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There’s a new gadget on the horizon that has the potential to infiltrate markets that maybe Apple hasn’t considered yet.  In keeping with the theme of the site, let’s look at a few ways that contractors could utilize the portable tablet.

1.  Safety/Toolbox Talks:

It’s hard to get your guys to listen to you when you want to give a safety talk, and all they want to do is punch the clock and get to the job site.  Instead of prattling on about something they aren’t interested in, how do you think they would respond if you pulled out your nifty new iPad and played them a safety video.  Here’s a link to over 3,000 on Youtube.  Using only what is available from Youtube would give you enough information for daily safety talks for 11 years.  Granted, I know a lot of construction company owners that have more than enough information for safety talks, but lack the resources to give them to their employees.  Now that Apple has developed a portable device that can show videos wherever and whenever, you have an electronic safety director.  If you want to make some quick money, make an Apple App or podcast that delivers daily safety talks specifically tailored to your industry.

2. BIM:

You know it’s coming.  Instead of having everyone on the site trying to coordinate inside a single trailer and look at a computer, you could take your iPad and your 5-D graphic for that project out to the jobsite and study the specs right then and there.

If you have any other ideas on how this new technology can benefit contractors, please leave a comment.