The 4 Biggest Risks Facing Lone Workers
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How do you keep your lone workers safe?
The International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that approximately 1.3 billion people around the world that work in remote areas. A staggering number when c...
onsidering the logistics of tracking employee safety, location, and status.
The hazards facing your workers become exponentially more dangerous when they are on their own. health emergencies and falls, for example, can turn into fatalities. A dangerous fall is the most common type of hazard facing most workers in industrial environments. There were over 7,500 fall related OSHA violations in 2017 alone By far the most cited safety violation.
Why are lone workers more at risk to suffer fatal injuries? Because lone workers are, well, alone. “Organizations need to understand that special protocols must be in place to make sure lone workers are being looked after”, says Ben Jakubovic, CPP, PSP, CYBRA’s Safety and Security Solutions Architect.
If you’re alone, and you have a heart attack, who’s going to call for help? You can have one of those panic button badges that can alert security or call 911, but what if you fell, bumped your head, and now you’re unconscious? That’s why something like Edgefinity IoT is so vital to companies with workers in potentially hazardous environments. It doesn’t just track a button. It tracks movement, environmental situations, and the health status of your workers."
Here are the 4 biggest risks facing lone workers.
https://cybra.com/4-biggest-risks-facing-lone-workers/
Learn more about Edgefinity IoT at https://cybra.com/edgefinity-iot
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