The brief
Ohutu asked us to develop a web application and mobile apps for its new health and safety assistant, designed to keep workers safe across UK construction sites. As a start-up, timing was critical for the launch product and we needed to ensure the system was ready and match-fit for subscribers and the app stores.
About Ohutu
Ohutu, meaning ‘safe’ in Estonian, was founded in 2018 and is already making a huge difference to safety in construction across the UK. Its pioneering apps replace an unwieldy paper-based system, allowing management of health and safety compliance across multiple construction sites in one place.
OWA has worked with Ohutu since 2018 to carry out development of its apps alongside provision of secure hosting, system monitoring and support for all its systems.
Our approach
From the outset, OWA worked closely with the Ohutu team to define the web application – for managing health and safety across numerous construction projects – and the accompanying iOS and Android mobile apps, used by supervisors on the ground to run individual sites.
Starting with the initial concepts and the brand identity, we proposed designs and layouts for the full suite of applications, focusing on an intuitive user experience (UX) and a clean user interface (UI) to ensure information could be viewed and managed easily on the move.
We also spent time with Ohutu mapping the workflow through the apps from pre-construction through to the generation of customised construction phase plans. The fully integrated mobile apps work seamlessly with the web application, enabling site supervisors to manage health and safety method statements and risk assessments for each project while on site.
How we helped
Timing was a critical factor on this project helping a start-up get a new product into the marketplace.
We worked flexibly with Ohutu from the outset to turn existing concepts into designed layouts and coded interfaces
Our technical approach centred on keeping an open mind, while we formed a rapid understanding of the workflow and use cases across the desktop and mobile apps.
