Awareness of Corporate Duty of Care Reaches Peak
during Periods of High Terrorist Activity Threats:
SafeZone Allows Employers to Provide Safety Net to all Traveling Personnel
Montreal, Quebec – August 21, 2013 – With the recent up-tick in potential terror activity, many North American companies are reassessing how they protect their traveling employees. While there are well recognized ethical and legal obligations, polls indicate that less than 15% of U.S. companies have a duty of care program in place, such as SafeZone, for their road warriors. For employers Duty of Care is defined as the responsibility for the employer to put in place reasonable measures to protect employees from harm, regardless of whether they are situated in the workplace or out on assignment.
Because traditional monitoring services can cost as much as $10 – $20.00 per trip, many employers find themselves managing a program that only includes those travelers being sent to higher-risk destinations. But with a recent spate of homegrown risks making the headlines, that practice is becoming hazardous for the employer.
SafeToGo’s systems use technology that automates the scanning of world media and specialized intelligence sources for potential risks to the traveler. It can react to ‘intel’ on events such as civil unrest, terrorism, epidemics, extreme weather, quakes, tsunamis, and so on. In addition to safety issues tracking, it monitors flights and gate information and calculates the probability of missing a connecting flight. It can usually advise the travel management company of a problem before the traveler is aware of it.
Its mobile app provides the traveler with a lifeline. It features GPS detection of unsafe zones, a SOS button, pushed alerts, proof-of-life requests and is fully integrated with itineraries and industry reservation systems, providing the traveler with a one-stop app.
The security officer is provided a traveler tracking map with breadcrumb trailing capabilities and a secure web service to store proof of life request codes. Policy text can also be stored in the automated response system, making instructions instantly available to the cascade of responders at critical moments.
Because of the automation it employs, a typical program is able to be priced at $3.00 per traveler, per trip. This new technology represents a leap forward in service, price and easy adoption. It allows companies to take the steps to avoid painful and costly litigation and fines, loss of productivity, and may ultimately save lives.