Commercial Construction

Your Whole Site.
One Radio.

Your GC crew, every subcontractor, and every trade — on a single radio system, for the first time. Schedule changes that reach every company on site. Safety calls that every worker understands, in their language, automatically.

The Walt Smart Radio closes the communication gap and the safety gap at the same time.

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1 in 4

On-the-job accidents involve a language barrier

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health

48%

Of all construction rework caused by miscommunication

Construction Industry Institute

95%

Of construction executives say a language barrier exists on their sites

Industry survey, Eide 2017

Construction workers with the Walt Smart Radio

Your GC, Your Subs, And Your Trades Are All on Different Tools.

Information stops at every company line. A schedule change reaches your crew but not the electrical sub. A safety call goes out in English and half the site doesn’t understand it. Every gap is a delay, a rework cost, or a worker in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Schedule Slippage
A pour gets moved up. Your crew knows. The forming sub doesn't. Three phone calls later, the window's gone and the delay cascades through the rest of the week. Poor communication drives 48% of all rework on construction sites.

COORDINATION BREAKDOWN
Safety Exposure
A hazard call goes out in English. Half the site doesn't understand it — and the workers who didn't are exactly the ones in that zone. Hispanic construction worker fatalities have risen 107% since 2011. Language barriers are cited as a primary cause.

LANGUAGE GAP=RECORDABLE INCIDENT
Disputes With No Record
The GC says the direction was given. The sub says it wasn't. There's no record because it happened over a two-way radio. Now you're writing an RFI and managing a relationship instead of running the job.

NO PROOF, NO PROTECTION

Why Leaders Trust Walt for Construction Operations

140 Walt Smart Radios across 13 Miami-area job sites. After eight years of radio system rollouts, their team called it the “best rollout ever.” Over 11,000 messages sent in a single week — without a single training session.

I feel like my communication nightmare is over finally. This has been a very long, many years with not being able to hear on the radio. This has made my life much easier.

District Safety Manager
Malcolm Drilling

Your GC. Every Sub. Every Trade. One Radio.

The Walt Smart Radio is the first device that puts your entire site on a single radio system — with your GC in control of who can reach whom. One button reaches any crew, any trade, or the whole site. Every message is instant. Every message is captured. And for the first time, a safety call or a schedule change doesn’t stop at the company line.

GC Stays in Control

You set the channels and permissions. Broadcast to the full site or reach any sub’s crew directly — one button, no phone number hunt, no second radio.

Every Sub Connected

Each sub runs their own channels while staying connected to GC broadcasts. Schedule changes and safety calls reach every company on site — not just yours.

Construction worker using a Walt Smart Radio for communication

Your Business Stays Private

Your internal conversations stay internal. Subs see what they need and nothing more. Cross-company coordination happens without giving every trade a window into your operation.

A Safety Call Half the Site Can't Understand Isn't a Safety Call.

The Walt Smart Radio translates every message automatically — no extra step for the sender. A super calls a hazard in English. Every Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole worker on site hears it in their language. Instantly. Every time. No interpreter. No delay.

✅ Every safety alert delivered in the language each worker understands — automatically.
✅ Zero extra steps for the foreman or superintendent sending the message.
✅ Documented proof every crew received the warning, in their language, with a timestamp.
✅ A single recordable incident raises your EMR — and your insurance premiums — for three years.

Supporting the Most Common Languages.

Languages translated in real time — automatically, with every message

English

Albanian

Burmese

Chinese (Mandarin)

Filipino

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Pashto

Portuguese

Spanish

Vietnamese

40+ Languages & Dialects

Every Direction Given. Every Warning Sent. All Documented.

Two-way radios don’t keep records. When OSHA asks whether the toolbox talk happened, when a sub claims the direction was never given, when an incident review starts — you need proof that doesn’t exist with a radio. Walt captures every message, photo, and safety alert, time-stamped and organized by crew.

Every safety communication logged with timestamp, crew, and confirmed delivery
Searchable history by crew, trade, or date — find what you need in seconds
Worker location on every message — who was where when the direction was given
When a sub says they weren’t told, you have the record. End of conversation.

