On April 6th new corporate manslaughter laws come into effect in the UK. Systems that help employers locate their employees, and provide "man-down", boundary and panic alarms (http://www.bluetreeservices.co.uk/loneWorkersUK.php4) are helping companies to prove their compliance.
The new law means that a failure of any organisation with regard to its duty of care for a staff member or related worker which results in the death of that worker, can result in the
employing company being found guilty of corporate manslaughter.
KoolTrax Mobile is software that allows employers to see where employees are in real-time, using their mobile phone. The employee can also "clock-in" and "clock-out" remotely. KoolTrax
Mobile provides the vital GPS tracking and monitoring link for companies to show that they not only have a policy regarding duty of care, they can demonstrate and prove adherence to the
policy.
The system works by combining Blue Tree Services Ltd's existing "find me" location servers and downloadable KoolTrax Mobile software to turn any Windows based pda, or mobile phone with
GPS into an instant personal location tracker (www.bluetreeservices.co.uk/mobileLocators.php). The mobile phone position
is then visible to the employer so that their employees can be tracked, either locally or internationally, on a continuous basis. A record is kept of all movements with date, time and
position data for referencing purposes.
Mike Smuts, Managing Director of Blue Tree Services, commented "There have been phone location services around for a while, however accurate continuous tracking is an excitingnew
development in which we are a leader. KoolTrax Mobile also brings with it the innovative 'clock in & clock out' facility which gives employers new tools in supporting best practice in
their legal obligations under current and future duty of care legislation".
KoolTrax Mobile may be downloaded from the KoolTrax personal GPS tracking device (http://www.bluetreeservices.co.uk/koolTraxManager.php) page.
Notes to Editor:
Blue Tree Services Ltd develops and markets GPS location products. KoolTrax Ranger is a device aimed at tracking the location of children and people who wander, for instance people with
Alzheimers, saving much police time and family anxiety. KoolTrax Mobile is a software download for mobile phones that turns them into a tracking device. The phone must have GPS capability
and run Windows Mobile 5 (software for other operating systems is being developed). The location of both types of tracking device may be viewed on an Internet enabled PC running BlueMap
software. The combination of products is also popular as a lone worker safety system.
For more information contact Susan Neil on susan.neil(at)bluetreeservices.co.uk or Michiel (Mike) Smuts on michiel.smuts(at)bluetreeservices.co.uk.
Phone number: +44 207 043 0842
Website: www.bluetreeservices.co.uk
Photos: http://www.bluetreeservices.co.uk/pressImages/koolTrax/