Man Down Safety Systems Boost Lone Worker Safety

Lone workers often work in high risk environments and are exposed to a wide range of hazards that can leave them incapacitated and unable to call for help. Man down systems are designed to boost lone worker safety and improve response times.

The TP8100 radio sends a ‘Man Down’ alert to dispatch and fixes the location, enabling medical care to reach the injured worker faster. To ensure maximum benefits, the Man Down feature should be configured and trained to align with your workplace procedures.

Safety Training

Lone workers can be exposed to dangerous situations if they fall and cannot alert others for help. It is important that staff have a Man down feature available to them to assist with their safety in these circumstances.

Man down alarms use sensors to detect movement or a lack of it, and send an alert to the user's emergency contacts or the monitoring centre. This reduces the time that it takes to respond and can help save lives when an accident happens.

Using the Man down feature correctly requires some training and awareness. It is important that users understand what the feature does so that it can be turned on when needed and off again at other times. Incorrect understanding can lead to false alarms being sent, which can be costly for businesses. It is also important to ensure the Man down alarms are paired with other features such as Location Services, to provide complete safety solutions for your lone worker.

Tilt Timer

Falls from height continue to be a significant cause of workplace fatalities. While training and risk assessment are vital in minimising these risks, it's not always possible to prevent accidents from occurring. Man Down safety systems provide an effective solution to ensure workers are alerted immediately if they fall or are incapacitated.

Teldio’s MOTOTRBO Man Down Notifier (MDN) application uses the radio’s accelerometer to gauge movement & tilt, using pre-set parameters to limit false alarms. It can be easily configured and is ready to integrate into your Lone Worker policy, providing a quick emergency response if the device senses that you have fallen or become immobile.





When the MDN is triggered, the radio starts a timer. When the timer expires, it will trigger a notification to dispatch with the location of the worker, ensuring that they are sent help quickly. This provides reassurance to lone workers, and demonstrates your duty of care. lone worker alarms It's especially useful for workers who are exposed to environmental or social risk, such as those in customer-facing roles or working at height.

False Alarms

False alarms occur when an alarm is triggered but does not indicate a true threat. The threats that cause alarm behaviour in one individual may not be relevant to another (for example juvenile willow tits are vulnerable to corvids but adult willow tits are not).

Nuisance alarms divert police and fire department resources away from more pressing matters and also make people less likely to turn on their alarm systems in the future. This can leave homes unprotected and also lead to homeowners paying fines for false alarms.

With the right configurations and user training, Man down safety is an effective tool for keeping lone workers safe. Adding additional safety features like Location Services allows the radio to alert emergency contacts even if it cannot talk. This means if a worker does fall the dispatcher can instantly find them using the GPS in their device. This can significantly improve response times to the scene of an accident.

Location Services

For lone workers that are moving throughout facilities, warehouses and manufacturing plants on a regular basis, location services can provide significant value. Knowing where materials, equipment and shipments are can speed up operations and reduce the need for overtime work.

For the lone worker who is moving through a hazardous environment or remote location, Man down safety features can provide peace of mind and an extra layer of protection. Combined with a robust radio system, like the Tait TP8100, this safety feature can ensure that responders are directed in real time to a precise outdoor location or even down to a floor and room inside a building.

Injuries can happen anywhere and can leave a worker without the ability to call for help or signal that something is wrong. Implementing a Man down safety system that works with MOTOTRBO radios can dramatically shorten response times and make the difference between life and death. Contact Towne Tracking to learn more about our state-of-the-art lone worker solutions.