News: Peoplesafe move into tough environment

Rotherham-based lone worker safety expert Peoplesafe has teamed up with manufacturers of the world's toughest phones, Sonim Technologies, to launch an exclusive protection system for employees out in rough and remote settings.

The new Sonim XP3 Sentinel, the world's most rugged phone, has been designed to withstand extreme temperatures and water and has a highly durable shell to meet the demands of harsh working environments.

It comes complete with software developed by Sonim in close consultation with Peoplesafe, which allows the company's professionals to monitor and respond to lone workers around- the-clock and safeguard against injury, illness and personal attack.

In an emergency, workers can press a button to feed their exact location swiftly back while they are spoken to and sent assistance if necessary. There is also a "man down" motion-sensor triggered if the phone falls, tilts or is stationary, which will raise an alarm if the employee is unable to do so themselves.

The service offers protection for a large group of employees previously not specifically catered for by the industry.

Ian Johannessen, Managing Director of Peoplesafe, said: "We've worked closely with Sonim to ensure this mobile phone fulfils all the needs of hard hat-wearing lone workers in water, electricity and gas utilities, the building and construction trades and the farming, manufacturing and logistics sectors, to name a few."

Sanjay Jhawar, Vice President and General Manager for Applications at Sonim Technologies added: "Peoplesafe's real world monitoring experience was invaluable as we developed this product and we've provided the capability for them to tailor the user experience closely to their monitoring service.

"We've engineered the software natively into the phone, so have the highest possible reliability and best ease of use in distress situations, coupled with virtually unbreakable hardware, so you can depend on XP3 Sentinel to save lives."

From their base in Dinnington, Peoplesafe operates independently of any device manufacturer, offering services based on the needs of individual lone workers.

Peoplesafe website

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