Inizio Engage has announced that it has teamed up with Applied Driving to support its clinical team as well as other lone workers using the Companion+ Mobile Safety App, a safer driving and personal safety solution.
The app has been rolled out to 65 mobile employees, with plans to expand to a further 115 users within the UK and US.
Developed by Applied Driving, Companion+ is designed to improve driver behaviour while protecting users in a sphere of safety.
Comprising safety messages, video or e-learning modules tailored to the user’s specific needs, the app automatically sends triggered training to users after assessing at-risk driving events.
“Companion+ will offer our mobile clinical team discreet safety and security, anytime,” said Caroline McGlynn, head of clinical solutions, Inizio Engage.
“The… app possesses advanced functionality that makes it simple to alert the 24/7 call centre when someone is feeling at-risk or in an emergency,” McGlynn added, including an SOS function that triggers an alarm to be raised with a swipe of the phone, while triple tap is a three-tap process to call for help and check-in timer schedules calls to confirm safety.
In addition, the app has introduced new personal safety features, including crash detection using mobile phone sensors, proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to detect a collision, providing added security for anytime in any situation.
Inizio Engage has already used a lone worker safety device. However, in comparison to Companion+, it lacked the functionality, usability and affordability of Applied Driving’s version.
Kate Kelly, managing director, UK and Ireland, Inizio Engage, commented: “It is important to enable growth and transformation through our people, our culture and [the] employee experience. Safeguarding our people is paramount when implementing services.
“With the adoption of the Companion+ Mobile Safety and its personal safety features, we can elevate the welfare of those driving and operating alone by providing the highest levels of assistance, engagement and support.”
