App protects lone workers

The staff at Signposts offer 24 hour support to vulnerable and sometimes high risk individuals so the charity felt it needed a way to accurately monitor and protect its employees while they work in the community. After a review of the market, Signposts decided to roll out StaySafe across the business.

The British Standard BS8484 accredited StaySafe app, which works on both smartphones and tablets, tracks employee location via GPS and sends alerts if they do not check-in within a specified time. Signposts can keep track of employees’ whereabouts using the StaySafe online Hub which accurately locates workers on a map and provides real-time updates on their GPS location.

If an employee activates the app’s panic button or fails to check in, alerts are automatically triggered and are responded to by Securitas. Securitas is one of StaySafe’s official partners which offers optional 24/7 outsourced monitoring and response services to StaySafe clients.

Emma Jones, project support manager at Signposts explains why they chose StaySafe: "Our employees can work unsocial hours and we are rarely office based so we needed a safety device that would fit in to our hectic and varied schedules. I was really impressed with how easy the app was to use and I thought it was great value. The app has been well utilised by our employees and having our alerts monitored by Securitas gives us added peace of mind.”

Don Cameron, CEO, StaySafe adds: "StaySafe is great for community based organisations like Signposts because the app has been designed to adapt to variable working patterns. For example, Signposts utilise our check-in feature, where employees are required to check-in at set intervals specified by their employer. This is great for monitoring employees who have very fast paced or unpredictable working patterns where a traditional set-timed session is too restrictive.”