Demo comparison

NWTL Ops Portal vs SiteDocs

SiteDocs is a solid general safety-forms platform. This portal is built around how NWTL actually works — trenching, hydrovac, locates and daily tickets in Northern Alberta, with no cell service assumed.

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Built for trenching, not everyone

Locates, daylighting, trench protective systems and hydrovac pre-trips are first-class screens — not forms someone had to build.

Works with zero bars

Crews complete FLHAs, inspections and tickets on device and everything syncs from the outbox when signal returns.

No per-seat bill

Adding a labourer or a second hydrovac crew doesn't change the monthly cost.

Installs like an app

Add to home screen on any phone or tablet — no app store approvals, no separate login portal.

Feature by feature

What each system gives the crew

Based on how NWTL uses SiteDocs today for safety checklists and documents.

Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA)

Digital FLHA with crew signatures, hazard library and Alberta OHS Code citations

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Yes
Generic forms — citations and trenching logic added manually

Trenching & excavation parameters

Depth, soil class, protective system and daylighting logic built into the form

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
Not built in — must be authored as a custom form

Pre-trip / pre-use inspections

Runnable hydrovac, excavator, trench box and HDD sheets with sign-off

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Yes
Available through form builder

Alberta One-Call locate tickets

Ticket expiry countdowns, dig radius map and pin audit trail

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
No locate ticket tracking

Daily field ticket (LEMS)

Labour, equipment and materials with client signature

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
Handled outside the platform or by a custom form

Dispatch / morning board

Publish crews to sites, conflict detection, crew sees today's assignment

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
No scheduling module

Tool & asset tracking

QR check-out/return, repair history, location by truck or shop

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Partial
Equipment records, but no crew check-out flow

Offline in the bush

Full offline capture with device cache and outbox sync when signal returns

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Yes
Offline supported in their mobile app

COR audit evidence

Live COR scoring by element with linked evidence and corrective actions

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Partial
Documents stored; audit scoring is manual

Geofenced job sites

GPS captured on submit and flagged when outside the site radius

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Partial
GPS stamped, no geofence flagging

Public safety performance page

Client-facing safe hours, LTI days and COR status pulled from real records

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
Internal only

Cost model

Owned system — no per-user subscription as the crew grows

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: No
Per-user monthly licensing

Change requests

New form or workflow shipped for NWTL specifically

This portal: Yes
SiteDocs: Partial
Self-serve builder within their template limits

Capability	NWTL portal	SiteDocs
Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA) Digital FLHA with crew signatures, hazard library and Alberta OHS Code citations	Yes	Yes Generic forms — citations and trenching logic added manually
Trenching & excavation parameters Depth, soil class, protective system and daylighting logic built into the form	Yes	No Not built in — must be authored as a custom form
Pre-trip / pre-use inspections Runnable hydrovac, excavator, trench box and HDD sheets with sign-off	Yes	Yes Available through form builder
Alberta One-Call locate tickets Ticket expiry countdowns, dig radius map and pin audit trail	Yes	No No locate ticket tracking
Daily field ticket (LEMS) Labour, equipment and materials with client signature	Yes	No Handled outside the platform or by a custom form
Dispatch / morning board Publish crews to sites, conflict detection, crew sees today's assignment	Yes	No No scheduling module
Tool & asset tracking QR check-out/return, repair history, location by truck or shop	Yes	Partial Equipment records, but no crew check-out flow
Offline in the bush Full offline capture with device cache and outbox sync when signal returns	Yes	Yes Offline supported in their mobile app
COR audit evidence Live COR scoring by element with linked evidence and corrective actions	Yes	Partial Documents stored; audit scoring is manual
Geofenced job sites GPS captured on submit and flagged when outside the site radius	Yes	Partial GPS stamped, no geofence flagging
Public safety performance page Client-facing safe hours, LTI days and COR status pulled from real records	Yes	No Internal only
Cost model Owned system — no per-user subscription as the crew grows	Yes	No Per-user monthly licensing
Change requests New form or workflow shipped for NWTL specifically	Yes	Partial Self-serve builder within their template limits

SiteDocs notes reflect NWTL's current day-to-day use of the platform for safety checklists and document storage. Their feature set changes over time — treat this as a practical comparison, not a vendor specification.

Try it the way a crew would

Start a daily FLHA, run a hydrovac pre-trip with a signature, then check the office inbox to see it land.

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