Staff safety is always a priority, especially for mobile workers dealing with the public, or handlingmoney. Whether in healthcare, retail, manufacturing—your staff may find itself in unpredictablesituations, often alone. With Spectralink SAFE , you can be ensured the help they need is availableany time of day, or night.
693,000 UK workers sustained non-fatal injuries in 2019/20 contributing to an estimated total of 6.3 million working days lost
Extensive legislation in Europe and Australia to protect workers
Those who work with money, the public or alone are at greatest risk:
Healthcare, e.g., emergency, and psychiatric units
Retail, e.g., theft and merchandise loss
Manufacturing/Industrial – lone worker
Employers are rightful concerned with the safety of their staff:
It’s the right thing to do
$121 billion annual losses are attributed to workplace assaults
$3 or more is saved for each dollar invested in workplace safety
Staff safety is always a priority, especially for mobile workers dealing with the public, or handlingmoney. Whether in healthcare, retail, manufacturing—your staff may find itself in unpredictablesituations, often alone. With Spectralink SAFE, you can be ensured the help they need is availableany time of day, or night.
Spectralink Safe
Available on select models of our DECT and Wi-Fi phones, Spectralink SAFE integrates intoexisting mobile communications infrastructure to detect situations where a worker may be indanger or need assistance. Save lives and ease minds by enabling staff to get help quickly.On the go, unable to move, or even incapacitated—Spectralink SAFEenables lone, mobile workers to quickly summon help, and offers security.
How Spectralink SAFE can help:
Duress/Panic Button
If invoked, an automatic alarm call is triggered, and notification is sent to amonitoring application
Tear-off String
If the tear-off string is detached fromhandset, an automatic alarm call is triggered
“Running” Notification
If the handset detects a user is running to anemergency or from a risky situation an alarmis triggered
Tilt Notification
If the handset is tilted from its usual positiondue to an emergency, a notification will betriggered
“No Movement” Notification
If the handset remains stationary, an alarm willindicate the user is no longer moving and anincident has occurred
Spectralink SAFE for Healthcare
Health professionals face a higher risk of workplace violence– nearly 75% of workplace assaults occurred in a healthcare setting. The risk is present due to the fact that health-care workers are in contact with many different types of people on a daily basis.Unpredictable situations arise withpotentially violent patients or workplace dangers. Spectralink SAFE protects mobile workersby solving the ever-increasing issue of safety in the workplace for nurses and other healthcareprofessionals.
80% of Emergency Medical Services personnel have been attacked by patients.
78% of Emergency Department physicians and 100% of Emergency Department nurses have experienced violence from patients within the last year.
The annual incidence of physical assault in a psychiatric setting is 70%.
Among nursing homes with dementia units, 59% of nursing aides reported being assaulted by patients weekly and 16% daily.
46% of nurses reported some form of workplace violence during their five most recent shifts.
