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By Greg Bartlett

Jobs vary in many aspects include safety regulations, difficulty, training required, and affect on others. All jobs are important and need to be done well, but some people perform tasks which, if done improperly or not at all, could endanger others. In these cases, managers need to know whether their workers are performing the tasks they say they are or whether they might be falsifying records. GPS tracking can provide the surveillance needed to ensure that a job is being done as reported.

Cities across the nation are beginning to see the usefulness of GPS tracking in monitoring workers such as building inspectors, fire inspectors and engineering inspectors. By equipping each worker with a transmitter, department heads can monitor location in real time throughout the day to determine whether that worker is fulfilling his duties. The transmitter sends a signal intermittently to pinpoint current location within a few feet and these transmissions can be monitored from a computer either in real time or as a printed report to be viewed at the end of the day. Some GPS tracking models also provide information such as stops made and the length of each stop which can tip a department head off as to whether the employee is performing his duty fully.

GPS tracking can be applied to company vehicles as well so that tabs can be kept on fuel usage, speed of travel and vehicle idling times. Knowledge of this information can help companies save money by teaching employees how to conserve fuel by choosing shorter routes and turning off idling engines when making a delivery.

New York City experienced a tragedy recently when a crane that should have been inspected but wasn’t collapsed and seven people died. The city plans to implement GPS tracking of its inspectors in the future in order to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. While not every unfinished job could result in loss of life, they all could mean loss of revenue for the company and potential loss of customers if a job isn’t done or isn’t done well. GPS tracking can help business owners make sure their employees are providing timely efficient service and that customers receive the best result for their money.

Knowing where your employees are and what they are doing can give you peace of mind as a business owner by ensuring that they are doing the jobs you pay them to do. While lives may not hang in the balance every time, GPS tracking helps you know that each job is done in a way that reflects well on your business, uses your resources wisely and keeps your customers happy.