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HEALTH & SAFETY
ENHANCING LONE WORKER SAFETY:
KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOUR STAFF ARE
In today’s day and age, when lone workers sound the alarm for help, swift support is essential. Therefore, knowing exactly where that individual is can help a business’s response team locate them as quickly as possible, saving crucial time in an emergency.
Unfortunately, though, many lone worker solutions run off of GPS or GNSS location technology. And while these are effective when detailing a user’s location accurately on a mapping service, like Google Maps, they do not always work well indoors. This is mainly because the signal to the satellite can be blocked by the floors or ceiling above and the lack of building granularity provided by the mapping service. As a result, the location provided can be the last-known position outside the premises, or a fix inside, which often lacks sufficient detail to be any use to a response team.
Therefore, more dependable technology is required, and businesses should be considering other location methods to fully enhance the safety of their teams when working indoors. Chris Potts, marketing director at ANT Telecom, discusses the options available with the aim of helping enhance the safety of lone workers whilst they are working indoors.
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