Lone worker safety
Lone worker alarms and duress planning
Lone worker safety is about more than a button. The system should suit the risk: opening and closing, home visits, working in isolated areas, aggression risk, or after-hours maintenance.
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Simple safety decisions, explained clearly.
Compare pendant alarms, GPS devices, panic buttons, fall detection and response pathways before you commit.
- Plain-English buying advice
- Family and carer-friendly guidance
- Practical alarm and duress options
Common lone worker scenarios
Different workplaces need different alert pathways.
- Staff opening alone
- After-hours cleaners
- Home visits
- Community support workers
- Remote maintenance
- Front counter aggression
Features to compare
Not every lone worker device is equal. Match features to the job.
- Panic button
- GPS location
- Man-down / no-motion alert
- Timed check-in
- Two-way voice
- Escalation contacts
Policy and training
A good device can fail if staff are not trained or the escalation path is unclear.
- When to press the button
- Who receives alerts
- False alarm handling
- Testing schedule
- Incident review
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