Certified to BS 8484:2016

Following the rigorous audit, the award certifies that Send For Help’s subsidiaries – Skyguard and Guardian24 – are working to the very highest standards of both product and service provision. Both subsidiaries were already accredited to the previous version of the standard (BS 8484:2011) having passed annual audits conducted by UKAS accredited body, the National Security Inspectorate (NSI). Subsequently, Send For Help’s subsidiaries have already been awarded NSI Guarding Gold and ARC Gold standards – the highest available.

BS8484:2016 sets the standard to which UK lone worker device service suppliers should achieve and can be measured against. It is important as a benchmark for employers sourcing a credible provider, as it enables the highest level of police response to an alarm. 

Organisations certified to BS 8484:2016 through a UKAS accreditation have the ability to escalate lone worker alarms directly to local Police control rooms (via the use of URNs), bypassing the 999 service which can save vital minutes in an emergency.