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Lone Worker Tracking

Amy — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:00:52 +0000

Lone Worker Tracking is becoming increasingly more popular as employers are keen to ensure their staff are safe working alone whether they are NHS nurses or security staff or builders it is important that any individual working alone can be monitored if needed.

There have been a few stories in the press that I recall over the last couple of years about nurses that have been attacked by patients and therefore I feel that all people working alone in any warp of life should have the benefit of a Lone Worker Tracking product that can help to keep them safe.

These tracking systems can allow and one person to be monitored accurately and in real time. Some can be made to detect if the person has been still for an unusual amount of time and much more.

Alerts can be set up so it is easy for an employee to raise the alarm if they need help and with some systems this can be linked to the police so response times are fast and the location of the person exact.

Also people who have illnesses such as epilepsy or are disabled and just want some reassurance when they are out alone or even at home alone that someone is at the other end should they ever need assistance or that someone will be alerted if sudden movements are detected that are not normal or within the range set as such.

Personal Safety With Skyguard

Amy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:32 +0000

Lone Workers are the people we first think of when it comes to tracking individuals but it seems that tracking systems are also being used for a much wider range of vulnerable people. Skyguard who were established in 2000 and are leaders in supplying products in personal safety offer a tracking system known as the Skyguard 500 that can do just this.

The Skyguard service offers people who may have a serious medical condition lead a more independent life with a certain confidence.

Skyguard have been known to register customers that have been awaiting such things as a heart bypass and whilst waiting for surgery do not feel safe to be left alone.

The Skyguard system means that the an indivudal can register the illness and condition with Skyguard that they have and then this information would be available to an ambulance if the alarm was ever to be activated on the tracking device.

The Skyguard 500 device can be taken anywhere the Lone Worker, member of the public etc goes and gives people the confidence to go out alone knowing that assistance is available wherever they are in the UK.

Skyguard have an Incident Management Centre which is there to provide expert support and care.

Lone Worker Protection

James — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:58:31 +0000

More companies that employee lone workers that are required to work in environments where the safety maybe at risk are using lone worker tracking systems to ensure their employees wellbeing.

Lone worker tracking units are available in a variety of devices such as small tags, identity badges, walkie talkies and mobile phones. The nature of the lone workers job role will most likely determine which of these devices are best suited for them. For example, lone workers that are required to visit customer’s homes, such as health or utility workers, tend to use identity badges for their discretion as these are already a part of their uniform. Identity badges generally do not actively track individuals but provide a means of activating an alert, via a pull cord trigger, when in distress and in need of urgent assistance. Once the alert has been activated the system will start to track.

Other devices such as 2 way radios can also be used as lone worker tracking devices. These are suitable for individuals that work on construction sites, airports or provide security services. Like the identity badges, these devices provide a means of activating an alert when in distress and many of these devices can also provide automated ‘man down’ alerts.

Employee Security Tracking

James — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:58:49 +0000

Many companies may have a need to track individuals for security purposes. There are a variety of lone worker tracking systems that are specifically designed to increase employee safety.

Employees such as health & care workers and probation officers that are required to visit an individual’s home address can often be at a high risk and a tracking device can significantly increase their safety, providing peace of mind to both the employee and the employer. Tracking devices such as those integrated into identity badges, which can form part of a uniform, offer complete discretion. These devices are also able to raise an SOS/Panic alert should an employee be in distress and be in need of urgent assistance. These alerts can either be sent to the employer’s office or to a manned 24 hour monitoring centre. Either way employers can be confident that their employees remain safe. In addition, employees such as utility workers can also benefit from identity badge tracking systems.

Employees such as mobile security and construction workers can benefit from tracking devices integrated into walkie talkies (2 way radios). Again, these are discreet and allow employees to quickly raise a Panic Alarm. In addition, many of these devices can provide automatic ‘Man Down’ alerts.

Lone Worker Tracking Systems

James — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:07:16 +0000

Lone worker tracking systems are currently being used by many companies to ensure that employees are as safe as possible and maximising their productivity.

Lone worker tracking systems are available in a variety of devices that are suitable for a number of purposes. These include home visiting staff and employees that work in hazardous environments such as construction sites, quarries or security based roles.

In addition, employees such those in sales roles can be tracked using a lone worker tracking system. Mobile phone tracking, a form of lone worker tracking, has become increasingly popular. This can be attributed to the systems not requiring employees to carry additional equipment and that hardware costs are kept to a minimum. GPS enabled devices (normally required for tracking) can be supplied through the company’s mobile phone provider.

