In today’s construction landscape, workforce data is one of your most valuable assets, but are you getting the most out of it?
Teams can benefit from unlocking the full potential of that data, not just for access control, but for smarter operations, better resource allocation, and meaningful social impact. Digital transformation in construction has accelerated in recent years, and contractors who embrace it are already seeing benefits to efficiency, safety, compliance, and cost control.
At DataScope, we believe that connecting workforce data to permits, access, and project systems drives smarter decisions across your entire site as well as simplifying workflows.
Here’s some ways on how to make your workforce data stretch further.
The link between workforce data and permits ensures operatives are correctly assigned and authorised before work begins. Our platform allows you integrate multiple ways:
This digital connection creates a clear audit trail and eliminates uncertainty, giving site teams confidence that only authorised workers are in the right areas, doing the right work. By uniting permits, access, and workforce data in one platform, teams benefit from a single source of truth to effectively streamline decision-making and reduce the risk of errors caused by disconnected systems.
Why this Integration Matters
Enhanced Site Safety: Teams can be certain only qualified trades are allowed to carry out high-risk activities, minimising the risk of incidents and reinforcing safety standards across the site.
Reduced Rework: Cut down on errors, rework, and unauthorised access by ensuring the right personnel with valid permits carry out specific tasks.
Better Resource Allocation: With workforce permits linked to specific tasks and zones, site managers can better plan who should be where and when, driving more efficient deployment of labour.
DataScope’s platform enables teams to track and measure productivity by connecting labour metrics to project progress.
As Mark Reynolds, CEO of Mace recently shared at the Lean Construction Summit 2025 the critical role of DataScope’s workforce data and reporting in ensuring projects are completed on time and it is used to help calculate gross added value per worker hour.
With integrated data from a centralised source, you can eliminate silos and gain a reliable, real-time view of workforce performance. This allows you to:
This visibility allows teams to manage performance more actively, reduce inefficiencies, and ensure the right skills are on-site when needed.
Using another customer insight, BCEI uses DataScope’s turnstile data on projects in Jakarta, to monitor workforce activity and support effective deployment of safety supervisors. When first aid incidents or near misses are reported in a specific area, project managers can cross-reference this with access data to understand supervisory coverage and identify opportunities for increased presence in key zones. This has enhanced accountability, strengthened safety oversight, and ensured supervisors are focused and positioned where their expertise makes the greatest impact to supporting safe, productive operations.
Beyond efficiency, DataScope helps measure and report on social value, something increasingly important in public and private sector projects. With built-in reporting on workforce demographics, apprenticeship involvement, and local labour sourcing, project teams can quantify their positive community impact.
Suzanne Hardy, Head of Construction Social Value at Mace, noted that DataScope’s automatic reporting not only reduced manual data handling but also freed up valuable time that could be redirected toward community engagement:
“On some projects this can save up to 2 days a month in data manipulation and analysis. It ensures that we can use our time more effectively delivering social value for the local community rather than spending unnecessary time in data analysis.”
Learn More by clicking the link Here to read our case study with Mace.
Workforce data is one of your most powerful assets… but only if you use it effectively. Your team can unlock new levels of productivity, compliance, and social value by moving beyond simple access control and embracing integrated, real-time workforce management.
Whether your tracking labour hours, measuring community impact, or ensuring safe permit compliance, DataScope’s platform gives you the right tools to make every data point count.
Get in Touch with the DataScope team today for a free demo and site survey and discover how our platform can help you get more out of your workforce data.