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RCT HOMES ISSUES GUARDIAN24’S MICROGUARD DEVICE TO HIGH
RISK STAFF Social housing provider, RCT Homes has selected Guardian24’s state-of-the-art MicroGuard device to protect their lone working and at-risk employees.
RCT Homes, is a registered social landlord to over 11,000 properties in a diverse and highly disadvantaged area of South Wales. From allocating housing and collecting rent to major home refurbishments, RCT Homes’ employees are regularly involved within the community. Much of the work performed by RCT Homes involves employees working alone in tenants’ homes. Without immediate help at hand, housing staff are exposed to a greater risk of assault, attack or sustaining injury whilst performing their duties.
BONASYSTEMS WINS NATIONWIDE SLIP MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WITH
MITCHELLS & BUTLERS Cleaning chemical suppliers Bonasystems has won a prestigious contract with Mitchells & Butlers plc to provide slip prevention solutions to 400 of its outlets.
trained Controller to either listen in to the situation, or speak if safe to do so.
The MicroGuard also features a voice memo button, allowing the user to leave a pre-alert message with details such as where they are going and who they are meeting. ARC Controllers can then listen to this information as soon as an alarm is raised.
After consulting with Guardian24, RCT Homes decided to replace their incumbent personal safety alarms with over 250 MicroGuard devices. With the ever growing problem of attacks on housing officers, it was essential for RCT Homes that the safety device they were using had two-way audio capabilities, something their previous solution had lacked. The MicroGuard would enable users to raise an alarm simply by pressing the device’s central SOS button. This would connect them to Guardian24’s Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) where two-way audio enables a
Mitchells & Butlers operates an array of restaurants, bars and pubs in the UK including brands such as Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One and O’Neills.
Bonasystems has been engaged to provide slip prevention consultancy, anti-slip treatments and best- practice floor maintenance regimes. It follows a trial across a dozen Mitchells & Butlers’ sites where Bonasystems’ solutions led to a 60% reduction in slip accidents.
The cleaning chemical suppliers estimate that the initial treatments will take up to 12 months via a dedicated team of operatives. It will then train Mitchells & Butlers’ own staff and cleaning contractors on a bespoke post-treatment maintenance regime and the use of its own specialist cleaning products.
Darren Read, Health & Safety Manager at Mitchells & Butlers, said: “Front-of-house and high footfall areas in restaurants and pubs are well-known as higher- risk areas for slips and trips. We wanted to make sure that we were using the very latest techniques and
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The flexible design of the MicroGuard enables RCT Homes’ staff to wear the device discreetly in a number of ways - as pendant on a lanyard, attached to a belt holster, or ID card or carried as a keyring. This is a crucial element of the device, allowing it to remain unseen by an aggressor in potentially dangerous situations.
Claire Overd, Support Services Team Manager at RCT Homes commented: “We were impressed by the device’s ability to listen in and have two-way communication. It’s necessary for us that all staff can speak with a responder should something like this happen again.”
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technology to actively manage those areas and provide a safe and healthy environment for our customers and staff. We’ve been very impressed with the results that Bonasystems have achieved so far and by their clear expertise in this area.”
Christian Harris, Commercial Director of Bonasystems, commented: “Slips and trips are still the biggest cause of work-based accidents in the UK, with over 95% causing broken bones. With the possibility of new multi-million pound fines for companies breaching health and safety standards, it is even more important for companies to re-assess their slip management strategies.
“We take an individual approach to each of our clients – our team is able to give a detailed assessment of each flooring environment and recommend a variety of treatments or cleaning regimes suitable to each one. Mitchells & Butlers are taking a pioneering, pro-active step to manage the potential risk of harm to their customers and staff.”
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