# Toolminder

> Toolminder is UK-built asset management and safety compliance software for tools and equipment. Teams tag every asset with RFID, NFC or barcode, scan it with the iOS/Android app to run digital pre-use checks, and monitor hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure as HSE points in real time, producing audit-ready records for PUWER 1998 and the Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005. Made by Earlsmere Limited (Barnsley, UK; established 1988).

Key facts:

- Scan-based, not wearable-based: HAV monitoring runs on the phones operators already carry and the tags already on the tools, with no dosimeters or wearables to issue, charge or calibrate.
- A scan proves presence: pre-use checks and usage records can only be created at the physical machine, so records are trustworthy by construction.
- One record per asset: checks, usage sessions, exposure points, defects, service jobs and documents in a single chronological history.
- Compliance focus: PUWER 1998, Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (EAV/ELV alerts), Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005.
- Sectors: construction, engineering, grounds maintenance, facilities management, sports grounds, local authorities.
- Platform: iOS and Android apps plus a web portal for supervisors ([App Store](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/toolminder/id1499515494), [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earlsmere.cloud.toolminder)).
- Related: Earlsmere supplies the RFID/NFC tags (laser-marked to order in their UK production facility) and provides on-site HAV, WBV and noise testing.
- Contact: info@toolminder.com · +44 (0)1226 750111 · Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 0BS, UK.

## Product

- [Features](https://info.toolminder.com/features): The complete platform, capability by capability.
- [Tool Tracking](https://info.toolminder.com/tool-tracking): RFID, NFC and barcode identification with the phones your team already carry.
- [Asset Management](https://info.toolminder.com/asset-management): One live record per asset, from register to audit trail.
- [HAV Monitoring](https://info.toolminder.com/hav-monitoring): Real trigger time converted into HSE exposure points, with EAV and ELV alerts.
- [Pre-Use Checks](https://info.toolminder.com/pre-use-checks): Digital equipment checks with proof of presence, photos and sign-off.
- [HAV Calculator](https://info.toolminder.com/hav-calculator): Free HSE exposure points calculator for any vibration magnitude.
- [Vibration Testing](https://info.toolminder.com/vibration-testing): On-site HAV, WBV and noise testing service by Earlsmere.

## Resources

- [Resource library](https://info.toolminder.com/resources): Practical guides on HAV, WBV, equipment checks and HSE compliance.
- [HAV Exposure Points Explained](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/hav-exposure-points-explained): How the HSE points system, EAV and ELV work.
- [Scan-Based vs Wearable HAV Monitoring](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/scan-based-vs-wearable-hav-monitoring): Comparing the two approaches to vibration monitoring.
- [The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/control-of-vibration-at-work-regulations-2005): The employer's duties in plain English.
- [PUWER Pre-Use Checks](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/puwer-pre-use-checks): What the regulations expect before equipment is used.
- [RFID & NFC Tool Tagging](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/rfid-nfc-tool-tagging): How tags work and which to fit on which tools.
- [HAV Health Surveillance](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/hav-health-surveillance): What employers must provide and when.
- [HAVS: Symptoms, Stages and Employer Responsibilities](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/havs-symptoms-employer-responsibilities): The condition itself, the early signs, and the duties it triggers.
- [Vibration Magnitudes by Tool Type](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/vibration-magnitudes-by-tool-type): HSE indicative figures converted to points per hour and time to the EAV.
- [Breakers & Demolition Hammers: Equipment Checks](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/breaker-demolition-hammer-equipment-checks): Pre-use and end-use check guidance for the highest-HAV tools on site.
- [Angle Grinders: Equipment Checks](https://info.toolminder.com/resources/angle-grinder-equipment-checks): Disc, guard and speed-rating checks with HAV and silica considerations.

## Company

- [About Earlsmere](https://earlsmere.co.uk): the Barnsley company behind Toolminder, printing labels and barcodes since 1988 and supplying the RFID and NFC tags Toolminder uses.
- [Privacy](https://info.toolminder.com/privacy): Privacy policy.