Lone Worker Device or App?

Choosing the right personal safety solution for your employer can take time – particularly if you are specifying a safety requirement for many lone workers or have a wide range of lone working personnel with a mixture of job roles.

Different employees will also face varying degrees of risk, based on their job role. A worker’s risk profile, perception of risk, and day-to-day tasks will influence their preferred solution.

Most specifiers will be aware of solutions featuring both dedicated lone worker devices (often of varied form factors) and of personal safety applications that workers can be equipped with, or download (typically for Android or iOS mobile handsets).

Lone working apps are often seen as a cost-effective solution for employers (particularly if you have already introduced the compatible mobile phones), they are easy for users to engage with, and something that can be flexible to move up from, if needed.

Trialing a lone worker system to help inform or challenge initial feedback is also a good way to understand how the solution employed affects its adoption and ongoing usage.

This Knowledge Base Resource considers the many options on offer when choosing a personal safety solution and helps you consider the most suitable kind for you and your team.

This document will highlight the key things to consider when it comes to implementing a solution and consider how the possible risk profiles of your employees will impact whether a dedicated device and/or a mobile application is right for your organisation.

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