Lone Worker - Personal Panic Alarm System

Suitability of different lone worker GPS alarm devices for use as a mobile phone device

This diagram shows how suitable different lone worker alarm device designs are for use as a voice communication device. The RSP-100 can be used instead of a mobile phone for many different lone worker applications, saving you money by replacing 2 devices with one Voice and Lone worker Alarm system

Affordable lone worker personal panic alarm.

This is what David Kelly, Domino's Pizza’s National Loss Prevention and Security Manager, had to say after investing in the RSP-100 GPS safety alarm to provide protection for the company’s delivery staff:

Our company decided to implement a Lone Worker Protection scheme for its delivery personnel. The company takes its corporate responsibilities very seriously and has a zero tolerance policy on any aggression shown towards its employees who work in any of its 570 Domino's Pizza stores located throughout the UK and Ireland. Our research for a solution led us to the RSP-100. From a company point of view the RSP-100 successfully does “what it says on the box” by getting the location of the individual staff member and a description of exactly what is going on to the police and it does so a lot quicker than had previously been possible via telephone.

How it Works

When the SOS button is pressed, the location co-ordinates of the device are immediately transmitted to an alarm receiving centre.

At the same time, two-way voice communication can be established between the lone worker and the alarm receiving centre operator who, depending on the nature of the incident, can take appropriate action, e.g. call the police or other emergency services.

A lone worker also has the option to call for assistance using any of the four pre-programmed speed dial keys. One of these keys, however, is normally allocated to allow lone workers to leave a recorded message when they arrive at an appointment. This message is safely stored on a server and can be quickly retrieved if the user is out of contact for a specified period of time or if there is concern for their welfare. Calls can be received at any time just like any other phone whilst, if authorised, lone workers can store and call up to 20 other telephone numbers.

The buttons can also be programmed to perform other commonly used functions such as to transmit the time of arrival at an appointment or place of work. As well as being used for lone worker protection, this allows businesses to consider using the RSP-100 for other reasons such as workforce optimisation, time & attendance and payroll applications.

Some key points "at a glance" include;

• Full, 2-way voice connectivity to an Alarm Receiving Centre and /or colleagues
• High sensitivity GPS tracking device with GPS pinpoint accuracy
• Suitable for use by most lone workers
• Easy to use personal safety alarm button
• Tried and tested around the world, many tens of thousands sold globally
• Does not need a supplementary mobile phone to comply with the British Standards for Lone Worker devices
• Very low rate of false alarms due to sliding SOS button design
• Suitable as a substitute mobile phone for many lone working roles
• Resilient auto fail-over architecture
• Easily extendible at a later stage for use as a workforce management aid
• Cost effective operation using GPRS communications
• 4 speed dial buttons, 20 phone book numbers and "Any Number Calling" facility
• Regular GPS sampling protects your employees between appointments without constantly having to leave voice "check-in" messages
• Man-down operation for automatic alarm escalation in higher risk environments

For an in depth list of features take a look at the RSP-100 Personal GPS Tracking Device section.