Home Worker Safety
Protecting home and hybrid workers
For some employees, the office or company headquarters is a place they visit only occasionally – if at all. Working from home, for at least part of the week, is becoming the norm, meaning that the secure and safe environment provided by the office simply isn’t there to support them should something untoward happen.
Although home working can boost employee morale by offering flexibility and freedom on the one hand; on the other hand, working from home can be lonely and isolating among other risks.
The high profile cases of violence against has also highlighted the need to ensure that all employees have access to a personal safety solution – not least when travelling to and from the office. In all of these cases employers need to be able to reassure their employees that their safety continues to be a priority.
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Making every space a safe space
Employers have a duty of care to ensure that hybrid working employees have a safe environment to work in whether that’s from the office, from home or anywhere else. In the same way that help should be available in any office, its equivalent should ensure that those working at home face no more risk than employees on-site.
Peoplesafe offers a cost-effective service that allows home and hybrid workers to raise an alarm to our state-of-the-art ARC at the touch of a button. The Peoplesafe App is a smartphone application that provides round-the-clock protection for low-risk employees. More than just a panic alarm, the Peoplesafe App offers a live connection to our 24/7, fully accredited ARC, at the touch of a button. Managed by experts, our alarm controllers will monitor all alarms to assess the situation and respond accordingly.
Our man down alarm, also known as a fall detection alarm, provides employees with the added knowledge that should they have a fall when working at home, an alarm will be raised to ensure assistance can be rapidly dispatched.
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Alarm Receiving Centre
The Alarm Receiving Centre is the hub of where we receive and deal with personal safety alarm activations, whether they are false alarms, planned activations or genuine incidents.
Watch our video to gain an insight into how the ARC works including:
- Building specifications
- Accreditations
- Use of Unique Reference Numbers (URNs)
- The process for handling an alarm
Home Worker Safety FAQs
What risks do home and hybrid workers face?
Home and hybrid workers may not have the same immediate support available to employees working in an office or other shared workplace. Working from home can also be isolating, while employees may face personal safety risks when travelling between home, the office and other locations.
Do employers have a duty of care to home workers?
Yes. Employers have a duty of care to help ensure employees have a safe working environment, whether they are working in the office, from home or elsewhere. Home and hybrid workers should have appropriate support available if they need help.
How can employers help protect home and hybrid workers?
Employers can provide home and hybrid workers with personal safety solutions that allow them to raise an alarm if they need assistance. Peoplesafe provides technology that connects employees with a professionally monitored Alarm Receiving Centre when an alarm is activated.
How can a home worker raise an alarm in an emergency?
The Peoplesafe App allows home and hybrid workers to raise an SOS alarm from their smartphone at the touch of a button. The app provides a live connection to Peoplesafe’s 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre.
What happens when a home worker raises a Peoplesafe alarm?
When an alarm is received, a Peoplesafe Alarm Controller monitors and assesses the activation and responds according to the situation. The Alarm Receiving Centre handles false alarms, planned activations and genuine incidents.
Can fall detection help protect employees working from home?
Yes. Peoplesafe’s man down alarm, also known as fall detection, can raise an alarm if an employee falls while working at home, helping ensure that assistance can be arranged if they are unable to call for help themselves.
