The Workers:
Workers
log into SafetyLine™ at the beginning of each shift. Workers
wear a Pendant device which is connected wirelessly (BlueTooth)
to the worker's cellular phone. This provides the worker
with full-time Panic and Man-Down emergency monitoring.
• In case of an emergency, the Worker can press the PANIC
button to send the message that he/she is in distress and
needs help.
• "Man-Down": The pendant is equipped with a motion
sensor. If the worker does not move for a period of time (ie.
if unconscious), the worker is automatically put in to an
Emergency state.
The Monitors:
An unlimited number of Monitors are the person or persons responsible to
respond in the event of an emergency. They will receive
notification of a worker emergency and be able to take
appropriate action. These may be anyone such as co-workers,
supervisors, and even the Tsunami back-up Monitoring Centre.
• No dedicated full-time monitor is required.
• Only two simple requirements:
1) To
provide his or her contact info to SafetyLine™, indicating that
they wish to be
notified in the event of an emergency.
2)
To be available to respond in the event of an emergency.
• Operators are able to perform their regular duties
while SafetyLine™ monitors the workers.
Emergency:
SafetyLine™ puts a Worker into emergency status for one of two reasons:
1) The worker requested assistance, (can
be done by pressing a “PANIC button”)
2) The worker stopped moving long enough for the motion sensor to
declare an emergency (ie. Man-Down - worker may be
unconscious).
When an emergency occurs, each person who has provided
contact info to SafetyLine™ as a Monitor will be
persistently alerted. SafetyLine™ will send out
email reminders to any email capable device, including
cellular phones, and also places voice phone calls to a
list of contacts to alert someone to the emergency. This
means that if a Worker requires assistance, SafetyLine™
will continuously attempt contact until someone
responds and action is taken.
Response:
• Once a Monitor has been alerted to an emergency,
SafetyLine™ provides a variety of information for the Worker
in trouble, including: all reported locations, emergency contacts for this worker and how to
reach them, worker specific information such as health
conditions, vehicles, phone numbers and addresses.
• SafetyLine™ also provides a list of emergency response
protocol customized to each individual worker or group of
workers. As the operator performs these actions, (e.g. 1)
call worker, 2) call supervisor, etc.) SafetyLine™ records
the name of the Monitor, the time and date that the
actions were performed and any comments that were entered
by the Monitor.
This helps the employer to show due
diligence and provides rapid response to a worker in
distress.
