PRODUCTS & SERVICES
GUARDIAN24 TO PROTECT GATEWAY’S
OUTREACH TEAMS Lone worker protection provider, Guardian24, have been entrusted to protect Gateway Family Services’ outreach staff via Smartphone apps.
As a Community Interest Company, Gateway Family Services works with the NHS and Local Authorities to provide health and well-being services to communities in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Pregnancy Outreach Workers and Health Trainers, who deliver these services, often work alone putting them at greater risk.
Gateway found Guardian24’s Smartphone app the most reliable and ordered 60 licences for their outreach staff.
Available on all major operating platforms and certified to the lone worker standard - BS 8484, Guardian24’s app gives users the ability to raise the alarm in the event of an emergency. It also allows lone workers to log in and out of daily tasks, leaving details of their location and the expected duration. If an activity over runs Guardian24 will automatically call the lone worker to verify their safety. If the lone worker cannot be reached
extensive range of mains and cordless dust extraction units, cordless vacuum cleaners and air blowers.
Makita’s extensive knowledge of air flow and vacuum science, coupled with the proven Lithium-Ion battery platform, is integral in the new twin 18V Backpack vacuum cleaner and the new 18V Robotic Vacuum Cleaning machine.
MAKITA TARGETS CONTRACT CLEANING INDUSTRY WITH CORDLESS
TECHNOLOGY Power tool manufacturer, Makita, is targeting the commercial cleaning industry with two new vacuum cleaning machines which join their
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Both machines are supplied in body only form for operators to use the batteries from their existing Makita tools. Distributors can supply 3Ah, 4Ah or 5Ah Makita batteries with respectively 22, 36 and 45minute rapid recharging time.
The new Makita DVC260Z backpack vacuum cleaner uses two 18V Li- Ion batteries directly housed on the machine to power the 36V DC Brushless motor which produces 45watts of suction power with a maximum airflow of 1.5m³/min and maximum sealed suction of 7.1kPa. The HEPA filter can be easily removed for cleaning. The high/low power selection is positioned on the machine control unit and two 5.0Ah batteries give 60 minutes run time in high mode, and 90minutes in low mode. Dust bag capacity is a useful 2.0 litres.
nominated respondents will be notified informing them of the overrun activity. This is a feature which Gateway have found invaluable.
Danny Dhadda, who manages one of the Outreach teams for Gateway, commented: “With Guardian24’s app our workers have the reassurance that there is an effective system and protocols in place if for any reason a visit was to go awry, or if they felt unsafe and uncertain at any time whilst out in the community.
“The most impressive aspects of the service is the speed at which we can be informed as an On-call Manager that a visit has overrun and the fact that an individual can be located through GPS, if an incident was to occur. We have clear protocols for a genuine emergency, and code words that Guardian24’s Alarm Receiving Centre can listen out for if they need to.”
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In spacious commercial premises, such as restaurants, exhibition centres and museums, a robotic vacuum that can go to work when pedestrian traffic has ceased, which reduces the need for human activities, enabling labour to be more effectively deployed in other more sensitive areas. The new Makita DRC200Z 18V Robotic vacuum will run for three hours and twenty minutes at a maximum speed of 0.3m/s, and cover up to 500m² in either a random pattern, or a fixed area marked out with boundary tape on the floor which effectively limits the vacuum’s area of operation.
Ultrasonic detectors and bumper sensors stop the machine on close contact which then sends the machine in a different direction. A buzzer and blinking light on the machine warns nearby workers of the vacuum’s approach. An LED indicates when filter cleaning is required and a cliff sensor stops it falling down stairs. A wireless remote controller can be used and it can be set to start after 1, 3 or 5 hours enabling visitors or staff to be out of the building when robotic cleaning commences.
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