Integration of Lone Worker Panic Buttons With Other Safety Measures

Why Integration of Lone Worker Panic Buttons is Key

While there is no nationwide Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard that explicitly requires employers to provide lone workers with panic buttons, the risk of workplace violence is very real. Whether they’re healthcare or social service workers, hotel employees, child welfare employees or a member of the law enforcement community, all lone workers are vulnerable to physical and emotional harm.

When paired with a timed monitoring session, mobile panic buttons allow lone workers to signal for help without ever unlocking their device and putting themselves at further risk of attack or assault. Once the button is triggered or the timed monitoring session expires, the user’s GPS location and details of their emergency are sent to AlertMedia’s 24-hour monitoring center for immediate dispatch of police or other responders.

Whether they’re realtors showing open homes, utility workers in dangerous areas or health nurses visiting patients’ houses, lone working professionals often operate outside of their office or have limited access to reliable phone signals. In order to increase the likelihood of your lone workers using their panic buttons and other safety features, it’s important to ensure that they’re easy to use. lone worker alarm This is why a mobile panic button integrated with a smartphone app is a better option than a fixed panic button or a separate wearable panic device. For example, our lone worker app, SHEQSY, makes it simple for employees to activate their lone working panic button from the home screen and also includes features such as fall detection and a man down alarm. man down devices