# Novara Flex: Safety Management

> Novara Flex is a powerful yet flexible safety management app.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.hazardscout](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.hazardscout)

## Overview

- **ID:** `app.hazardscout`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Novara Software LLC
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 169,790
- **Rating:** 4.05 / 5 (1,098 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-12
- **First published:** 2015-09-04
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 28 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.hazardscout)
- **Website:** [https://kpa.io](https://kpa.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://kpa.io/privacy-policy/](https://kpa.io/privacy-policy/)

## Description

KPA Flex: Safety Management is a comprehensive and flexible platform designed for managing Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs efficiently. With its user-friendly mobile app, workers can perform site inspections, track incidents, complete safety training, and manage assets with QR code functionality. It offers configurable audit forms, real-time dashboards, and push notifications for critical tasks, helping organizations maintain compliance and promote workplace safety. Additionally, users can access extensive Safety Data Sheets and regulatory documents to support hazard communication and corrective actions.

This extension integrates seamlessly with web-based software, empowering businesses to make data-driven decisions and take proactive measures to ensure employee safety and adherence to regulatory requirements. KPA Flex is ideal for companies aiming to streamline safety management across all operational levels.

## Rankings

- #173,065 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ASSISTED_GPS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_GPS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `app.hazardscout.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`

## Review summary

Users value ease of use and phone-based access, making it especially helpful when tablets aren't available and for oil & gas work. But multiple reviews highlight serious tech drawbacks: slow startup and operation, memory instability, and frequent cloud-reload of forms instead of offline caching, plus occasional non-functioning behavior and some UI/UX issues. The app's usability is strong, yet reliability and performance gaps limit its daily effectiveness.

### Pros

- Easy to use / self-explanatory
- Intuitive interface / easy to navigate
- Works on a phone when the company doesn't have enough tablets
- Essential tool for jobs in oil & gas
- Positive overall usability and usefulness

### Cons

- Slow performance and long load times
- Frequent memory issues requiring uninstall/reinstall
- Forms reloaded from the cloud instead of staying on device (offline caching lacking)
- Occasional non-functioning app / reliability problems
- UI/UX/navigation glitches (e.g., JHA page spacing, notes alignment)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.hazardscout)