Manufacturing
Plant-floor inspections that don't slow the line.
Manufacturing inspection software for pre-shift checks, machine guarding, lockout/tagout inspections, crane and sling checks, and NFPA 70E electrical safety. Hovermarks replaces clipboards with a 30-second scan at the machine, captures defects against the asset, and feeds them straight into the maintenance queue with the photo and the severity attached.
The challenges we hear most often
- Pre-shift checks completed but not captured anywhere
- Defects raised verbally and lost between shifts
- Annual lockout/tagout inspections and monthly crane checks that only exist if someone remembers them
- Contractor certifications and internal records that never meet in one place
What a US plant has to evidence
The cycles below are OSHA's and the standards bodies' own. Hovermarks changes where the record lives and whether it is tied to the machine that was checked, not what the rule requires.
Machine guarding
OSHA 1910.212. Guards in place whenever the machine runs, checked with each inspection.
Record noting guards and interlocks per machine.
Lockout/tagout procedures
OSHA 1910.147(c)(6). Periodic inspection at least annually, by an authorized employee other than the one using the procedure.
Certification with the machine, date, employees included and inspector.
Powered industrial trucks
OSHA 1910.178(q)(7). Examined before being placed in service each day or shift.
Check record per truck, with removal from service on defects.
Overhead and gantry cranes
OSHA 1910.179. Frequent (daily to monthly) and periodic (1 to 12 months) inspections, with monthly documented hook, chain and rope checks.
Signed monthly certification records per crane.
Slings
OSHA 1910.184, ASME B30.9. Each day before use, plus documented periodic inspection by service severity.
Periodic inspection record per sling.
Electrical safety
NFPA 70E. Arc flash risk assessment reviewed at least every 5 years; PPE inspected before use.
Assessment on file, PPE inspection record.
Electrical equipment maintenance
NFPA 70B (2023). Condition-based intervals.
Maintenance record per item.
Fall protection equipment
OSHA 1910.140, ANSI/ASSP Z359. Inspected before each use and by a competent person at least annually.
Record per harness and lanyard.
Eyewash stations and safety showers
ANSI/ISEA Z358.1. Weekly activation, annual inspection.
Log per station.
Portable extinguishers
OSHA 1910.157, NFPA 10. Monthly visual, annual maintenance.
Record per unit.
What Hovermarks gives you
- Pre-shift check templates with mandatory photo capture
- Defect-to-work-order automation with parts inventory
- Fall protection PPE inspection to ANSI Z359: a QR tag on the harness itself pulls up that unit's pass/fail history and checklist
- Lockout/tagout periodic inspection records under OSHA 1910.147
- Shift handover dashboard for line managers
Use case
How a plant maintenance team would use it
Operators run a pre-shift scan-and-confirm at the asset; failures auto-generate a work order with photo, location, and severity, so planned overhauls can be scheduled with the evidence to back the spend. Repeat-failure flags surface assets where the same checklist step has failed in three consecutive inspections, escalated to a High-severity defect. The statutory examinations the contractors do land on the same asset record as the daily checks, so the machine's history reads in one place when an inspector or an insurer asks for it.
Frequently asked questions
- What does manufacturing inspection software do?
- It puts a QR tag on each machine, truck, crane and sling, opens the right checklist on scan, schedules the next check on the cycle the rule sets, and turns a failed item into a defect with a photo, a severity and an owner. Pre-shift checks and the annual OSHA inspections end up on the same asset record.
- Can it hold the annual lockout/tagout certification?
- Yes. The periodic inspection runs as a checklist against the machine, with the inspector, the date and the employees included captured on the record, so the 1910.147(c)(6) certification exists per procedure rather than in a binder.
- How much does it cost?
- From $19 per user per month on Starter and $49 on Professional, with a 30-day free trial and no card required. No per-inspection or per-report fees.
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Tag your first asset, run your first inspection, and pull a signed evidence pack, all on your free 30-day trial. No credit card required.