Construction safety inspection app for U.S. jobsites

OSHA's construction outreach commonly groups falls, struck-by, caught-in/between, and electrocution as the Focus Four. They are useful categories for organizing a site walk. Prioritize actual work conditions with competent-person judgment; a photo review only surfaces what is visible.

Construction employers must provide for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment by designated competent persons under 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2). Construction PPE is addressed by 29 CFR 1926.95, which calls for protective equipment to be provided, used, and maintained where reasonably necessary because of the hazards encountered. An AI-assisted photo inspection can surface visible conditions for that review, but it cannot perform the competent-person inspection or make a compliance determination.

Construction sites are often multi-employer environments, and OSHA's multi-employer citation policy considers more than the employer whose workers are exposed. Depending on the facts, OSHA may evaluate the roles of a creating employer, exposing employer, correcting employer, and controlling employer, which can include a general contractor or owner with supervisory authority.

For a GC, inspections that cover subcontractor work areas can make site conditions and follow-up easier to track. A dated finding-and-correction record may help show what the GC knew and what action it requested, but no app or record guarantees a defense, prevents a citation, or replaces advice from qualified safety and legal professionals.