Strategies For Increasing Safety In The Mobile Workforce: 3 Key Areas Of Risk - Part 1

Whether you manage a fleet of fifty or of five thousand vehicles, safety is both a critical objective and a challenge to overcome. In this three part series we will discuss strategies to increase the safety of your fleet and mobile workers with a focus on the key areas of lone worker safety, driver distraction and Hours-of-Service compliance.

Improving Lone Worker Safety
As a fleet manager, keeping mobile workers safe and connected is a top priority. Lone workers are often a necessity for many companies, but keeping them safe is a difficult challenge. The nature of the lone worker's environment adds to this challenge as well.

Keeping lone workers safe is not only important for mobile workers, but a comprehensive worker safety plan is also often legislatively required. With the right technology in place, you can automate worker check-ins, easily monitor lone workers and keep them connected to the office.

To address the issue of lone worker safety, having technologies in place in the vehicle, in the office and with your mobile workers is key. A technology solution works to increase field operator safety and helps companies comply with work-alone legislation.

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) is one way managers and dispatchers can access real-time location information for every vehicle under their care. GPS enables in-vehicle devices to send location information back to the office, where dispatchers track vehicle movement on their electronic maps. In the event of an emergency, the exact location of each vehicle is known instantly.