Manufacturing & Logistics
Induction built for the factory floor.
New starters sign a form, get a quick walk from whoever's free, and are left to figure out the rest. Inductio replaces that with a guided, location-verified induction that proves they were there and understood what they saw.
Days, not months
to go live
100%
of runs logged
Every stop
location-verified
No app
runs on WhatsApp
The problem
What induction looks like today.
H&S sign-off that doesn't mean anything
New starters sign a form. They don't know the site, haven't met the safety leads, and couldn't describe the forklift zone if you asked. The paper says compliant. The reality doesn't.
Quality varies by who's free
Some starters get a thorough walk from someone who knows the site well. Others get five minutes and a folder because the right person wasn't available. The standard is whoever's free, not what the site requires.
No proof they were where you said
Paper logs record that someone attended. They don't show that they stood in the forklift zone, saw the chemical store, or understood the PPE requirements for each area. When a regulator asks, you hope rather than know.
Why this sector
Built for the way manufacturing sites actually work
Manufacturing induction isn't one briefing — it's a dozen location-specific ones. The PPE rules at the loading bay aren't the rules in the chemical store. Pedestrian segregation matters in the forklift zones and nowhere else. COSHH awareness belongs where the substances are kept, and machinery safety under PUWER means something different at every line. A classroom session flattens all of that into slides; Inductio puts each requirement back in the place it applies, and checks understanding while the new starter is standing there.
That matters most when the workforce moves fast. Agency staff, seasonal peaks, and shift-pattern starts mean people arrive when the H&S manager isn't on site. Because Inductio runs on WhatsApp with no accounts or app, anyone can complete the same induction to the same standard on any shift — and the record it produces shows who answered what, where, and when, in a format you can hand to an auditor or an HSE inspector without a day of preparation.
How Inductio works on a manufacturing site
A guided walk through every stop. Verified at every step.
- 01
They get a WhatsApp link before day one
No app to install. No account to create. Just a link, a start code, and instructions to arrive at the main entrance — works the same for permanent hires and agency staff.
- 02
The guide takes them through each zone
The AI guide narrates the route — loading bay, forklift zones, chemical store, break room — and tells them exactly where to go next. At each zone, the relevant safety lead is automatically pinged.
- 03
Zone-specific H&S questions, logged
Before the forklift zone: a segregation question. Before the chemical store: a COSHH question. Natural language answers — no exact keywords required. Every answer is scored and timestamped.
- 04
Location challenges confirm presence
After each stop, the group completes a challenge that can only be done standing there — reading a reference plate, photographing the lockout point. Presence is verified, not assumed.
- 05
A completion card for every starter
At the end, each starter receives a branded completion card with their name, H&S score, time, and every zone visited. A record you can keep — and show.
Inductio Guide
online
How Inductio helps
What induction looks like with Inductio.
Live oversight for your admin team
Active groups, current zone, time elapsed — one dashboard shows every run as it happens. No chasing for updates.
Safety leads pinged automatically
The right person is notified as each group approaches their zone, and confirmed when they meet. Real introductions, every time.
A compliance log you can show
Full question, answer, score, and timestamp for every run. One export covers everything a regulator or auditor needs to see.
Common questions
Questions from manufacturing & logistics teams.
Does Inductio replace our classroom H&S induction?
It replaces the site walk and the location-specific briefing — the part that's hardest to standardise. Many sites keep a short classroom or e-learning module for policy content and use Inductio for everything that depends on being physically on the floor. The two together cover what a signature on a form never did.
How do we induct agency and temporary staff?
The same way as permanent hires. Inductio runs on WhatsApp, so there are no accounts to create, no app to install, and no IT involvement. An agency worker gets a link and a start code, completes the same route to the same standard, and appears in the same compliance log.
What happens when someone answers an H&S question incorrectly?
The guide explains the correct answer and asks a follow-up to confirm understanding before moving on. Both attempts are logged. You see exactly which questions caused difficulty — per person and per zone — which tells you where your real-world signage or briefing needs work.
Can questions be specific to COSHH areas and machinery zones?
Yes — that's the core of the product. Questions are attached to locations, not to a generic question bank. The chemical store asks about your substances and your spill procedure; the production line asks about your guarding and isolation rules. We write them with your safety team during setup.
Is the record sufficient evidence for an HSE inspection or audit?
Every run produces a timestamped log of who was inducted, which zones they visited, what they were asked, what they answered, and how they scored — exportable on demand. It evidences understanding rather than attendance, which is a stronger position than a signed attendance sheet.
How long does it take to go live on a manufacturing site?
Your first starters can usually be inducted within a fortnight of kickoff. There is no software for your team to install or configure; the time goes into developing the route, the zone questions, and the host list with your safety team, so the pace is set by their availability rather than ours.
Inductio also runs on energy & utilities and construction & events sites.
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Ready to see it on your site?
We'll walk you through a live demo tailored to your organisation. Setup takes days, not months.
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