Personal alarms for lone work and exposed roles
Proposed routine for home visits, cleaning, service work, guarding and public-facing roles. Assess suitability against the actual risk and work location. This is our adaptation of a personal safety alarm, not documented occupational or duress-alarm certification.
Before the shift
- Assign the device to a named worker, the work area and expected finish time.
- Agree a receiver and backup, response time and escalation if there is no answer.
- Check battery, wearing style and button access with work clothing.
- Arrange and perform a test alarm. The receiver confirms device identity, speech and usable location.
- Test the actual work areas, especially basements, lifts and windowless rooms. Coverage gaps require another solution before the task.
Threats, injury or need for help
- Move to a safer location if possible. Activate the alarm using the rehearsed procedure.
- If safe to speak, give location, floor/room and the assistance needed. GPS alone may not identify the entrance or floor.
- The receiver follows the agreed escalation. An unanswered alarm follows the response procedure; it is not considered closed.
- After the incident, confirm the person has assistance and record deviations or equipment faults.
For employees facing threats
Speech or device sounds may reveal an alarm. Silent duress mode, countdown, man-down function, ATEX and automatic overdue worker check-in alerts are unconfirmed for these models. Agree discreet escalation and consider a different device if these functions are required. Automatic technical check-in reports do not mean a worker has confirmed they are safe.
Agree before issue
Worker/device · work area · receiver and backup · coverage test · alarm test · charging routine · action when unanswered. Also agree location access and event retention. Do not enter customer information or access codes in this public library.