Lone Worker Safety for Utility Workers

Utility workers often perform high-risk tasks in hazardous environments and frequently do these alone. These can range from maintaining power lines to repairing water mains and working in people’s homes, exposing them to harsh weather conditions, public aggression and remote locations.

Protecting your workers with an immediate response to emergencies is crucial for regulatory compliance and safeguarding your employees and organization. OK Alone enables you to automate emergency alerts and monitoring at scale for field teams, so that they are never alone, even in the most isolated locations.

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A Day In The Life Of John The Field Worker

Join John as he navigates a busy day working in remote locations and high-risk environments – all while staying connected with the OK Alone app.

See how he checks in, updates his status, and receives real-time support, ensuring he stays safe whether he’s on a job site, traveling between calls, or working alone.

Common Utility Safety Issues and How OK Alone Helps Solve Them

Confined Spaces

Hands Free / Voice Activation allows workers to communicate without needing to access their device in tight, restrictive spaces, ensuring seamless contact with supervisors.

Falls from height

Our Man Down feature automatically detects if a worker stops moving and doesn't respond after a fall. Monitors are instantly alerted, enabling them to respond appropriately with rapid intervention to ensure worker safety.

Public Aggression

If utility workers face aggression from the public, they can discreetly alert our 24/7 Safety Monitoring Center, with a faster response than dialing 911, to ensure swift support in threatening situations.

Critical Workplace Injuries

The Panic Button enables workers to call for immediate assistance after an injury, ensuring a rapid response to get help on the scene quickly.

Exposure to Harmful Substances

Audit Logs and Reports track safety compliance, helping prevent incidents in hazardous environments.

Key Benefits for Utility Workers

Help Button

Workers can trigger an emergency alert using the on-screen help button or voice commands. Whether it’s a gas leak, electrical fault, or injury in the field, help is just a tap away.

Lone Worker Monitoring

Easily see the location and status of your Utility workers on our cloud-based dashboard. View alerts, actions and any issues efficiently in one place, on any device. Employers can manage 100’s of workers in different departments and at various locations from one device. They will get automated alerts regarding any problems workers may have.

Man Down Alerts

Make sure your workers are protected by using the man down feature. Monitors will be alerted if there is no movement from an employee within a set length of time, ensuring appropriate action can be taken.

Case Studies

Hear directly from our customers

Don’t just take it from us. Explore what our customers have to say about their experience with OK Alone employee protection services and how it’s helped keep their people safe.

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Having OK Alone paired with Geotab is a great feature from a management point of view. With vehicles and staff visible on the same app, it provides me with both location and safety assurance and is a one-stop shop for assessing field work.

Ed Hoppe, City of Kelowna

I don’t really know which is my favorite feature, but the high risk check-in is right up there! The system is flexible and accommodates different types of employees.

Kaitlin Orr, Prairie Tech Oilfield Services

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