Compare 3 Ways to Work Alone



PASSIVE MEASURES

work alone safely with people in different branch locations

ACTIVE MEASURES

business case for working alone

HYBRID MEASURES

work alone safely when only one carrier is available

Ease of use...


PASSIVE — Simple, quick and clear from any internet browser.

ACTIVE — Anyone who can text message or send an email can use this. There is even an option to support regular phone calls to help those working alone.

HYBRID — 24/7 always on monitoring has advantages. When all devices; are the same, are on the same carrier, and using the same services, control can be simplified.

What is involved...


PASSIVE — Users POST what they are doing and planning to do. Everyone sees all the shared information.

ACTIVE — Each workers cell phone or email does the Check In and Check Out.
— Pre-registering eliminates user names or passwords and allows the robotics to confirm work alone location operation.
— Those working alone know before they go in and are able to change follow up dynamics for that situation.

HYBRID — Security and monitoring situations exist where all the uses have the same device, carrier and service.
— Global positioning and available data can ease staff check in and check out.
— Operation specific to the situation can bring benefits like time and attendance reporting, asset tracking and growing the culture of safety enhancement.

Working Together...


PASSIVE — The people assigned to follow staff entries can see who is working alone.
— Organization policies can be invoked by those monitoring the entries whenever anyone has not updated their entry to indicate they are safe.

ACTIVE — Robotics let the worker know when communications are not dependable at any work alone location.
— The robotics also advise 3 or more people when 'Active Measures' are needed.
— Active participation by those working alone enhances awareness of the realities of their location.

HYBRID — Applications designed for specific workers and situations support the nature of the work and the distance to workers needing support.
— Organization policies can reflect the number of people involved and the processes triggered.
— Logs identify actions processed, work done and asset tracking to support on going improvement of operation and emergency measures.

Reliability...


PASSIVE — The internet lets all users see all workers from all branches.
— Each worker interacting with all the other workers gives this process strength.

ACTIVE — At least 3 people, usually at different locations, support 'Active Measures'. If one is unavailable, the other two are simultaneously or sequentially involved.
— Support is more reliable by using 3 separate communication paths (i.e. text, email and voice) to trigger 'Active Measures". Call trees can even be used.

HYBRID — Building a unique real time work alone service can allow redundancy and scale that matches the work alone situation of the organizations and abilities of those working alone.
— Check points can be included so workers do not assume they are connected when signal strength varies.
— Controls can be built in to turn off GPS services if the cost of always on data is a concern.
— Controls can be included to limit the access of advertisers that comes with turning on GPS for mobile smart phones.