What Gets Captured

Every voice message, time-stamped
Every photo sent from the field
Every safety alert and confirmed delivery
Worker location on every transmission
Full communication history by crew or channel

“The GC says the direction was given. The sub says it wasn’t.” That conversation ends when everything is on record.

Construction worker taking a picture with the Walt Smart Radio

Show the Hazard. Don't Just Describe It.

When a foreman spots an unsecured load, a radio call describes it. A push-to-picture shows it — instantly, to the safety manager and superintendent — before anyone else walks into that area. Same capability handles schedule conflicts, rework issues, and material problems. One button. No site walk.

Push-to-Talk
Instant voice to any individual, crew, trade, or the full site
Push-to-Picture
Field photo to whoever needs to act — one button, immediate delivery
Push-to-Video
Live feed from the hazard before anyone else approaches it
No site walk required
Supers and PMs respond from any device, anywhere.

The Moments Where It Makes or Breaks the Day.

Three situations every superintendent has dealt with this week — and what changes when your whole site is on one radio.

Hazard on the Third Floor

A foreman spots an unsecured load. He sends a site-wide alert — voice plus a photo — in English. Every Spanish and Portuguese worker hears it in their language. The safety manager has a time-stamped delivery record for every crew member who received the warning.

✅ Every worker warned. Every delivery documented

The Pour Gets Moved Up

Concrete truck arrives two hours early. Your super broadcasts to the forming crew, finishing crew, and pump operator simultaneously — one message, confirmed delivered, in their languages. Nobody’s chasing a phone number. The pour happens on time.

✅ No delay. No missed window. No cascading cost.

The Sub Claims They Weren't Told

Frontline worker reading a message on a Walt smart radio

The sub says the direction to relocate the panel was never given. Your super pulls the Walt record — time-stamped voice message, delivered to the foreman, with location data. The record is clear. The conversation ends before it becomes a claim.

✅ Resolved in two minutes. No RFI. No arbitration.

One Radio. Every Way Your Site Needs to Communicate and Stay Safe.

Push-to-Talk
Instant voice to any individual, crew, or the full site. One button, exactly how your crews already work.
Push-to-Picture
Show the hazard, the defect, the delivery problem — instantly to whoever needs to act.
Push-to-Video
Live video from the field before anyone else walks the site or approaches a hazard.
AI Translation
Every message in each worker's language — including safety alerts, hazard calls, and direction changes.
Worker Location
Real-time location on every message and alert. Know where your crews are when it matters.
Custom Channels
Organize by crew, trade, company, or zone — right message to the right people, every time.
Mobile & Desktop
Supers and PMs monitor, respond, and broadcast from any device, on or off site.
Searchable Record
Every message, photo, and safety alert captured, time-stamped, and organized by crew.

What You're Actually Paying for

The Cost of Poor Communication on a Commercial Job Site is Not Abstract.

$50K+

Per Day, Site Shutdown

An OSHA investigation or serious incident can shut a commercial site for days. Lost productivity, delayed trades, idle equipment — it adds up fast.

3 Years

EMR Impact From One Recordable

A single recordable incident can raise your Experience Modification Rate and push your insurance premiums 20–30% higher for three years. Language barriers are a primary cause.

48%

Of Rework Traced to Miscommunication

On a $50M commercial project, that’s millions in rework driven by directions not given, not received, or not understood. Every one of those failures is preventable.

Built For the People Who Own the Schedule, the Safety Record, and the Job.

If you’re a superintendent managing six subs and a language barrier, this is for you. If you’re a safety manager who needs proof that every warning landed, this is for you. If you’re a VP who needs visibility across twelve active sites and a paper trail that holds up when a dispute goes sideways — this is for you.

Safety Manager
Site-wide alerts in every language, confirmed delivery for every crew member, timestamped logs. When OSHA asks, you have the record.
Superintendent
One device, every sub on site. Hazard calls that reach every worker in their language. No phone number hunt. One button.
VP / Exec
Safety logs and communication records across every active site. Visibility into where a job is going before it's already there.
Project Manager
A searchable record of every direction given and every safety call sent. When the sub dispute comes, you have the timeline.

Why Radios and Smartphones Aren't Built for This.

