Man Down devices donated to charity
LoneALERT (Advance IT Solutions) has given away 30 Man Down devices – worth £250 each – to two charities as part of the LoneALERT In The Community campaign to keep charity volunteers safe.
Beacon Centre for the Blind, based in the West Midlands, works to support people with visual impairments and will use the Man Down devices to protect volunteers who run its home visiting service.
The Young Women’s Outreach Project, based in Gateshead, has also been selected to receive Man Down devices to support its work with young women and mothers.
Charity spokeswoman Caz Moir said: “The LoneALERT devices will aid us in our one-to-one and outreach work across the project. It is not always possible for us to be sure of the environment that our team will be entering and a system like this will help us to ensure their safety whilst carrying out vital parts of our work.”
The Man Down devices have been developed using LoneALERT’s patented technology to keep lone and vulnerable workers safe. They feature a panic button for the user to raise an instant alarm in the event of an emergency, integrated GPS and a fall sensor which detects if the user is in ‘man down’ condition. If the wearer does not respond, an alert is raised so help can be sent to the user’s exact location.
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