Checkware: Digital checklists for Hazardous Areas (EX-Protected Areas) in the Industry

Burghausen, 27.04.2018 – New Solutions GmbH, a medium-sized provider of software solutions for the digitization of business processes on the "shop floor", has extended its standard checklist software Checkware for use with EX-protected mobile phones and tablets. The industry 4.0 application now also optimizes checklist management in potentially explosive areas of refineries or the chemical industry.

Digital checklists are increasingly being used in hazardous goods and explosion protection areas. This is partly due to the number of light and robust EX-protected mobile phones and tablets available. On the other hand, the legal requirements in the area of "environmental protection and compliance" have been tightened in recent years to such an extent that standardized, audit-proof processes, especially in the area of hazardous goods, are of critical importance to a company in view of high amounts of damage. "More and more companies are currently considering switching from paper-based solutions to digital checklists," confirms Christian Ehrenschwendtner, Managing Director of New Solutions GmbH in Burghausen/Germany.

The IT company has many years of experience with electronic checklists in the chemical and petrochemical industry. "When we started ten years ago, the first dangerous goods checklists were still filled in with explosion-proof devices that weighed over three kilograms and hung on a carrying strap," recalls Ehrenschwendtner. "Today's devices with Android and Windows 10 operating systems are not only significantly smaller and lighter, but also much more powerful. They are therefore much better suited for complex industry 4.0 applications".