How Vaya Space Took Rocket Safety to New Heights
Vaya Space digitizes its EHS program with SafetyIQ, enabling proactive hazard prevention, streamlined inspections, and real-time safety oversight.
Industry
Aviation & Aerospace
Employees
51-200
Location
United States
About
Vaya Space
Vaya Space is an aerospace innovator specializing in vortex-hybrid rocket engines that redefine safety, sustainability, and affordability in space access. With rockets capable of launching payloads up to 7.8 metric tons, the company is reshaping the industry with breakthrough propulsion technology. Headquartered in the United States, Vaya Space is committed to both engineering excellence and building a world-class safety culture.
SafetyIQ allowed us to do observations easily. Where you see it, you take a picture of it, and then you can actually assign it to someone, so you have ownership.
Vaya Space
Vaya Space
SafetyIQ unified Vaya Space’s audits, inspections, hazard reporting, training, and incident tracking into a single, easy-to-use EHS platform. This digital transformation allowed the company to shift from manual Excel-based processes to real-time, mobile-friendly workflows that improved accuracy and accountability. Employees now receive automated reminders, log inspections from their phones, and report hazards instantly with photos and assigned actions. The platform empowered Vaya Space to focus on leading indicators, prevent issues early, and strengthen its proactive safety culture.
Challenges
Vaya Space rapidly grew from 8 to nearly 50 employees and struggled to manage safety operations through scattered Microsoft tools. Tracking training, documenting pre-use inspections, and identifying hazards required heavy manual effort and lacked visibility. In a high-energy, high-pressure aerospace environment, delayed or reactive safety management could lead to catastrophic outcomes. The company needed a modern system designed specifically for EHS—not general office software—to stay ahead of risk in a complex, high-stakes industry.
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Solutions
SafetyIQ delivered a comprehensive EHS solution combining automated inspections, training reminders, incident reporting, hazard management, and safety observations. Field workers can now complete tasks directly from their phones, ensuring real-time accuracy and reducing administrative effort. Safety leaders receive instant visibility into equipment checks, training status, and outstanding corrective actions. The platform enabled Vaya Space to emphasize leading indicators and proactively address risks long before they escalate.
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Results
Daily inspections and training compliance are now completed faster, more consistently, and with full visibility for managers. Brooks Kimmel and his team use SafetyIQ’s Training Tracker and dashboards to eliminate guesswork and communicate more transparently with employees. Hazard mitigation has become simpler and faster, with workers capturing issues on their phones and assigning actions instantly. Overall, SafetyIQ reduced multi-hour safety tasks down to minutes and sparked strong employee enthusiasm for the new system—an uncommon outcome in traditional safety software adoption.
See how SafetyIQ helps simplify EHS management and builds a stronger safety culture.
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