Aug/Sept 2008

A handheld, mobile phone-style lone worker protection device called Romad is among the first products being offered by BD-1 Services, a telecommunications specialist, under the aegis of its newly-branded parent, the SIXIS group.

SIXIS was set up this summer by entrepreneur Harvey Alexander to roll together various businesses in sectors such as labour, IT, security, and cleaning and maintenance.

The Romad device can be tracked on the Internet, where the worker's location can be updated as often as every minute. There are four speed dial buttons and a phone book that can store up to 20 numbers, which are set by the system administrator.

Among these is an SOS number, accessible using an SOS button on the device, which automatically opens a connection to a response centre, so that response centre staff can hear what is happening and decide on the appropriate action.

 

BD-1 is aiming Romad specifically at workers such as bus drivers, sales and service engineers and community healthcare professionals. Subscription costs around £25 per month, depending on the configuration.

Romad, a UK company, specialises in mobile location-based services, especially in the lone worker sector, and provides both hardware and supporting software called the Romad platform.