Maxwell Systems Partners With American Compliance Systems to Help Contractors Improve Jobsite Safety


KING OF PRUSSIA, PA--(Marketwire - Jun 13, 2011) - Maxwell Systems, Inc., a leading provider of complete construction business management software solutions, today announced its partnership with American Compliance Systems (ACS) to provide a comprehensive set of safety tools and consulting services for construction professionals.

"We understand the importance of jobsite safety to our clients and their legal obligations to adhere to OSHA regulations," said Jim Flynn, President & CEO of Maxwell Systems. "By partnering with a leader in workplace safety, like ACS, we are able to offer contractors solutions and services to help simplify jobsite safety compliance, which ultimately helps them to save time, reduce costs, and minimize risk. Through this partnership, contactors using our software can be kept informed of their safety responsibilities, have safety training documentation and resources available, and consult a team of experts with questions regarding OSHA safety requirements."

"By partnering with Maxwell Systems, we can help more construction companies improve jobsite safety and meet specific OSHA requirements," said Robert Pignataro, President and Founder of American Compliance Systems. "Our organizations share a commitment to help contractors more easily manage OSHA compliance for a better, safer workplace. With over 20 years experience, ACS has developed highly effective tools and systems that enable companies to quickly implement safety compliance programs in a straightforward, cost effective manner."

This partnership will provide construction companies with safety-specific solutions, access to OSHA compliance expertise to more effectively manage their safety program, and capacity to avoid OSHA sanctions, fines, and penalties; improve their chance of winning bids; attain lower insurance costs; identify safety measures for optimal benefit, and more.

Maxwell Systems customers will have a number of safety management products and expert capabilities to help them streamline jobsite safety compliance and simplify the related paperwork and record-keeping. With a streamlined compliance process, contractors can increase their chances of winning bids; avoid OSHA sanctions, fines, and penalties; lower insurance costs; reduce owner exposure to civil and criminal litigation; and identify safety measures for optimal benefit.

Maxwell Systems will offer jobsite safety checklists that provide contractors with the ability to:

  • Pinpoint requirements and actions to take for each OSHA sub part -- eliminating the need to read thousands of pages of regulations, thus saving time and increasing accuracy
  • Easily inform vendors and subcontractors about their specific safety responsibilities
  • Reduce risk by ensuring vendor and subcontractor compliance
  • Track vendor and subcontractor compliance

ABOUT AMERICAN COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS
ACS was founded in 1990 to provide products and services to help businesses manage workplace risk and maintain regulatory compliance. ACS has served as an outsourced Safety Compliance Department providing all the benefits of an in-house Safety Department at a fraction of the cost. In fact, many ACS clients have experienced real cost savings in their insurance premiums and productivity improvements that far outweigh the cost of their services. ACS offers both a wide range of onsite safety services as well as web-based safety products and solutions. ACS specializes in regulatory compliance, worksite inspections, and safety training for a wide variety of manufacturing, construction, and service companies.

ABOUT MAXWELL SYSTEMS
Maxwell Systems is a leading provider of complete construction business management and property management software solutions and services. Founded in 1975, Maxwell Systems is dedicated to helping its 10,000 customers streamline their estimating, job cost accounting, and project management processes and improve profitability. To deliver true end-to-end control of critical business processes, the company's product offerings include: ProContractorMX™, American Contractor™, Management Suite™, StreetSmarts®, and Estimation®. To further help customers grow their business while maximizing the return on their technology investment, Maxwell Systems provides comprehensive support and maintenance, training, and consulting. The company's headquarters are in King of Prussia, Pa., with offices in Baltimore, Md., Fort Collins, Colo., Santa Cruz, Calif., and Sarasota, Fla. More information is available at www.maxwellsystems.com.

© 2011 Maxwell Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Maxwell Systems, ProContractorMX, American Contractor, and Management Suite are trademarks and Estimation and StreetSmarts are registered trademarks of Maxwell Systems, Inc. Other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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