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Rydon Construction staff safeguarded with SoloProtect(10/09/2008)
The multi-million pound makeover of the five tower blocks that make up the Chalcots Estate in Swiss Cottage, North London necessitates regular contact between the main contractor Rydon Construction and the occupiers of the 711 flats on the estate. The £66 million makeover to transform the 22-storey blocks of flats includes the replacement and refurbishment of kitchens, bathrooms, electrics and communal areas. Members of Rydon Construction’s Resident Liaison Team visit residents in their ho... [more]
SoloProtect protects London Overground Rail Operations platform staff, station assistants and ticket inspectors(08/07/2008)
London Overground Rail Operations Ltd (LOROL), which last November took over suburban routes previously operated by Silverlink, is helping protect its staff from accidents and verbal and physical abuse with the support of SoloProtect lone worker solution. As LOROL is providing staff at previously unmanned stations on the Gospel Oaks to Barking Line who might occasionally confront potentially abusive situations, it wanted to ensure that its staff had the ability to discreetly summon help if thre... [more]
Carrick District Council protects its lone workers with Identicom(15/10/2007)
When one of Carrick District Council’s officers was threatened whilst on a site visit, and conscious that other local councils in Cornwall were reporting similar incidences of verbal and physical abuse, Carrick District Council’s Development Services Department decided to review its lone worker security. Now the Council has purchased Identicom as part of SoloProtect, a protection service for lone workers. Previously, safety procedures relied on officers phoning the office if they were going... [more]
Connexion2 offers NHS Trusts reduced costs on its SoloProtect lone worker solution(17/08/2007)
A survey released by the Royal College of Nursing has highlighted that more than one third of nurses working alone have been assaulted or harassed in the last two years. The survey, conducted amongst 1,000 nursing staff found that over half (52%) of nurses working alone thought that the level of threat of violence or abuse has increased over the same period. The Home Office estimates that it costs in the region of £20,000 to investigate an assault on nursing staff and in addition there are c... [more]
Identicom improves Wandsworth Borough Council safety procedures(25/07/2007)
As personnel frequently visit the homes of people claiming benefit or who are in arrears with their rent and occasionally confront potentially abusive situations, the Wandsworth Borough Council wanted to ensure that its staff had the ability to assess risk and discreetly raise an alarm if threatened. Aware of the increasing threat to its Benefit Investigation and Rent Collection Officers from verbal and physical abuse, the Revenue Service at Wandsworth Borough Council has adopted Identicom as... [more]
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