Many organisations provide their employees with lone worker solutions attached to a lanyard and worn around their neck. However, UK police have recently released a warning on the potential dangers of wearing a lanyard while driving. Dorset police released the warning on social media following a couple of serious traffic accidents which were made worse […]
Safety is the highest priority At all places where flammable substances are produced, processed, transported or stored, safety is extremely important – especially in the chemical industry, petrochemical industry, in oil and natural gas production and in mining. In order to provide the highest level of safety possible, most countries legislations have developed corresponding conditions […]
Lone worker monitoring Lone worker monitoring refers to the practice of monitoring the safety of employees who work alone or out of sight and sound of colleagues. There are a number of systems that can be used to monitor work alone employees, many of which will use a method of check-in, and in some cases, location […]
A solid lone worker safety solution is crucial in today’s modern mobile workforce. Every 15 seconds, 151 people suffer a workplace accident and every year, 321,000 people lose their lives at work, according to statistics taken from the International Labor Organization. This seems inconceivable, particularly as most workplace accidents are preventable. So why, in an […]
StaySafe clients can now provide the what3words location of their lone workers in an emergency to help identify their location faster what3words has broken down the world into 3x3m squares, and assigned each one three words from the dictionary. ///unfold.majorly.encore, for example, will take you to a precise spot on the NZ’s busy Southern Motorway Responders […]
Today, Meitrack officially announces the release of the smallest GPS tracker among Meitrack product family, 4G mini GPS tracker P88L, to deliver the optimal user experience to customers worldwide. Compared with the MT90 and P99G personal trackers, the P88L is much smaller in size and more lightweight, and offers longer battery life (built-in 1000mAh battery, […]
In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and the subsequent lockdowns faced by businesses across the globe there has been an unprecedented increase in people working from home. Worksafe maintains guidance aimed at employers to encourage them to consider the safety of home workers (here). “If you run a business which has staff working from […]
Over the last few months, COVID-19 has swept the globe, leaving behind a trail of fear, confusion and uncertainty. There is still a lot that is unknown about the coronavirus or the impact it will have on us as a society but from what we do know, it is currently spreading at an alarming rate […]
The StaySafe app is available on Exloc Instruments’ recently launched intrinsically safe ATEX Smartphone – providing a reliable safety solution for those operating alone in hazardous locations. The IS530.1 is a robust, industrial smartphone certified for ATEX Zone 1 and Class I DIV1 hazardous areas. This means the device meets requirements to be safely used in […]
A typical day for an investigator conducting a Board operation involves visiting sites, checking licences and making sure the quality of work being carried out is up to the standard required. Due to the nature of their roles, investigators working for the Board on industrial sites can be exposed to potential hazards such as slips, […]