Cost and ROI of Implementing Lone Worker Panic Buttons

Cost and ROI of Implementing Lone Worker Panic Buttons

A lone worker solution can be expensive to start with, but long term it can save you money in many ways. This article takes a look at the costs of different safety, device and service features to help you decide on the best budget for your lone worker solution and ensure it delivers the highest return on investment.

Workplace panic buttons enable employees operating alone to summon assistance if they feel threatened, witness inappropriate behavior or suffer a physical or medical emergency on the job. They can also be useful if they need to assist someone else who has been injured in an incident and are not able to leave the situation on their own.

Often, a simple, mobile phone-linked panic alarm system such as the Little Green Button app or a personal duress device like the SafetyLine device, allows a lone worker to contact their colleagues and alert them that they require help. The colleague can then check in with the lone worker by calling, texting or using an interactive dashboard to establish their status and location and provide critical details that could speed up response time in an emergency.





With an automated lone worker system such as SafetyLine, a monitor is notified immediately whenever a lone worker activates their panic button or signals that they are in distress via the 3D accelerometer profile and geofencing feature. They can then instantly dispatch the appropriate resources to their location and escalate the response based on the real-time information that is sent back from the lone worker.