Smart Innovators: Contractor Safety Management (2025)

Published 17 April 2025 by Moses Makin & Bill Pennington &
Contractor Risk Management Environment, Health & Safety Smart Innovators

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Executive Summary

Firms are looking to mitigate their contractor and broader operational risks by digitizing contractor safety management processes. This report provides buyers of contractor safety management software with a high-level benchmark of 14 software solutions that provide a centralized digital tool that enables firms to control all aspects of contractors’ safety throughout the life cycle of an operation or project. EHS budget-holders, product leads and investors can leverage this report to compare the relative capabilities of vendors across various contractor safety management functionality areas.

Table of contents

Summary for decision-makers
Safety management is a core component of contractor and risk management

Firms are prioritizing visibility and management of contractor safety risks
Contractor safety management significantly influences overall safety performance
Ingenious contractor safety management software deployment is possible
Contractor safety management software features highly connected capabilities
Evaluated firms and selection criteria

Table of figures

Figure 1. Contractor safety management software functionality applied to each stage of the contractor life cycle
Figure 2. Contractor safety management software: key functions
Figure 3. Contractor safety management software: capabilities assessment

About the authors

Moses Makin

Industry Analyst
Moses joined Verdantix in 2023 and now works as an Industry Analyst in the EHS and Quality team. He focuses on EHS topics such as contractor management, quality management and environmental services. Before joining the EHS and Quality team, Moses worked as a conference producer, developing events designed for business leaders on a wide range of topics, such as EHS, supply chain sustainability, power purchase agreements, energy storage and artificial intelligence. Moses has a BA in Economics and History from the University of Leeds. Whilst studying for that, he completed a summer exchange in Hong Kong and an internship at the UK Civil Service.

Bill Pennington

VP Research, EHS & Risk Management
Bill is the VP Research for the Verdantix EHS & Risk Management practices. His current agenda focuses on understanding the evolution of EHS and enterprise risk management, evaluating emerging strategic risks and benchmarking technology buyers’ budgets, priorities and preferences globally.

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