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The
present mobile technology has changed the human’s lives to a great extent. The
safety of an organization’s employees is always the first priority. It is
important to protect the employees from injuries and health issues. Mostly the
employees need to take an aggressive approach to preventing injuries and follow
the safety measures to make sure that they are not involved in any risk for an
accident. There are many new mobile apps have been founded with the latest
safety protocol and requirements. There are many ways where an app can boost
workplace safety.
Smart
Media Innovations offers a free occupational Health and Safety app for both iOS
and android devices which provide good views, training videos, safety news and
other features. The main advantage of a mobile app is the ability to
communicate the most useful information with the end user, at any place and anytime.
In the case of an emergency, apps are used to communicate safety messages to
the employees with more information or instructions.
Many
corporate including the IT organizations and the core companies have taken
important steps in developing safety procedures within their offices, including
safety plans that use safety apps on the employee’s mobile phones as they
increasingly identify the importance of workplace safety. On the other side of
flip, the employees who work far away from their homes face a lot of increased
dangers. Lone workers such as utility workers, realtors, and others, who work
out of sight of management or other colleagues, often face a multitude of
social risks, such as assault, robbery or worse.
Most
of the employees who gives more importance to peace, they are never truly alone
because they always have their mobile phones on them. The Smartphones offers a
huge amount of mobile safety apps. A mobile safety app itself is assigned as a
safety device. A safety app falls short at the following criteria.
Accessibility:
The
present generation keeps on digging their cell phones most of the time. If an
individual holds a mobile phone in hands, they should lock their phone, and
especially using a safety app, he/she has to search to access it among other
menu items. All of these tasks may be seen as a tiny one, but in an emergency
situation and while searching for a safety app among the many icons available
could be the moments which it is too late to receive help.
Reliability:
Most
of the mobile safety apps assure the folks by having them select a friend or
family member to contact in the case of an emergency. If this situation
happens, then an individual run into the issue of availability. The person whom
we are trying to reach may be available, but they are not trained to handle
emergency situations. A safety app cannot guarantee the emergency training that
is required for many situations.
Escalation:
The
mobile phones in the event of an emergency that is especially troublesome: it
can actually escalate a dangerous situation. It can happen in one of the two
ways. In a more obvious scenario, an attacker could notice us using a cell
phone or safety app as an attempt for help and grow angry. This increases the
level of violence.
SoloProtect, safety
solution:
This
app was created to overcome the shortcomings of a mobile safety app. This
device is not only sensible but it is also easily accessible around the neck
attached to a user’s shirt. This makes it easily accessible so that the user
can activate an alert with the push of a button without the knowledge of anyone
else. With the SoloProtect’s highly trained and certified Emergency dispatch
center available 27 hours throughout the year, eliminating many problems
associated with using a mobile phone or a mobile safety app. An alert message
enters the user’s Smartphone by means of one-way communication call.
Things to assure
Employee’s Safety:
Produce Training Videos:
A
workplace safety app is loaded with many instructional videos and tutorials
which could help the professionals how to perform certain jobs safely and
effectively. These tutorials might provide a good training on how to perform
safety checks and also to complete various tasks without risking an injury or
accident.
Give announcement about
safety news:
Most
of the apps provide information about the occupational safety guideline
changes, news and other updates related to the industries. These can be easy
reads for the fresher who joins the company or just want to do something
productive during downtime.
Provides basic
information about Safety Rules:
A
workplace safety app has many features like checklists or summaries of safety
protocol that an employee could reference when they need tips or advice how to
get a job successful. It also includes information about the agreement and
state-specific industry rules that fresher new to the company may not know.
The
apps are very helpful to improve workplace safety since they serve as a
learning tool to educate the employees so they can perform their jobs
effectively. The employees can use the app as a part of their training program.
The employees can also use the apps during the workday so they can reduce the
risk of accidents.
Automated Messages:
Since
mobile messages are handy, the automated calls and text messages are more
effective than ever. In most of the companies, the employees have registered
their phone numbers and they would receive the text updates for severe weather
or other potentially dangerous situations. A similar methodology is followed in
the universities also.
Location Tracking:
The
mobile technology has made it easier to track the employees in an efficient
manner. It is useful in everyday business to track shipments and deliveries; it
has the capacity to be lifesaving in case of emergency or in the event of a
disaster. In the place of a construction site, the employees who carry mobile
devices with tracking can be found quicker and easier because their last known
location is easily identified.
Collecting Occupational
Illness Details:
The
companies find difficult to collect the information about the illness,
particularly to track the dangerous aspects of the workplace affect their
employees. A technology which is known as the wearable technology is making
that easier. Employees can have that mobile device and track the vital
conditions. The data contribute creating a safer workplace.
To halt the
fatigue-related accidents:
Mobile
technology can make the workplace safer by monitoring employee’s hours and
activity. A device named SmartCap that can monitor the brainwaves. This device
analyzes brain activity and alerts wearers who may be at risk of falling asleep
on the job. There are many other ways mobile technology can prevent
fatigue-related accidents.
Real-Time Communication:
Mobile
technology allows the professionals to stay in contact with each other and with
their higher officials. The employees can ask questions, access training
information, and report any incidents immediately. A step further, they can
communicate with each other directly. Around seventy-four percent of the
employees reporting they would become safety-related feedback from their
associates, providing an easy way for everyone to be in a safer workplace. Whether
it is a big enterprise or medium or smaller one, mobile technology has the
ability to reduce health risks in the workplace and make every job a safer one.
Author Bio:
Anand
Rajendran is CEO and Co-Founder of ,
best PHP scripts development company located in India. Zoplay is a part of Casperon Technologies a leading
social and mobile development company. I’m a Tech geek, Digital marketing
expert, Entrepreneur, and Atheist who loves to write everything about PHP
Scripts and mobile application development.
