No, at this stage you must have a connection to the internet to use The Foreman.

The Foreman is not an app available on iTunes or Google Playstore, however The Foreman website will work well on internet enabled smart phones and tablets.

To use The Foreman on your smartphone or tablet, open a internet browser window and navigate to www.theforeman.com.au

Yes, The Foreman is 100% Australian owned and operated. The Foreman was developed specifically for the Australian market.

Individuals can use The Foreman for free. There is no charge to set up a profile.

For companies, The Foreman has different pricing structures available depending on whether the company is the administrator or primary contractor for the site or a sub-contractor. Billing is done on a per-site basis. Please refer to our pricing page for more details.

Email addresses are unique so the profile that already exists belongs to you but may have been created by a current or former employer or created in error by someone else.

You can use the Forgot Password functionality and a new password will be emailed to you which will allow you to login and access the profile. If the profile does not contain your details or you believe it was created falsely, please contact our support desk and we can investigate the matter further.

You must be accessing The Foreman from a computer, smartphone or tablet from within Australia to register for a profile. If you are trying to register from within Australia but still receiving this error message, try registering while connected to another network or from another device. If the problem persists please contact our support desk.

You only have 5 attempts per day to enter the correct login details. If you have exceeded this limit, use the Forgot Password functionality to be issues a new password.

Click the Forgot Password button on the login screen. A new password will be generated and sent to you. You can then change the password again once you have logged in, on the My Details page of your profile.

You can change your password using the Forgot Password functionality on the login screen or on the My Details page of your profile once loggged in.

On the My Details page for your profile, click 'Change Picture' button. You will be prompted to browse for an image file on your device.

If you are using a smartphone or tablet, you can use the device's camera to add a profile picture.

When you add an employer to your profile you will be prompted to consent to sharing personal information from your profile with your employer. Providing this consent will allow your current employer(s) to see all the details on your profile.

If you are inducted on a site, you will also be prompted for consent to share your personal information with the site administrator. Providing this consent will allow the site administrator to see all the details on your profile.

No users will be able to see your private information without your consent. Please refer to the terms of use for further details.

On a computer, hold the Ctrl key + plus click each applicable skill/language.

On a smartphone or tablet, you can select multiple options by ticking the box for each item.

Yes, your employer can create a new profile on your behalf, or co-maintain an existing profile you have.

If you have selected the profile type for a blue collar worker or a white collar worker that goes on sites then you may have to complete these details before the site administrator will allow you on site.

Sites will appear under My Sites when your employer has been added to a site or you have been inducted on a site.

QR code scanning is optionally used by Site Administrators as means of quickly accessing your information.

You may be asked to present your QR code on site. Too access it, you can-

• Login to The Foreman using a smartphone or table and navigate to the My Details page.
• Send the QR Code to your email address then print.
• Send the QR code to your email address then access the email from your smartphone or tablet.

Licences and White Cards cannot be edited.

To change the details of a licence or white card, remove it from your profile and it a new licence / white card with the correct details.

Any individual can create a company profile. Once logged in, click to the Employers menu from the left menu bar or click the 'Create Company Profile' button.

On the Employers page, enter the company's details. If the company already has a profile it may appear as you are typing the company name. If it does not already exist, complete the company details and click the 'Submit' button. Click OK to the pop up box message. You will then be presented with the Company Profile page. Complete the remaining details for the profile and click 'Save'

Once the company profile is created, you will be the default administrator for the profile and the company menu will appear on the left menu bar when you login.

Please contact our support desk so the matter can be investigated further and the appropriate actions taken.

Select the profile type which most describes your company. The profile type will not restrict your company's usage of The Foreman.

Yes. You can set up your own site in The Foreman and use the site functionality as if you were the site administrator. Artefacts and reports can then be exported and sent to the real site administrator.

Don't forget to mention to your site administrator how much easier it would be if they use The Foreman too!

Employees can be added via the Employees page under your Company's name on the left menu bar.

Click to Add an employee and enter their email address. If the email address is already associated with a profile in The Foreman, a request will go to the user to confirm that employment. If no profile exists for the email address, you will have the opportunity to create a profile on behalf of that person.

Yes. If an active employment relationship exists between a company and an individual, the employing company can maintain the employee's profile.

Profile's can also be created on behalf of employees via the Employees page under your Company's name on the left menu bar. Refer to FAQ 6 above.

You the employer can view your employee's details once the employee has provided consent.

When the employee goes on site, they will also provide consent to the builder to view their private information from their profile.

Only users to whom the employee has provided consent will be able to view their private information. Please refer to the terms of use for further information.

Employment relationships between a company and an individual can only be created and ended, they cannot be modified.

To reinstate the relationship, a new relationship must be added and the non-initiating user must confirm the relationship again.

A site can be created on the Sites page under your Company's name onn the left menu bar.

Creating a site requires permissions within yoyur company so it may not be possible for all users.

Creating a site may incur charges.

An artefact is a document, image or any configured site form that is associated with a site.

An artefact can be related to other artefacts, contractors, or site breakdowns

A site breakdown is a method to segment or categorise a site by work areas or site jobs.

Artefacts and contractors can then be assigned to a site breakdown as means of grouping the related contractors and artefacts. Contractors and artefacts can then be found through site breakdowns directly or through filtering.

Visibility of site artefacts is determined according to the hierarchy of company invitations on to the site. For example, the site administrator creates the site and then invites contractors on to the site. Therefore the site administrator can view all artefacts on the site. If contractor invites a sub-contractor on oo the site, the contractor can see their own artefacts as well as the artefacts of the sub-contractor, however they will not see all the artefacts the site administrator uploads or the artefacts of other contractors they did not invite on site.

The hierarchy of company profiles that dictates artefact visibility can be superceded by specifically adding a contractor to an artfacts via the related Contractors tab on the Artefacts page.

Artefacts cannot be edited. New versions can be created however. On the Artefacts page, locate the artefact you want to edit, then click the Upload New Version link. You can then create a new version of the artefact with ammended details.

By clicking the artefact name, you can either download a file for an image or document, or open one of the prebuilt site forms within the browser window.

Once an artefact is deleted it cannot be reinstated via The Foreman. Please contact the support desk with details about the artefact to have it resinstated.

Sites are saved in The Foreman indefinitely. Access to the sites once they are no longer active may be restricted depending on the subscription your company selected for the site.

Tradespeople are only added to a site when they are inducted on the site or the first time the sign in.

Once a contractor (a company) is added to a site, all employees of that company are be able to view the site induction material via their 'My Sites' page. They can then review induction material and send a notification to the site administrator that they have completed the induction requirements.