Skyguard's personal safety alarm

A discreet palm-sized personal safety alarm specifically designed to allow an employee to call for help at any time without compromising their personal safety.

GPS satellites provide an accurate position of the employee, normally to within 10 metres. The alarm will remember its last position, even when entering a building.

Mobile phone technology provides text messaging and voice communications. Discreet activation of the alarm will send its location to the Skyguard Emergency Response Centre followed by a one-way voice connection allowing the employee to be heard by the Controller.

Two-way voice communications allow the Controller to talk to, and reassure, the employee once their personal safety has been assured.

A memo function enables employees to record specific information relevant to their visit, which will be immediately available to Controllers if an alarm is then activated.

Additional functions allow the employee to make position requests and activate a timer, which, if not cancelled within a set period, will automatically activate the alarm.

The employee can hear the Controller up to 1 metre from Skyguard's personal safety alarm and the Controller can hear voice/ambient noise from up to 2 metres from the alarm.

The battery life of the alarm is more than sufficient to cover a working day and on standby will cover in excess of 14 hours.

Skyguard's personal safety alarm adheres to appropriate regulatory approvals and certification: CE, EMC, SAR and RoHS + show more info

CE – no meaning as an abbreviation but is a mandatory conformity mark that the item meets all the essential requirements of all applicable EU directives and that the applicable conformity assessment procedures have been applied.

EMC – electromagnetic compatibility: the goal of EMC is the correct operation of equipment which uses electromagnetic phenomena, and the avoidance of any interference effects.

SAR – specific absorption rate: a measure of the amount radio frequency (RF) energy is absorbed by the body from a cellular phone. SAR levels are not the same in all countries, but the UK has high standards.

RoHS – restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive: restricts the use of certain hazardous metals in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment including the plastic casings.

Skyguard ... it's there now, at the press of a button and we know that we can get help; people can locate where exactly we are

Nuala Sutton, Community Gateway Housing.