SafetyCulture deployed a multimodal checklist assistant across six Sydney commercial construction sites this week, letting safety managers photograph scaffolding tags or dictate observations and receive structured inspection templates aligned with National Construction Code audit clauses.
The Townsville-born software group, which markets its workplace platform as Mitti in several regions, said the feature builds on its AI checklist builder announced earlier this year. Product lead Anika Verma demonstrated the workflow at a Barangaroo tower project Tuesday: a photo of a missing edge protection triggered a pre-filled Class 2 to 9 site audit template with fall-prevention sections highlighted for human review before publish.
How the tool works on site
Inspectors capture images or 30-second voice memos in the Mitti mobile app. A on-device classifier tags hazards—electrical leads, incomplete balustrades, housekeeping piles—and maps them to library clauses drawn from SafetyCulture’s Australian construction catalogue. Managers must approve each generated checklist before crews see tasks, preserving human sign-off required under WHS regulations.
Verma said the model was fine-tuned on de-identified inspection exports from Australian customers who opted into a training pool, with a contractual firewall blocking use of client logos or personnel images for global model updates. Enterprise tenants can disable cloud inference and run templates only from on-phone text prompts if their data-sovereignty policies require it.
Why builders adopted it
Multiplex and Built, two contractors involved in the pilot, cited backlog in converting weekly walk-through notes into client-facing PDFs. A Multiplex safety manager said digitising Barangaroo audits previously took 90 minutes per level; the multimodal flow cut drafting time to under 20 minutes, with remaining effort spent verifying measurements and photo timestamps.
Consultants warned that AI-generated checklists do not replace accredited engineers on structural sign-offs. SafeWork NSW reminded employers that person conducting a business or undertaking remains legally responsible for accuracy regardless of software assistance.
Competition and pricing
Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud offer document AI, but SafetyCulture’s pitch targets frontline subcontractors who already use Mitti for inductions and toolbox talks. The multimodal assistant ships as an add-on to premium tiers at $19 per inspector per month, with volume discounts for states with major infrastructure pipelines.
SafetyCulture shares trade on the ASX under the SFR ticker; the company did not disclose incremental revenue from the launch but said Australian construction ARR grew 28 per cent in FY26 to date.