Staying safe as a lone worker
12th July 2021
For farm employees who work alone or in dangerous environments, there is always a risk they may find themselves injured or in danger without a way to contact the emergency
For farm employees who work alone or in dangerous environments, there is always a risk they may find themselves injured or in danger without a way to contact the emergency services.
StaySafe is a smartphone app and cloud-based monitoring service that enables employees to check-in safely and request immediate assistance to their exact location in an emergency.
The app offers a wide range of functions, including a panic button, check-in, man-down and duress alerts. Employees are able to start a timed session before they begin a period of lone work or travel. This triggers a countdown and activates a satellite GPS tracker, visible in the Hub. If an employee fails to end their session safely, a session expiry alert will be sent to the monitor.
Employees can also set fixed check-in periods. They can check in at any point within this time period to confirm that they are safe and reset the clock. Failure to do so by the end of the timed period will raise a missed check-in.
The StaySafe app offers 16 per cent more coverage than any other lone worker mobile app, so staff operating in rural areas with low signal can still send updates.
The app is deployed by hundreds of organisations – from large companies down to SMEs in over 40 countries worldwide – and is used by a number of farming and agricultural workers
