SitexOrbis has become one of the
first lone worker protection
providers to be accredited to the new
BS8484.
The accreditation comes just
months after BSI published the
standard in September 2009, the full
title of whSitexOrbis has become one of the
first lone worker protection
providers to be accredited to the new
BS8484.
The accreditation comes just
months after BSI published the
standard in September 2009, the full
title of which is the Code of practice
for the provision of lone worker
devices.
A fundamental aspect of gaining
accreditation for the company is the
assurance that SitexOrbis operators
will, where necessary, continue to be
able to escalate lone worker related
emergencies to the police, fire and
ambulance services.
Partly to reduce false alarms,
police authorities have signalled their
intention to respond only to lone
worker emergencies reported by
organisations accredited to BS8484
and the lower level BS5979 for alarm
receiving centres. SitexOrbis is
among the few to be accredited to
both.
