The Irish firm Mercury Security Management has teamed up with GPS and telemetry product firm Oysta Technology to a lone workers’ protection service for Ireland and beyond. The new ‘Mercury KeepSafe’ solution uses GPS, GPRS and NFC to monitor the location, welfare and status of lone workers in real time, via Mercury’s NSI Gold-approved Command and Control Monitoring Centre.
Using their smartphone or a range of dedicated Lone Worker devices, workers can log their whereabouts at any time, or have their movements tracked via GPS. The device also provides a covert panic button which can be activated discreetly if the worker’s safety is compromised.
What they say
Mercury Security Director Liam Cullen said: “Mercury Security is fully committed to helping protect individuals that work alone in vulnerable circumstances and we are delighted to join forces with global specialist Oysta Technology to offer Lone Workers, and businesses that utilise Lone Workers, a robust security solution.
“We believe that the cutting edge GPS and telemetric technology provided by Oysta, combined with a fully accredited monitoring service via our NSI Gold-approved Command and Control Monitoring Centre will provide the highest level of protection for Lone Workers whilst also protecting employers from potential legal action which could be extremely damaging to their business. Through their smartphones, users can now have a Lone Worker solution on a device they are comfortable and familiar with, and which they already carry at all times, safe in the knowledge that our Command and Control Monitoring Centre is on hand and ready to kick into action should the need arise.”
Oysta Technology’s Managing Director Mario Zuccaro added: “Oysta has more than 50 years’ experience in the industry. Our technology is proven and deployed to more than 10,000 service users across five continents. We see Mercury Security as one of the most exciting and innovative security companies in Ireland and we are delighted to join forces with them to help deliver this vital Lone Worker protection and monitoring service in such an important market.”
How it works
The service can be used via smartphone or specialist lone worker device. The lone worker logs their whereabouts via their smart phone or mobile device leaving GPS fixes of their location. Should the Lone Worker’s safety be compromised, they can discreetly press a dedicated key on their chosen device to summon emergency assistance. At this stage a live audio or two-way communication feed will be opened and an operator immediately notified within the Mercury Command and Control Monitoring Centre, who will respond to the incident as well as alerting the Police/Garda or other Bluelight services if needed.
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Pictured are Grainne Elliot of Mercury Security Management and Mario Zuccaro of Oysta.
