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Organisations purchasing the service via VSG will also have full access to Skyguard’s Customer Service Centre Skyguard, Europe’s premier personal safety service, is pleased to announce a distribution agreement with VSG in providing lone worker protection across the UK and Ireland. Skyguard will supply personal safety devices, mobile phone software and client administration tools to link directly with VSG’s 24 hr. manned alarm receiving centre. VSG is one of...

Guardian24 is delighted to announce that with immediate effect an enhanced, integrated Android lone worker application is now available for Guardian24 users worldwide directly from Guardian24.  Guardian24 has been working for some time to further increase the device choice for user organisations. The company already provides access to its protection services through traditional mobile phones, Blackberry devices, PDA’s and a broad range of specialist personal alarm devices. In 2013 th...

Several BSIA members have developed lone worker devices to connect employees quickly and discreetly with an emergency response system The importance of lone worker protection in the healthcare sector has been reinforced by the latest NHS security figures, which reveal a shocking 5.8% rise in physical assaults against health service staff in the past year. In figures collated from NHS Trusts across the UK, reported physical assaults against NHS staff in England for the year 20...

BSIA's lone worker guide includes information on best practice, employers’ legal obligations and relevant British Standards Demand for lone worker protection services by the UK’s transport sector is set to increase this year as employees face continued risk from physical violence, armed robbery and verbal threats, research carried out by the newly-launched Lone Worker Section of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has revealed. More than six million p...

 Connexion2 lone worker products will be showcased at IFSEC 2012 sposored by Connexion 2Connexion2, leader in lone worker security and the developer of the multi-award winning Identicom lone worker device, has announced that it is sponsoring the new Lone Worker Protection Product Area, at IFSEC 2012 which takes place at the Birmingham NEC from 14th to the 17th May. As Identicom is the principal dedicated lone worker device in the UK, and is now available in an increasing number of mark...

  Market leading security protection by the G4S LoneProtector solution G4S Security Solutions, LLC (G4S), the premier provider of advanced monitoring services, now offers a new lone worker protection solution as part of its comprehensive suite of products, services and technology. The new solution, called LoneProtector?, is being showcased at the G4S booth (#3325) at the ASIS International show in Orlando, Florida. “With the number of lone workers ri...

The RSP-100 utilises GPS based technology, which interacts with EMCS' alarm receiving software platform Romad reports that its stand at the EMCS open days attracted the attention of a large number of installers and resellers who were interested in the new revenue stream that can be generated by the RSP-100 lone worker protection solution. "We were delighted to be invited to participate in the EMCS open days," said Lee Howells, Romad's Sales Director. "We had the opportunity t...

The BS 8484 Code for the Provision of Lone Worker Device Services is driven by ACPO and the security industryReliance High-Tech's lone worker protection solution has been certified as BS 8484 compliant following stringent inspection. Evaluation of a wide-range of services and procedures has been completed ensuring Reliance Protect, an end-to-end lone worker protection, complies with all elements of BS 8484:2009.The new and demanding BS 8484 Code of Practice for the Provision of Lone Worker Devic...