A simple check-in from a worker can significantly enhance safety. This single step allows lone workers to confirm their well-being with their employer, alleviating personal safety concerns while working in isolation. Beyond the action itself, safety check-in messages serve as crucial communication channels for occupational safety monitoring and management.

There are three key reasons why a check-in message should include more than just the lone worker's GPS coordinates, which, while essential, are only one part of the larger picture:

Safety check-ins are integral to an effective occupational health and safety (OHS) program, helping improve the overall well-being of your employees, especially lone workers who perform their jobs in isolation and by themselves.

Pay more attention to communication

When you think of worker safety, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it personal protective equipment like face shields or electrical gloves? Or is it an emergency notification device like a panic button? And while these are all important elements of a strong worker safety program, an area often missed is internal communication amongst the team and organization.

If or when a second COVID wave hits a number of areas must immediately addressed to protect your workers such as any needed PPE or sanitizing supplies and restructuring of operations to facilitate social distancing while working. But even ahead of those important priorities, you need to establish dependable and accessible employee communication with management and your team, wherever they may be working – at home, out in the field or back at the office or plant.