The Benefits of the Mercari Technologies Duress Alarm

Duress alarms have long been utilized in healthcare and elder care facilities where employees could be vulnerable to being assaulted, as well as for use by lone workers and security personnel in various fields.

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Man Down and No Response Alerts

As threats and acts of violence become increasingly frequent, organizations must make it their top priority to safeguard their people. Workers face various risks both inside an office, hospital room or job site environment as well as potential external risks that might threaten them. Duress alarm systems provide businesses with an effective means to safeguard their most valued asset: their employees. Wearable duress alarms allow individuals to discreetly signal for assistance during situations in which they feel vulnerable or threatened. Medical facilities that frequently rely on staff working alone with patients or potential intruders often utilize duress alarm systems, including hospitals and nursing homes. Prisons and detention centers frequently rely on them as well. Businesses in manufacturing or industrial settings with isolated work areas also make excellent candidates for duress alarm systems.

Lone worker safety alarms provide multiple ways for users to alert monitoring contacts that they require help, from emergency SOS panic buttons and automatic fall detection to no motion Man Down alerts and no motion Man Down notifications. It's vital that workers can get help no matter the severity or length of time it has been incapacitating them.

When users activate their lone worker alarm, a two-way text message with their activation location is sent directly to emergency contacts, giving them all of the details necessary for finding them quickly and reducing response times. This feature increases chances of finding individuals faster.

Mercari Technologies' lone worker alarm comes equipped with a "Man Down sensor", which detects when its device has fallen and alerts nominated contacts immediately. This feature is especially beneficial to lone workers at risk of falling when out and about, such as security guards who regularly enter client homes or construction sites.

Duress alarms aren't only useful in keeping workers safe; they also act as an effective deterrent against crime and terrorism. Their mere presence can serve as a visual deterrent against potential intruders, showing that should an attack take place they'll quickly be identified by monitoring contacts who can then alert authorities and other relevant parties of potential harm.





Two-Way Paging

Two-Way Paging allows users to acknowledge alarm messages via pager. This feature is particularly helpful at sites with multiple active alarms; acknowledgment via pager saves time by bypassing the need for technicians to call an alarm monitoring center to manually acknowledge each alarm individually. duress button Furthermore, two-Way Paging can also be used "tag" an alarm as attended - ideal when multiple companies monitor one site simultaneously so as to prevent unnecessary C.O.S alarms due to one unattended signal.

Two way alpha pagers also allow senders to include response messages with their messages, for instance when nurses receive patient messages on their desk pager or central station pager, they can quickly respond by notifying everyone that they will handle it quickly and efficiently - an important feature in healthcare settings. Furthermore, two-way paging systems comply with HIPAA requirements so patients' privacy remains protected.

Two-way paging offers many advantages over its one-way counterparts in terms of its spectral efficiency. As opposed to traditional one-way broadcast paging systems, two-way systems keep an eye on where each subscriber unit is on the network and only send relevant messages out accordingly, thus significantly cutting down broadcast bandwidth usage - freeing up over 95 percent of spectrum space allowing two-way pagers to operate more effectively than their one-way counterparts.

The Mercari Technologies Lone Worker Safety Alarm Device is a reliable yet cost-effective 4G personal safety device that offers GPS tracking/locating as well as an emergency SOS button to protect lone workers in any environment. Its auto fall detection features allow contractors and lone workers to seek help quickly during potentially life-threatening circumstances.

Employing a two-way duress alarm provides workers with peace of mind on the job. This is particularly beneficial to lone workers or those who may be more at risk from accidents or injuries such as firefighters and rescue personnel, who rely heavily on two-way communication to quickly reach first responders should any need arise. A duress alarm can also serve to comfort seniors living independently who may feel anxious about quickly reaching first responders should an incident arise.

GPS Tracking

GPS fleet tracking allows managers to monitor vehicles and drivers in real time, giving customers better visibility of delivery windows and increasing accuracy for on-time ETA delivery. Furthermore, flagging any inefficient or illegal activity helps detect unwelcome behavior as well as help identifying driver behavioral issues which might cause accidents or increase fuel costs.

Our Lone Worker Alarm utilizes GPS tracking or locating and an emergency SOS button, empowering people in remote or high risk environments to seek help in times of need. Wear it anywhere from your home, office, warehouse or farmer's field; when activated it will connect directly to up to 10 nominated contacts as well as 911 in an emergency or duress situation.

As soon as the user activates the Man Down feature, two-way cellular communication with nominated contacts and the Emergency SMS service are initiated and send out with details on where the activation occurred. It operates on 4G cellular network technology so there's no landline or base station required in order to transfer emergency information.

Geo fencing functionality of this device enables caregivers to set alerts when the wearer leaves an unsafe radius - perfect for older seniors who can become easily disoriented or vulnerable. Furthermore, this feature helps ease caregiver's workload by automating monitoring processes and eliminating the need for regular check-ups on loved ones.

The GPS tracking feature uses satellite technology to pinpoint a person or object's exact location on Earth with amazing precision, much like how smartphones track your movement around town or across country borders. Because this technology can easily become misused if it's misconfigured or managed improperly, we highly advise our clients carefully review and understand their settings prior to use; and test their device prior to any emergency situation as well as periodically thereafter.

Silent Alerts

The Duress Alarm features an inbuilt GPS tracker to provide a solution for anyone needing to be notified if they leave a specific area. Ideal for solo workers traveling between locations or those working in high risk environments where assault or injury could occur. By pressing the SOS button of a device, two-way SMS conversations with up to 10 emergency contacts (and Google Maps for location purposes) can begin immediately and simultaneously. Caregivers of older adults suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's often worry that their loved one will wander off or become disorientated, especially if they experience sundowning - an effect wherein confusion and restlessness set in during late afternoon or evening hours. Family can make an enormous difference in keeping elderly individuals safe; our Lone Worker Solutions Alarm with GPS technology can ease these concerns by enabling elderly individuals to press an SOS button that immediately sends their location directly to nominated emergency contacts.

Our lone worker solution alarm offers an optional Duress PIN feature to provide extra protection in dangerous or stressful situations. Engaging this feature will unlock any Smart Lock and/or disable alarm while alerting our monitoring center that immediate assistance is required. Your nominated emergency contact will receive an alert about this incident but won't receive text notifications or phone calls directly from the system as this would expose that they have activated Duress PIN feature of device.

Mercari Technologies Panic Button comes in a portable design to provide maximum safety for lone workers and students in remote areas where there may be increased risks of injury or attack. Easily integrated into various environments for extra team security needs.