
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