Protecting Employees in High-Risk Environments

For any business, ensuring the health and safety of its employees should be the number one priority – what is more, it’s a legal requirement.

This is especially true when a company has employees that need to work alone. Whether it be in construction, healthcare or the public sector, lone workers face unique risks and challenges that those working in a team often don’t experience. Therefore, proactive steps must be taken to address them.

By implementing clear safety protocols and through using modern alarm systems, companies can greatly enhance the security and well-being of their lone workers. This not only safeguards the employees but also helps reduce potential liabilities for the company.

However, ensuring that lone workers have the right equipment and processes in place – such as a handset or device that is capable of triggering an alarm in the first place – is important to deploy to protect employees. Chris Potts, Marketing Director, ANT Telecom explains.

• Triggering the alarm

Lone worker alarms offer a way of notifying people within an organization that an incident to a lone worker has occurred and that support is required. However, to set off an alarm in the first place, workers must carry some form