The lone worker product company Connexion2 is showcasing guest speakers and Identicom lone worker devices and its SoloProtect service at an annual safety exhibition next month.
Connexion2 will be at the Safety and Health Expo 2014, at ExCeL London between June 17 and 19 on stand M2055. Guest speakers in the lone worker education area include some of the company’s highest-profile clients including Clare Shinton, Head of Safety at Travelodge Hotels; and Steve Payne, Health and Safety Officer of Domino’s Pizza Group. They will talk about the importance of lone worker safety within the workplace.
Robert Gathergood, Head of Access Network Implementation at BSkyB, will complete the line up at the three-day event. Connexion2’s 6 x 4m stand will include its recently rebranded Mobile Workforce Management (MWM) product and staff will demonstrate the analysis and reporting functions of this management workforce tool.
Managing Director of Connexion2, Craig Swallow, said: “Changing working patterns and updated legislation continue to make lone worker safety a very important issue in every workplace. Our products, which are BS 8484 accredited, continue to be the market-leading as we remain focused on delivery of high quality, fit for purpose solutions. We are looking forward to showcasing our lone worker solutions at such a high profile event as this.”
Connexion2 supply and manufacture the Identicom, a device which enables a worker to discreetly raise an alarm when experiencing verbal abuse, a physical attack or if they have fallen ill.
Through GSM (mobile phone) technology, staff at a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) can monitor and listen into the device, dialling the emergency services if necessary. GPS fitted into the device can also help locate a lone worker. New for 2014 will be 3G variants of the Identicom. All Identicoms also have a sensor which can detect and monitor a ‘Man Down’ situation if a lone worker slips, trips or falls and a temperature sensor for workers operating alone in high or low temperature environments.
The company supply Identicom to employers as part of a service SoloProtect: the device and SIM Card and Network Usage, 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre monitoring, monthly reporting and an in-house, UK-based Customer Support team. Connexion2, which was set up in 2003, now has 120,000 Identicom devices in circulation.
The company recently established an office in Roermond, the Netherlands, launching its SoloProtect service into the Dutch and Belgian markets.
The 8 series Identicom device has previously won “Most Innovative Product of the Year” at the CIR Business Continuity Awards. Connexion2’s BS 8484 accreditation enables genuine ‘Red Alert’ situations to be escalated to police at a ‘priority’ level where appropriate.
Visit a new website www.SoloProtect.com.
