Top Tips To Protect Your Lone Workers

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Tips To Protect Lone Workers

Lone workers are those employees of your organization who work in isolated locations where access to limited or in most cases, no people is granted. Such staff is usually exposed to more risk such as electricians, or workers at construction sites, etc. A part of their job is to carry out risky jobs so they need to be provided security tools and need constant check in case of emergencies

Tips To Protect Lone Workers

Educate Employees on Potential Danger:

Every day, lone people face countless risks. Those risks are simply a part of their everyday activities, and they need to be aware of them. Companies need to take an academic approach to make sure their lone employees are safe on the job. First, make your employees cognizant of the risks they could face by discussing the possibilities that could arise in extraordinary situations. Subsequently, work on agenda training with employees on the way to react to exceptional types of situations. They should understand the way to address falls and injuries, physical assaults, criminal violence, and greater. Ultimately, make sure that employees understand both, their increased danger of threat and the kinds of problems they’ll face.

Prepare Employees for the Worst:

The lone employees could become a part of any risky situation, so they should be well prepared for any mishappenings coming their way. For example, the workers at construction sites, or electricians work in isolated zones. They cannot call for help in any condition, therefore, they should be prepared for the worstcase scenarios. In areas like banks, lone workers can be held in charge of any robbery. These criminal cases or situations can become very problematic for any lone worker.

Tips To Protect Lone Workers

Safety Equipment:

To keep themselves well prepared, the employees should have the right tools and safety equipment including a communication device, first aid, shelter, fire retardant, extra fuel, spare tires, food, and water that they might need at the time of an accident. They could also be provided with personal alarm that could be an indicator of risk situation occurring at work premises.

Monitor Your Employees:

Know where your employees are working and on which projects. This will help you to reach immediately in case of urgent situations and emergencies. Moreover, it would be even better if all the employees are aware of the whereabouts of your lone workers. This will help in reaching out to them whenever needed. You can also develop a practice of keeping regular check-ins. Working in dangerous parts of any location demands regular checks so that the probability of risk can be reduced.

Our Lone Workers Protection Solutions

Panic Alarm – ACTIVE TRACKS integrated Panic button can be used to request urgent assistance via a direct message to the ACTIVE VIEW web portal or via a SMS text message to a designated mobile phone. This message can also include the last known coordinates of the device when activated that can be used to display the devices location on Google Maps.

Man Down Alarm – ACTIVE TRACK incorporates an accelerometer that monitors the orientation and movement of the device continuously and any deviation from pre-programmed parameters, e.g. no activity for 15 minutes or the device remains in a horizontal position for too long, will automatically initiate a SMS Man Down alarm that can be sent to a designated mobile phone with the last known GPS co-ordinates for the device. A direct alarm will also appear in ACTIVE VIEW.

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At Guard Patrol Products we are committed to finding the most appropriate solutions to your staff and asset monitoring needs. Offering a range of innovative and flexible products enables us to satisfy a wide range of applications including the following:

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