A crew member describes a hazard by voice or text and adds a photo. AI drafts the full record, scores the risk and suggests the fix, ready for your team to review.
A replica of the Stepo app at app.stepo.ai/observations
Observations
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Recent observations · Aug 22
MajorSIFp⋮
Gravity
Guardrail missing at open slab edge, Level 3 east
OpenAug 22, 7:40 am
Riverside Tower · Level 3 east
MBM. Bell
About 20 feet of the east edge has no guardrail or warning line. Two carpenters setting forms within six feet of the drop. Taped off for now.
Install guardrail along east edge
Tape off the edge until the rail is signed off
Moderate⋮
ElectricalCorrected on site
Extension cord running through standing water on deck
ClosedAug 22, 8:15 am
Riverside Tower · Level 3 east
PRPriya Raman
Cord for the rebar bender was lying in a puddle by the column line. Moved to the overhead hook and GFCI checked. Corrected on site.
Reroute cord overhead and verify GFCI
Positive observation⋮
Tailboard briefing held before switching
ReadyAug 21, 2:05 pm
Harbor Point Substation
DRDana Reyes
Line crew walked through the switching order and approach distances at the truck before work started. Good lead by the foreman.
Record the finding while it is fresh
How it works
One description, one complete record
01
Speak or type, add a photo
Record it on the spot. The photo places the finding, and the site conditions come with it where available.
02
AI drafts the record
What, where, who, the risk and the suggested fix, in the same structure on every site.
03
Review and adjust
Change any field. AI suggestions stay labeled, and if you change the risk analysis, the AI original is kept.
Less typing
A full record from one spoken sentence
Crews stay on the work, and the office gets records it can compare across every site.
A replica of a finding being dictated into a phone.
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45.52° N, 122.68° W · from the photo
Recording0:14
Guardrail's missing on the Level 3 east edge, two carpenters setting forms right next to it, and we taped it off for now.
Capture · dictated at the edge, geotagged from the photo
Risk and energy
Risk you can defend, not a dropdown
Every finding is scored the same way: the energy involved and the strength of the controls. AI checks high-energy sources, like a fall of 4 feet or more, for serious-injury potential. The dangerous few stand out from the many.
A replica of one observation and its corrective actions.
Guardrail missing at open slab edge, Level 3 east
About 20 feet of the east-side slab edge on Level 3 has no guardrail or warning line. Forms are staged along the edge and carpenters are working within six feet of the drop.
Risk
Major
SIF
SIFp
Energy
Gravity
Level 3 eastRiverside TowerAug 22, 7:40 amMBOwner M. Bell
Corrective actions · 3
Install guardrail with top rail, midrail and toe board along the open edgeTo do
Tape off the slab edge and post no-access signage until the rail is signed offCompleted
Add an edge-protection check to the daily pre-task plan for Level 3AI suggestion
Citations
1926.501(b)(1)1926.502(b)Company policy · Fall Protection Manual, p. 12
The record · risk, energy source and suggested actions
Company policy
Checked against your own policies
Every finding is checked against the manuals and programs you upload, and the record cites the manual and the page. Your own rule shows up on the finding, not only in a binder.
A replica of the company policy check on an observation, citing passages from two of the company’s own programs with their pages.
Observation · Riverside Tower
Guardrail missing at open slab edge, Level 3 east
Company Policy
2 relevant references found
Fall Protection Manual
Guard every open edge of 6 feet or more before forming work starts · Page 12
Subcontractor Safety Requirements
Stop work at an unprotected edge and report it to the superintendent · Page 4
The check · the requirement from each program, on the finding
Verified citations
Citations checked before they print
OSHA and FRA citations come from official sources and are checked against the federal regulations before they reach a report. When no standard applies, none is cited.
A replica of a finding with its cited standard and source.
Finding 3 of 9
Major
Guardrail missing at open slab edge, Level 3 east
1926.501(b)(1)
1926.502(b)
VerifiedRiverside Tower · Aug 22, 7:40 am · Owner M. Bell
The citation · verified against the federal regulations
Questions
Asked on every call
Can we trust what the AI drafts?
Every AI suggestion is labeled, and your team can change any of it. A suggested fix stays a suggestion until your team takes it on.
How much training do crews need?
Very little. If they can describe a hazard out loud, they can file an observation. AI supplies the structure they would otherwise have to learn.
Is this about watching workers?
No. Observations record conditions and work practices, including good work worth repeating. Stepo records where a finding was made, not where people go.