Two-way radios were built for voice-only, same-company communication. No record. No translation. No cross-company reach. The table is honest — Walt Smart Radio doesn’t win on upfront cost. But on the things that drive safety incidents, delays, and disputes, it’s not a close comparison.

Capability

Walt Smart Radio

Two-Way Radios

Smartphones

GC + all subs on one system

✅ Out of the box, same day

❌️ Same frequency only

❌️ Manual calls and texts

Safety alerts in every language

✅ 40+ languages, automatic

❌️ Not available

❌️ Not automatic

Safety communication record

✅ Every alert logged, delivery confirmed

❌️ Nothing captured

❌️ Scattered, no site-level view

Photos and live video

✅ One button, built in

❌️ Voice only

Works, but fragile on site

Worker location on every message

✅ Real-time, automatic

❌️ Not available

Opt-in only

IP68 + Class 1 Div 2 certified

✅ Purpose-built for the site

Basic durability only

❌️ Not rated for job sites

No FCC license required

✅ Wi-Fi or LTE, same-day deploy

❌️ FCC license required

✅ Carrier dependent

Upfront cost

Subscription + hardware

✅ Lower upfront

✅ Devices already owned

Built For the Site. Not the Office.

A safety device that can’t enter a hazardous area, dies in the rain, or runs out of battery at 2pm isn’t a safety device. Walt is built for the conditions your crews actually work in.

IP68 Rated
Fully dust-proof and water-resistant. Survives the pour, the rain, and the mud.
Class 1 Div 2
Certified for hazardous areas where consumer devices are prohibited. Goes where your crews go.
Wi-Fi or LTE
Runs on your existing network or cellular. No new infrastructure, no repeaters, no IT project.
All-Day Battery
One charge, full shift. No dead device when someone needs to report a hazard at 2pm.

Up and Running the Day It Arrives.

The fastest way to kill a rollout on a job site is to make it complicated. Walt works the way your crews already expect — no training gap, full coverage from day one.

Runs on existing Wi-Fi or LTE.

No FCC license. No repeaters. No IT project. Most sites live the day devices arrive.

Workers tap their badge. They're in

No logins, no downloads. If they’ve used a PTT radio before, Walt works exactly the way they expect.

Full coverage from the first device

Safety alerts in every language, cross-company coordination, and a complete message record — running from day one.

Fits the Stack You Already Run.

Walt’s open API connects into your safety platforms, ERP, project management, and workforce analytics. Your safety and communication data connects to the systems you’re already using — not isolated in another silo.

Safety Platforms

ERP Systems

Project Management

Workforce Analytics

Webhooks

Maintenance Management

RESTful API

SSO / Identity

Start a Conversation. Not a Procurement Process.

We’ll put Walt on your site, with your crews, on your existing network. See for yourself whether it solves the problems you’re dealing with today. No infrastructure changes. No FCC license. No friction. Most sites are up and running the same day devices arrive.

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Commercial Construction

Your Whole Site. One Radio.

1 in 4

48%

95%

Your GC, Your Subs, And Your Trades Are All on Different Tools.

Why Leaders Trust Walt for Construction Operations

I feel like my communication nightmare is over finally. This has been a very long, many years with not being able to hear on the radio. This has made my life much easier.

Your GC. Every Sub. Every Trade. One Radio.

GC Stays in Control

Every Sub Connected

Your Business Stays Private

A Safety Call Half the Site Can't Understand Isn't a Safety Call.

Supporting the Most Common Languages.

Every Direction Given. Every Warning Sent. All Documented.

What Gets Captured

Show the Hazard. Don't Just Describe It.

Push-to-Talk

Push-to-Picture

Push-to-Video

No site walk required

The Moments Where It Makes or Breaks the Day.

Safety Communication

Schedule Coordination

Dispute Protection

Hazard on the Third Floor

The Pour Gets Moved Up

The Sub Claims They Weren't Told

One Radio. Every Way Your Site Needs to Communicate and Stay Safe.

Push-to-Talk

Push-to-Picture

Push-to-Video

AI Translation

Worker Location

Custom Channels

Mobile & Desktop

Searchable Record