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Putting the SPOTlight on worker safety
Companies today are acutely aware of the need to attract and retain skilled workers
This is particularly important for specialised industries like wind energy production. Staff welfare has become a priority.
It is especially important to keep employees safe when they work in remote regions and potentially hazardous environments.
Globalstar provides tracking and safety devices which deliver ubiquitous reach and reliability thanks to its fleet of Low-Earth- Orbit satellites.
POPULAR AND AFFORDABLE One is SPOT Gen3, a rugged and affordable handheld device that lets colleagues, friends and family track the user. In an emergency, pressing SPOT’s SOS button instantly transmits GPS coordinates, enabling speedy dispatch of help. Since Globalstar launched SPOT in 2007, it became popular with adventurers and outdoorspeople.
But Gary King, Globalstar EMEA Sales Manager, reports a dramatic uptake of SPOT by businesses for staff safety: “Globally, SPOT is now used in many types of organisations, including deployments in alternative energy.”
TRACKING WORLDWIDE
In late 2016, General Electric decided to deploy SPOT Gen3 to track and protect GE Wind Energy workers at installations across EMEA and Asia. GE crews in Pakistan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, across Africa, Central Europe and the Balkans will all be safer thanks to SPOT. GE considered many alternatives before choosing SPOT Gen3 for its reliability, reach and in particular, its one-touch SOS button.
GE was already using sister product SPOT Trace in Spain, Sweden, Ireland and UK to track and protect personnel and contractors in transit between windpower sites, accommodation and airports.
Carlos Chivite Trincado, Onshore Wind Energy Environment Health and Safety Leader at GE Wind Energy, said: “Our installations can be in the middle of the desert, or high in the mountains or on the coast, all areas where GSM might not reach.
“Staff sometimes face very challenging circumstances; wherever they are, we need to know they are safe and connected. SPOT is an important part of our commitment to providing the best possible safety for our valuable crews,” he added.
MAJOR MILESTONE SPOT recently achieved a major milestone in having initiated its 5,000th rescue. Gary concluded: “We’re proud that SPOT is helping ensure the safety of people as they carry out their important work.”
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