Lone worker and field staff safety
Lone worker safety for field teams
ORBII Teams gives lone and field workers a check-in that does not rely on memory: they start a trip with a back-by time, and if they are late and do not answer, your Safety Desk is alerted with their last location. Their SOS works by button, voice or offline text message.
What lone worker safety needs, and what ORBII Teams does
Lone worker safety tools are judged on a few things: a check-in that does not depend on the worker remembering, a fast way to call for help, and a supervisor who finds out quickly when something is wrong. Here is how ORBII Teams covers each one, including what is not live yet.
| Lone worker need | ORBII Teams |
|---|---|
| Timed check-in | Yes. The worker starts a trip with a back-by time before a visit or late work. |
| Missed check-in escalation | Yes. ORBII asks the worker first, then alerts the Safety Desk after the wait you set. High-risk sites get a shorter wait. |
| Panic alarm | Yes. SOS button, hands-free Voice SOS with the phone locked, or a silent shake. |
| Location in an emergency | Yes. Live location for the Safety Desk during a trip and during an SOS. |
| Poor or no network | Yes. The SOS falls back to a text message with the location to contacts and the desk. |
| Supervisor dashboard | Yes. A web console with a live map, overdue trips first, and a full-screen alarm. |
| Help from nearby colleagues | Yes. Company responders within about 15 km are alerted. |
| Automatic fall alerts | Yes. If the phone detects a hard fall and then no movement, ORBII asks the worker if they are okay. If there is no answer in 30 seconds, it sends an SOS to their contacts and the Safety Desk. The worker turns it on in the Safety tab. |
Where it helps most
Warehouses and depots
Supervisors locking up late, night loading, sites on the edge of town with few people around.
Field visits
Sales, procurement, service and survey staff who spend the day alone at farms, dealers and customer sites.
Drivers and fleet staff
Long runs where a back-by time and an offline SOS matter more than a dashboard.
What happens when a check-in is missed
- At the back-by time, ORBII asks the worker "are you okay?" on their phone.
- If they answer, the trip carries on or ends. Nobody else is disturbed.
- If they do not, after the wait you set (shorter for high-risk sites) the Safety Desk gets a phone alert, a browser alert and a full-screen alarm, with their last location and battery.
- The desk calls them, opens the location in Google Maps, and every step is recorded on the incident timeline.
Made for India, not adapted to it
- Priced in rupees, with a free first month.
- English and Hindi, and Voice SOS that recognises "help", "bachao" and "madad".
- An SOS that still works on a weak or missing data connection.
- Built for India’s DPDP Act, with every worker told what the company can see before anything is shared.
Questions people ask
Is there a lone worker safety app made for India?
Yes. ORBII Teams gives field and lone workers a timed check-in (a trip with a back-by time), escalation to a Safety Desk when a check-in is missed, a panic alarm by button, voice or shake, and an SOS that falls back to a text message when there is no data. It is priced in rupees and works in English and Hindi.
How does a missed check-in work?
At the back-by time, ORBII asks the worker if they are okay. If they do not answer within the wait you set, the Safety Desk gets a phone alert, a browser alert and a full-screen alarm with the worker’s last location and battery.
Does ORBII Teams have man-down or fall detection?
Yes, on Android. When a worker turns on fall detection, a hard fall followed by no movement opens a 30-second check. If they do not answer, ORBII sends an SOS to their contacts and the Safety Desk. Workers can also raise an SOS by button, voice or a silent shake.
Can the supervisor see where field staff are all day?
No. For field teams, the Safety Desk sees live location only during a trip the worker started and during an SOS. At any other time the console shows no location, and the database refuses to return it.
What if the worker has no mobile network?
Voice SOS is recognised on the phone, so it works with no signal, and the alert goes out by text message with the location as soon as there is any network for SMS.
How much does a lone worker app cost?
ORBII Teams is priced per organisation, by team size and plan. Write to orbiisafety@gmail.com with your team size and sites and we will send a quote, usually within a day.
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