DEVB body-worn camera requirement
Site inspection video record workflow: from start of shift to a retained record
A site inspection video record workflow turns each body-worn camera walk into a dated record. With Kodifly, footage lands on the floor plan with date, time and capture ID, links to the inspection request and site diary, and joins the DWSS after the engineer signs off. DEVB requires the camera during site inspections since June 2026 (LC Paper No. CB(1)749/2026(02), paragraph 40).
One walk, one record
DEVB requires frontline resident site staff and contractors' frontline staff to be equipped with body-worn cameras during site inspections (paragraph 40). The aims are site supervision, safety management, quality control and works progress monitoring. Footage on its own is hard to use. The value comes when each walk is dated, placed and linked to the record it supports.
The workflow below is the one Kodifly uses on SpatialSense. It records the inspection, not the whole shift.
The workflow, step by step
Start of shift
Plan the day's inspections
Open the inspection requests and safety inspection routes due today. Confirm who carries a camera.
At the inspection
Put the helmet on
Start the 360 camera when the inspection begins.
During the walk
Walk the works
One walk covers the zone, hands-free, with the whole scene recorded.
After the walk
Footage lands on the plan
Each capture is dated, timed, placed on the floor plan and given a capture ID.
After the walk
Link it to the record
Attach the footage to the inspection request, site diary or safety inspection record it supports.
For review
AI drafts the findings
Safety and quality findings are drafted for the engineer to review.
Sign-off
The engineer signs off
The record joins the DWSS.
Retention
Retain and delete
Keep footage for the period in your contract, then delete it securely.
Which record each walk feeds
The DWSS records that a body-worn camera walk typically supports.
| Inspection | DEVB purpose | DWSS record | What the footage adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for inspection | Quality control | Request for Inspection (RISC) | Dated, placed evidence of the works as inspected |
| Safety walk | Safety management | Site Safety Inspection Records | Footage of the condition found, tied to its location |
| Daily supervision walk | Site supervision | Site Diary | What was seen, where and when |
| Progress walk | Works progress monitoring | Site Diary and floor plan | A dated view of the zone to compare with the last walk |
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Inspection workflow questions
Must the camera record a whole shift?
No. DEVB requires it during site inspections (LC Paper CB(1)749/2026(02), paragraph 40). Recording the inspection also limits the personal data collected (PCPD, DPP 1(1)).
Where does the footage go after the walk?
Onto the floor plan in SpatialSense, dated and timed, with its capture ID. It is part of the project record behind the project login.
How is footage linked to DWSS records?
Each walk links to the inspection request and site diary it supports, and to the safety inspection record where relevant. The record then sits in the DWSS, which Annex A of TC(W) No. 8/2025 defines.
Who reviews the findings?
The engineer. AI drafts safety and quality findings from the walk, and the engineer reviews and signs off before the record joins the DWSS.
Is the footage evidence?
It is dated, located supporting evidence. Each capture carries its date, time, position on the floor plan and capture ID. How it is used in a claim depends on the contract, and it does not replace the engineer's certificate.
How long is footage kept?
For the period in your contract. After that, delete it securely. PCPD asks that footage of identifiable people is not kept longer than the purpose needs (DPP 2(2)).
Can I search past walks?
Yes. Footage is searchable in plain language in SpatialSense, and each walk stays tied to its place on the floor plan.
Related guides
See a walk become a record
Tell us your contract. We will show an inspection walk, dated, placed and linked to your DWSS.