Working Alone

Working Alone

A worker is considered “working alone”, when they are the only worker present at a worksite, cannot be seen or heard by another worker, and/or where assistance is not readily available in the event of an injury, threat or illness. Keep in mind, even when multiple...
AlertGPS Showcases Home Health Care Safety Solution

AlertGPS Showcases Home Health Care Safety Solution

Over 45,000 Health IT professionals, clinicians and executives from around the world gathered in Vegas last week for the 2018 HIMSS Conference & Exhibition to solve some of our biggest health information and technology challenges – all at one time, all in one...
Preventing Violence at Work

Preventing Violence at Work

In a quiet suburb outside of Atlanta, on a balmy August day in 2014 that seemed exactly like any other, a telecommunication worker paused on a residential street. This worker saw a person approaching his company vehicle, which was still in drive. He kept his foot on...
Why “Stay Calm” Is Not a Crisis-Response Plan

Why “Stay Calm” Is Not a Crisis-Response Plan

It’s easy to tell people to “stay calm” in the event of an emergency. We hear the “stay calm” message so frequently that it has turned into a meme, a running joke. “Remain calm in the event of a water landing,” we’re...
Mass Notification Systems and Mobile Workers

Mass Notification Systems and Mobile Workers

What is a Mass Notification System? Simply put, a mass notification system is a unified system that allows you (the employer) to broadcast one-way messages and notifications to a large group of people simultaneously in an emergency or other time-sensitive situation....