Peoplesafe phone protects remote workers

Peoplesafe has teamed up with manufacturers of the world's toughest phones, Sonim Technologies, to launch an intensive protection system for employees out in rough and remote settings.

The Sonim XP3 Sentinel has been designed to withstand extreme temperatures and water, and has a highly durable shell to meet the demands of harsh working environments.

It comes complete with software developed by Sonim in close consultation with Peoplesafe, which allows the company's professionals to monitor and respond to lone workers around-the-clock, safeguarding against injury, illness and personal attack.

Concerned employees can put monitors on greater alert when they go into high risk situations.

In an emergency, they can press a button to feed their exact location back while they are spoken to and sent assistance if necessary.

There is also a 'man down' motion-sensor triggered if the phone falls, tilts or is stationary, which will raise an alarm if the employee is unable to do so themselves.

The service offers protection for a large group of employees previously not specifically catered for by the industry.

And the Sonim XP3 Sentinel, with its seamless integration with Peoplesafe's existing solutions, meets the British Standards relating to lone worker devices and monitoring.

The new BS 8484 Code of Practice for the Provision of Lone Worker Device Services has been driven by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and lone worker specialists such as Peoplesafe, to promote best practice for lone workers and to reduce the number of false alarms being received and responded to by the emergency services.

The phone comes with a three year unconditional guarantee, and boasts features including high performance GPS and a rugged casing which protects the phone even when dropped from 2m onto concrete or submerged in water for up to 30 minutes.

It also operates in temperatures from -20C to +55C.

It has a shock-resistant screen and meets military certification for resistance to humidity, salt, shock and heat.

It is easy to use if the user is wearing gloves or has wet hands and its speakers can be heard over machinery or sirens.

Peoplesafe is one of the UK's leading providers of simple and lightweight equipment and monitoring to keep employees as safe as possible.

The company operates independently of any device manufacturer, offering services based on the needs of individual lone workers.

Products include the Identicom, a discreet ID card holder that can locate and listen in during an emergency, specially adapted PDAs and Blackberrys.

The company's clients include a range of major names like retailers Argos, Halfords and Carphone Warehouse, house builders Persimmon and TaylorWimpey and leading car parking company Q Park.

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