Workplace fatality prevention platform with critical-control checklists and AI safety tools
Forwood Safety builds fatality-prevention software for high-risk industries, pairing domain expertise from 30 years in mining and heavy industry with a modern tech stack (React, NestJS, GraphQL, AWS). Active migration of legacy SaaS products and an upcoming product launch signal a platform consolidation phase, while pain points around delivery predictability and 24×7 support escalation suggest scaling operational complexity as customer-base expands across emerging markets.
Forwood Safety is a privately held fatality-prevention technology company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The company combines consulting, coaching, and software delivery to eliminate workplace deaths in mining, energy, and industrial sectors. Core product includes Critical Control Checklists mapped to major hazards and enterprise workflows, backed by AI-driven safety tools. The organization operates in 51–200 employees across engineering, sales, support, and marketing, with active hiring in Australia and the United States. Current initiatives include platform migration, emerging-market expansion, and new product deployment.
React, Remix, TypeScript, NestJS, Node.js, GraphQL for application layer; AWS (ECS, Lambda, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch) for infrastructure; Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, Cypress for testing; GitHub Actions and Bitbucket Pipelines for CI/CD; Jira for project management.
Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1995, the company operates with 51–200 employees across Australia and the United States.
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