Man Down / Worker Down App to Keep Workers Safe

One of the best tools a lone worker can have is a Man Down App. The app uses existing smartphone technology to alert a supervisor if someone is in trouble or if there is a loss of consciousness. Having this capability, in a single device, in your pocket, gives lone and remote workers the added …

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Man Down Injury Statistics 2020-21

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Between 1900 and 2021 there has been an estimated reduction of workplace fatalities by around an enormous 90%! ¹ From about 4,400 fatalities in 1900 down to 142 for the year 2020/21 ². That is a fantastic result for workplace safety. However, there are still many workplace related injuries that do not result in a …

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Worker Down not ‘Man Down’

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As the number of working women continues to increase in most industry areas (including lone workers), language needs to adapt at the same rate. Using the term ‘Man Down’ for the motion detection feature in a lone worker system no longer seems appropriate. The ‘Man Down’ Feature The ‘Man Down’ (Worker Down’) function notifies a …

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How Man Down could help different industries prevent disaster

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The Man down (Worker Down) feature offered in Ok Alone’s lone worker safety solution has the capability to contact another member of staff or call centre personnel if there has been no worker movement for a set period of time. This fantastic feature benefits lone workers across many different industries. Workers have the ability to …

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How to use Man Down on iPhones

Man Down is the latest lone worker feature for iPhones provided by Ok Alone. Our Man Down App introduces a movement based safety feature for iPhones – available with any account with the latest version of the Ok Alone smartphone app. What is Man Down for lone workers? Man down (worker down) apps are calibrated …

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How to use Man Down on Android Smartphones

Man Down is the latest lone worker feature provided by Ok Alone. Our Man Down App introduces automatic detection in a movement-based safety feature for Android phones – available with any account with the latest version of the Ok Alone smartphone app. What is Man Down for lone workers? Man down (worker down) app systems …

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Man Down Injury Statistics 2017-18

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Here are some man down injury statistics for 2017-2018. Between 1974 and 2018 there has been an estimated reduction of workplace fatalities by an enormous 85%! ¹ From over 600 fatalities in 1974 down to 144 for the year 2017/18². That is a fantastic result for workplace safety. However, there are still many workplace related …

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Understanding Man Down in the Ok Alone Dashboard and Alerts

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Ok Alone introduced their Man Down app after feedback from our customers. Our customers wanted an extra feature that monitored a worker’s movement, to be used along side our time-based check-in system What is Man Down? Man down (worker down) apps are calibrated to detect movement or a lack of movement. Using a worker’s own …

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Keep Moving with Man Down on our Lone Worker App

There are around 8 million lone workers in the U.K. Lone workers can be found in many different industries, doing many different jobs. Some lone workers are out and about all day going to different locations and constantly on the move, others spend their days in one location. If, like me, you are a lone …

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