STAFF from Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) who are working alone have better personal safety help thanks to a new system.

Footprint Solutions, who are mobile working specialists, has set up a Housing Support Pro Protect Module which GGHT are the first organisation to trial.

Under the scheme for every appointment employees register for they are asked before to set an estimated time for the meeting.

If it overruns a smartphone devise will call them to verify their safety and if they do not respond an alert will be triggered.

If the worker feels that their safety has been compromised they can also raise a covert panic alert which is picked up by either an incident management centre, or a specific contact.

Peter Fitzhenry, director of housing management at GGHT said: “The safety of all our staff is paramount, and we recognise that lone workers in particular have to deal with potentially difficult situations. By using the protect module, we can offer enhanced protection for our staff.”

John Sant, CEO of Footprint Solutions, added: “We identified that housing trusts need a solution that ensures the safety of vulnerable lone workers, while also delivering efficiencies in terms of time and resource. By integrating our Housing Support Pro solution with a personal security service, GGHT has access to a range of applications in one comprehensive package.”