Romex Launches Lone Worker Protection Solution
- Utilises GPS enabled Blackberry, Windows and Symbian devices
- No additional hardware required
Romex (Romex World Ltd) the Mobile Application Service Provider would like to announce the launch of its new Lone Worker Protection (panic button) Solution for GPS enabled mobile phones. This software is available for Blackberry, Windows and Symbian devices. The innovative lone worker solution is unique in that it delivers pinpoint accuracy via the phones GPS and offers both red and yellow alerts for employees and can be self monitored or managed by a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre.
With the recent changes to Health and Safety Guidelines (INDG73rev2) and the new BS8484 standard for Lone Worker services means that providing Panic Alerts via a mobile phone is the best way for companies to provide compliance with Duty of Care to their employees. Romex’s device tracking software is configured to work as a panic button in emergency situations. When threatened or injured, the user presses a pre-configured button on the Smartphone that is programmed to call the monitoring centre. Romex's monitoring solution on a range of Smartphone devices allows the monitoring centre to remotely listen in to the employee's handset thus determining a course of action to follow. This technology means a lone worker if in a hostile, dangerous or threatening situation can discreetly send an alarm with the knowledge that a trained operative is listening to the situation they are in.
Commenting on the innovation, Jason Laight, Sales Director, says:
“The request to integrate lone-worker services with our positioning software originated from our customer base. The main advantage of linking panic alarms to the Romex software include matching an incident to a precise location without the requirement for a separate GPS tracking device”.
Laight continued.
“This technology is a further example of the fundamental role the GPS device is now playing in business to manage the mobile workforce.”