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Rochdale Council ensures with duty of care to its lone workers with Connexion2's Identicom lone worker device
(02/09/2011)

Conscious that Health & Safety regulations makes an employer responsible for the health and safety of all its employees regardless of their location, Rochdale Council wanted to ensure duty of care to its lone workers by putting a robust safety system in place. Following a presentation by Connexion2, Javed Rehman, Senior Support Worker at Rochdale Council, decided to contract with Connexion2 for the Strategic Housing Department. Connexion2’s Identicom lone worker device is providing Rochdale... [more]

mysafety.net is designed to replace traditional use of buddy and call-back systems for lone workers
(22/07/2011)

mysafety.net® is a new free to use product from Connexion2 that enables anyone working alone to better communicate with colleagues by using the website to share risk related information within a defined community and to operate an automated ‘buddy’ system. Designed to replace traditional use of whiteboards, buddy and call-back systems for lone workers, mysafety.net enables a range of functionality including connecting with nominated ‘buddies’, an automatic news and alerts feed regarding poten... [more]

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People rolls out SoloProtect lone worker device for its staff
(27/06/2011)

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains hearing dogs to alert deaf people to important household sounds and danger signals such as the alarm clock, doorbell, telephone and smoke alarm - providing independence, confidence and security, as well as valuable companionship. Hearing dogs alert their deaf recipients to household sounds by touching them with a paw or nudging with a nose to gain attention. The recipient then asks the dog 'what is it?' by voice and/or hand command and then the hearing dog lea... [more]

London City YMCA supports frontline staff with Identicom lone worker device
(12/01/2011)

City YMCA provides a wide range of services to young people in London to support them in their transition into adulthood. These include conventional youth work, detached youth projects, supported housing and targeted projects. London City YMCA is supporting frontline staff with the Identicom lone worker device as part of a lone worker solution from Connexion2. Providing housing and support for young, single, homeless residents aged 16 to 25, can result in the hostel’s reception staff faci... [more]

Compliance with BS 8484 ensures a lone worker device service is fit for purpose
(06/09/2010)

The pool of lone working employees is increasing and together with their employers they face diverse and challenging working environments. It is the duty of an employer and employee to take all reasonable steps to ensure they remain safe. Choosing a lone worker device supplier, who is compliant with BS 8484, is the first crucial step to identifying a device that will enable and empower the employee. Not only does it enable an employee to proactively take a greater share of responsibility for th... [more]

Identicom lone worker devices protect community housing association personnel
(07/07/2010)

The Community Gateway Association is a not-for-profit community business set up to meet the housing needs of people in Preston and the surrounding area. The housing association has around 6,000 high quality homes for people in need. Faced with the problem that its 74 frontline personnel were reluctant to use the bulky lone worker safety devices allocated to them, Community Gateway Association, a community housing association in Preston, looked for an alternative solution which their staff co... [more]

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