This can be particularly suitable to those employees that do not often travel by car, such as city workers, as individuals can be tracked beyond their vehicles. The limitations of these devices are that if the battery is depleted or the handset is switched off than the phone cannot be tracked. Due to the rising number of mobile phones and PDAs that now have integrated GPS receivers, and the continuing improvement in battery performance, mobile phone tracking systems offer users good value.

Skyguard Offer Lone Worker Tracking Solutions

Amy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:30:32 +0000

In 2009 Skyguard launched a mobile response service which gives unparalleled emergency response to mobiles which is aimed at the Lone Workers out there and individuals who may feel or be at risk.

This service uses the GPS technology within a mobile phone and when the owner or user of the phone needs to alert somebody to a situation, they get immediately connected to Skyguards Incident Management Centre which runs twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. The trained response teams can locate the user’s precise location and who they are from information they have stored on their databases.

If it is safe and possible to do so the response team will talk to the user and listen to them, assessing and managing the situation and alerting the appropriate emergency services or responses teams needed and guiding them to the exact location.

The software Skyguard provide is easily downloadable on their website and very competitively priced.

Skyguard partner a wide range of clients and are able to provide them with a professional service that really does work. Each company will always have different needs and wants from the product but with Skyguards experience and flexibility of their service, they can seem to adjust to meet all needs.

Skyguard can make professional and personal lives safer.

Lone Worker Tracking System

James — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:46 +0000

Lone worker tracking systems are helping many companies to ensure the safety of their employees, especially those that work in dangerous or high risk environments.

Lone worker tracking systems are available in a variety of devices all suited to their intended application or operating environment.

Tracking devices in the form of Identity Badges are a discreet way for an employee to carry a tracking device as it may form part of their uniform and will therefore not arise any suspicion from patients of customers. Identity badge tracking devices not only monitor an employee’s movements but also allow them to raise an immediate alert when in distress by simply activating a pull cord trigger. These devices have proved to be ideal for employees such as health/prison workers that make home visits.

There are many other tracking devices that are available including mobile phone, tracking integrated Walkie Talkies and small tags no larger than a business card. These devices can serve a number of purposes from simply locating an individual, boosting safety or by means of raising an alarm when urgent assistance is needed. Many mobile phones & PDAs can be purchased already enabled with GPS. These devices can often be supplied under a company’s mobile phone contract and in turn reduce costs of the tracking hardware.

Lone Worker Tracking Systems

James — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:16:36 +0000

Employee safety is paramount to most businesses but is of significant importance to those companies whose employees work in high risk or hazardous environments such as home visitors, security staff and construction workers.

Lone worker tracking systems provide employees with the peace of mind that their company not only knows where they are at any given time during their working day but that they are able to quickly raise an alarm discreetly via the lone worker tracking device, if in need of urgent assistance.

Lone worker tracking devices are available in variety of forms which are suitable for a wide range of job roles and working environments. In addition GPS (Global Position System) enabled mobile phones can also be used to track employees. Mobile phone tracking systems are popular with companies that wish to track individuals as opposed to vehicles, as they do not require employees to carry an additional device.

Tracking devices such as these can come in the form of an identity badge forming part of a uniform. These devices are especially suitable for health workers or members of the prison service on home visits, and utility workers. For construction site workers hand held radios (walkie talkies) with integrated tracking technology can be used to increase safety as many include Panic/SOS alarms as well as automatic ‘man down’ alerts.

Lone Worker Tracking

Amy — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:59:32 +0000

According to the latest news reports ‘InTechnology’ have released a new phone named the Tornado BB3G.

It is to be launched into industries such as construction and emergency services, anywhere really that is an outdoor or noisy environment. The phone acts as its predecessor did, offering a walkie talkie device, so at a touch of a button the person can speak through his phone to his entire workforce or selected member. This system is ideal where workers have previously had a separate phone and radio as it combines the two together.
The new launch of this phone has seen it include an SOS button and GPS location tracking technology. It will enable the user of the phone to alert the operator of the system of any incident or emergency and will automatically send out their GPS location so they can be tracked immediately. This device will help the ever increasing organisations look after their remote workers and keep up to date with the evolving technology.

Another benefit to this tracking system is it allows the office based staff to communicate with the field workers via their computers and therefore cuts out the usage of phones.

However, by far the most important aspect of this innovative tracking and communication device is the security and constant communications it offers to Lone Workers and the safety aspect it provides them with, with the option of panic buttons. The worker can be located in seconds if anything was to happen.