Time was paper was everywhere in the workplace. We had no choice but to record and store information hard copy. Managing paper eats up valuable time. Not only does it take ages to record anything using paper forms, but it is very difficult to retrieve the exact information you are after. And you certainly can't run reports on trends and analyse it in a very quick or effective way. Thankfully these days more and more processes and procedures are going online. We have a lot to thank software for. It makes our lives at work so much easier and frees up out time to concentrate on other tasks. If you are still soldiering on with outdated paper based systems for safety compliance, maybe it's time to invest in technology based solutions for huge time savings and big efficiency gains.
Take food safety for example. Without software, meeting safety rules and regulations is mired in form filling. Compliance software can eliminate the paper trail immediately. Imagine as process that is just as water tight and effective, but takes a fraction of the time. Thanks to a temperature monitor and compliance software, the right conditions for storage can be monitored and recorded constantly without the need for constant form filling. Safety is not compromised in anyway. It's just simpler, faster way of doing things. The installation of temperature monitor and software system is fast and cost effective. The initial outlay is soon justified by the improvements in efficiencies behind the scenes and if anything safety is improved as it is no longer at the mercy of human error.
If your company is looking of ways to make compliance more efficient and less of a drain on vital company resources then perhaps it's time to a technology based system to meet legal requirements for food safety.