Construction-specialized AI predicts risks beyond human limits: Next-generation safety management SaaS "KY-NEXT" capable of reproducing unique KY sheets, launches June 15

Arch Inc. (HQ: Kita-ku, Osaka; Representative CEO: Nao Matsueda; Representative COO: Taishi Kitayama), which develops and provides site management platforms for construction sites, will largely revamp its "Digital KY" SaaS that digitally transforms risk prediction (KY) activities, and will launch it as a next-generation product called "KY-NEXT" on Monday, June 15, 2026.

In this revamp, they are providing a free "no-code customization function" that can fully reproduce the KY sheets utilized uniquely by each construction company on the system. Furthermore, equipped with the company's proprietary construction-specialized AI "Arch Intelligence," the AI predicts and proposes latent risks based on daily work content and on-site weather conditions, evolving safety management, which often tends to become mere formality, into something highly effective.

[Background of Revamp: Escaping from "Formalized KY Activities" and "On-site Administrative Burden"] Risk prediction (KY) activities at construction sites are the most important efforts to realize zero accidents and zero disasters. However, conventional paper-based KY activities had the challenge of becoming "mere formality," where workers just copied similar content every day. Furthermore, the non-productive administrative work where foremen handwrote documents during busy morning hours and site managers collected them around was a huge burden on sites suffering from chronic labor shortages.

Arch aims for "true DX that fundamentally transforms the work flow of sites," and evolved "Digital KY" into "KY-NEXT" to resolve these issues.

[Two Major Evolutions of the Next-Generation Safety Management SaaS "KY-NEXT"] 1. Fully reproduce any construction company's "original KY sheets" (No customization fee required) They have installed a no-code template builder that can reproduce the format of KY sheets, which differ by construction company, on the system as is. This allows sites to smoothly migrate to digitalization without changing operational rules or familiar layouts. High-cost customization development fees are completely unnecessary. 2. Construction-specialized AI "Arch Intelligence" automatically proposes risks and countermeasures Just by having the foreman enter "work content" on a smartphone, etc., the AI proposes danger points (risks) and countermeasures based on vast past accident cases and each company's unique data. Furthermore, weather information for that day at the site (weather, wind speed, WBGT (heat stroke index), etc.) is incorporated in real-time into the prediction process of this AI. It instantly conducts high-level risk assessment including environmental factors, going beyond the limits of individual experience and memory, powerfully supporting safety management.

[Value Provided by "KY-NEXT"] - Reduced burden on foremen: Drastically reduces the time and effort of document creation through easy input from smartphones and AI support. - Streamlined site management: Paperless operations reduce document collection and management work to zero. Viewing and approval of KY results are possible anytime, anywhere. - Improved safety consciousness across the site: All workers can participate in high-quality KY activities through functions like "handwritten signatures without login" that anyone can easily access.

[About the Construction-specialized AI "Arch Intelligence"] It is a construction-specialized AI developed independently by Arch. Under the concept of "Providing AI to the site in a usable form," it is introduced in various parts of Arch's products and plays a central role in the platform group for site management provided by Arch.

Through Arch Intelligence, information from each product is integrated and linked mutually, assisting operations as the site manager's right-hand that understands the company and the site, aiming to double productivity (monthly construction output) per construction manager.

[Exhibition and Demo Experience at "CSPI 2026"] We will exhibit at the "8th Construction & Surveying Productivity Improvement Exhibition (CSPI-EX 2026)" held at Makuhari Messe from June 17 (Wed) to 20 (Sat), 2026. At the Arch booth, besides "KY-NEXT," we will conduct demonstrations of the next-generation product group that makes up our "Site Management Platform."