A case study of how a charity for animals has turned to a personal safety service, for equipping their lone workers.
The charity Wood Green has a range of lone working activities that present an inherent level of risk. This includes employees entering domestic properties on home check-ups to maintenance staff working alone in remote areas. Wood Green decided that adopting Skyguard’s MySOS lone worker alarms provided a layer of security.
Tom O’Connell, Protection and Welfare Services Manager for Wood Green said: “With the reputation of being the leading brand of lone working safety devices and response support, I felt confident and assured that we were placing the safety of our staff in professional hands. With the easy to use and innovative devices backed up by fully trained, professional response staff the choice really was straight forward.”
The palm-sized MySOS device allows users to call for help at the press of a button. With two-way audio and GPS, controllers at Skyguard’s Incident Management Centre can direct response to the user’s exact location. The product offers the options of ‘Mandown’ fall alarm and Roaming SIM cards which operate across all mobile networks providing reception in known black-spots, Skyguard adds. Its service is accredited to lone working industry standards including BS 8484, BS 5979 (Cat II) and Secured by Design.
Tom O’Connell added: “The devices are discreet and very easy to use which is key when supplying them to a range of staff. Skyguard’s service supports our staff operationally and ensures that we are meeting our health and safety obligations regarding duty of care… it’s a win-win scenario.
“The quality of the devices and level of service supplied is outstanding. It provides the peace of mind that we, as an employer, have ensured that our staff are being monitored by professionals when they’re exposed to higher risk activity.”
Skyguard’s Marketing Director Will Murray added: “As a responsible employer who understands the risks faced by their lone working staff, Wood Green have put in place all appropriate measures to ensure they have a robust lone working policy. We’re here to provide their employees with fast and effective backup should any of their staff face the risk of injury, assault or accident.”
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