Introduction

Q-Safe is a software system, first released to the South African market in 2015.

Did you know, there is no regulation as to what must be included in a safety file and how it must look?

The structure of the content is considered "best common practice" and is tested in the market on a daily basis by hundreds of clients.

Q-Safe is also used by 300+ safety practitioners to setup safety files for their clients. The valuable experience of these specialists have, and still do, provide us with ways to improve the product and ensure compliance.

The content of most documents is created to comply with the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993, it amendments, and the requirements of the many regulations which form part of "The Act".

As a result of continued development, demands from the industry, and the requests and suggestions of our clients and consultants, we have built a highly functional, practical and successful system.

This Manual:

Most processes are covered in a step-by-step manner.
If a section does not make sense to you, please let us know so we can word it differently.

Videos are also available to explain most sections:  www.qsafe.co.za/resources/

Blue text with underscore are LINKS to a different section.

The content of Q-Safe is upgraded on a continuous basis, so some of the references in this document may not apply to you.

Using Q-Safe:

Our suggestion is:

1. Start at the HOME page, and fill in your information in on all sections.

2. View the PROJECT INDEX - This way you will get an idea of what is available and required.

Do a master project first - it helps you get all your data in place for use later on.

It is unlikely that you can break anything. If you do, we can generally fix it.

Please BACKUP before closing the program.

The little blocks are called 'FIELDS'.

You can save time buy using the TAB button to move to the next FIELD.

In this section:

1. What is Q-Safe

2. Why are safety files necessary

3. What should be included in a safety file?