There are many areas in which a utilities company could benefit from an integrated wireless solution. Tracking employees using Westlake’s advanced telematics (GPS tracking) support. Dispatching alerts using Westlake’s First Responder dispatching solution, RespondNow. Converting paperwork to wireless-based forms. The best way for us to assist your organization is to contact us or complete our needs assessment form. Paperwork reduction has been predominately the main solution that Westlake has supported with Utility companies. We have help many organizations with the automation of:

• Maintenance Reports
• Equipment Inspection Reports
• Location Inspection Reports
• Spill and Clean-Up Reports
• OSHA Forms
• Vehicle Inspection Reports
• Expense Reports
• Other Reports

Westlake provides its utility customers a fast, easy and affordable way to move a paper-intensive system to a wireless one.

"It took Westlake no time at all to convert many aspects of our inspection and OSHA paperwork to a complete wireless data collection system. We were favorably impressed with the ease of use and the cost structure for our 100 field force workers. We have now gone wireless with our daily inspections.

D. West
Operations Manager
Northwest Gas Company

We can do this for most smartphones such as Android, or an Android tablet, for easy touch screen efficiency. We eliminate the need for large binders full of paperwork and personal computers that are bulky and take time to manage in the field.

In most cases, the smartphone that the user is already using supports it all:

• Drop-down menus
• Multiple select check boxes
• Alphanumeric fields
• Numeric fields
• Bar code scans
• Photo capture
• Complete telematics (GPS, geo-fencing, speed, direction, start and stop times, etc.)

Data collected includes:

• Data collected in real-time
• Full store-and-forward support to work in and out of wireless coverage
• Name of the submitter
• Date and time submitted
• GPS coordinates
• Instantaneous exporting to MS XLS
• Web services ready for back office integration
• XML feed
• Re-built PDF reports that are formatted and print-ready
• Alerts and escalations
• Automated reporting

If you are seeking a solutions provider to help you convert any, or all, of your paperwork to wireless, contact us today or complete our needs assessment form. We are often able to put together a full functioning end-to-end solution at not cost or obligation.