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“As COVID-19 and social strife continue to wreak havoc, businesses are actively evaluating options to secure and monitor the safety of their lone workers so they can work with confidence.”
comprehensive situational awareness by sending time and loca- tion stamped GPS coordinates to authorities. It also opens a two-way audio communication channel with the employee and captures evidentiary grade photos to provide hard evidence for law enforcement. Because the units are cellular-based, there’s no limit to how far an employee can be from the business which means that it is perfect for curbside delivery and even home de- livery use cases.
When the panic button is pressed, how the emergency is han- dled is just as important as the device itself. These personal pro- tection devices can work in conjunction with a fully interactive video and two-way audio security system. When combined with a rapid-response 24/7 central command center staffed with secu- rity professionals, it becomes the most comprehensive and cost- effective life-safety and asset protection system on the market.
An interactive monitoring solution further augments a per-
sonal protection device by offering remote security escorts, re- mote tours, video verified alarms, and even operations compli- ance services to organizations. With more camera eyes and ears on the ground, the opportunity to de-escalate situations further increases and deters employee shrink as well.
Keeping Lone Workers Company
Lone workers don’t have to be completely alone. Having an experienced security professional and law enforcement available at the touch of a button can boost morale and give lone workers the confidence to do their jobs without taking on unnecessary risk. Interface Security Systems recently launched a wearable per- sonal protection monitoring solution in partnership with Risk- Band. This new service is directly integrated with our interactive 24/7 Central Command Centers. A single push of a button pro- vides two-way voice communications, user profile data, near real- time images, and geolocation data to Interface’s trained security professionals who can immediately assess the situation, intervene and deploy the appropriate emergency response.
In a time when more attention needs to be placed on protect- ing assets and increasing safety measures for employees and cus- tomers, this new service enables businesses to
make wearable safety devices an essential com-
ponent of their emergency response strategy.
Brent Duncan is the chief revenue officer at Inter- face Security Systems.
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