Select and Tagtronics
Select Security have formed a partnership with Lancashire based security software providers Tagtronics and have invested heavily in their Active Guard solution and updated their previous rostering software.
Eric O’Callaghan Select’s Health and Safety Manager explains; ‘The Tagtronics Active Guard System is cutting edge technology and should be the industry standard. It allows us to manage and control our staff more effectively with the ability to defuse potential situations before they occur. The device is fitted with a panic button and the ability to have a two way conversation with our officers at any time. This is a big plus for us and exceeds the essential health and safety and lone worker regulations’.
Dave Potts adds, ‘Our investment in Tagtronics is a further commitment to our clients as detailed reports of time of attendance, mobile patrols, and guard are logged as they happen and all data is made available to our clients on request or they can dial into their own accounts to see any information that they may require’. http://www.tagtronics.co.uk/
Please see details of Active Guard.pdf
Our views on Lone Working.
At Select we take our obligations under Health and Safety legislation extremely seriously. We are always aware that by its very nature security puts staff at risk, but also we have to remind our clients and prospective clients of the risks associated with their own staff being put at risk by them performing duties, which should be provided, by trained security staff.
Although lone workers cannot be subject to constant supervision, it is still an employer’s duty to ensure their health and safety at work. Lone workers should not be at more risk than other employees and face particular problems. Some of the issues which need special attention when planning safe working arrangements are:
- Does the workplace present a special risk to the lone worker?
- Is there a risk of violence?
If this is the case procedures need to be put into place to monitor lone workers to ensure that they remain safe. These may include:
- Supervisors periodically visiting and observing people working alone.
- Regular contact between the lone worker and supervision using either a telephone or radio
- Automatic warning devices wihich operate if specific signals are not received periodically from the lone worker.
- Other devices designed to raise the alarm in the event of an emergency which are operated manually or automatically by the absence of activity.
- Checks that a lone worker has returned to their base or home on completion of a task.
