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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) has become the first UK health service provider to adopt CriticalArc’s SafeZone technology for lone worker protection, staff safety, mass and targeted communications, and emergency response coordination.   SafeZone was acquired through the UK Government Cloud 12 Framework and is being delivered in partnership with Chubb UK. The service will help provide rapid emergency assistance for the Trust’s 5000 plus staff – including lone workers out in the community – with specialist help available regardless of the user’s location. Improving workforce management The technology precisely locates checked-in users and enables control room operators to coordinate faster responses, for example, by directing all relevant responders to the scene of an accident. As well as improving personal safety for thousands of healthcare workers across Kent, senior managers believe the technology will deliver far-reaching efficiency benefits that could serve as a model for other NHS trusts to follow. For example, SafeZone will improve workforce management, communication and coordination between local care teams and their team leaders.   The technology allows the Trust to set-up any number of user-groups in specialist categories The technology allows the Trust to set-up any number of user-groups in specialist categories so that alerts can be directed to the most appropriate manager, depending on whether the staff member is asking for routine advice, reporting a non-urgent problem using the ‘See it? Say it!’ feature in the SafeZone app, or calling for emergency response. This will allow more efficient and flexible coordination of care delivery. Streamline reporting processes The technology is also expected to lead to more accurate recording of aggression against staff, and reporting of health and safety issues, because incidents can now be escalated directly to the Security Team for recording and provision of advice and guidance with additional support from their clinical line managers. Managers say this will help streamline reporting processes and make it more likely that staff will report problems. “This will give us a more accurate picture of risks, and free-up our clinical teams to focus on delivering patient care, while the security department can intervene more effectively to keep people safe,” says Wayne Sherratt, KCHFT Head of Security. Maintaining uninterrupted response Chubb’s 24/7 control room operation will ensure seamless monitoring and support for the healthcare teams Chubb’s 24/7 control room operation will ensure seamless monitoring and support for the healthcare teams at night, maintaining uninterrupted response even when the trust’s Security Team aren’t immediately available. Chubb’s controllers will provide advice for staff requesting help and contact the police as needed. Wayne added: “Chubb have demonstrated a flexible and supportive approach to our particular needs.” The SafeZone solution will replace more traditional lone worker technologies that were previously locally managed, creating siloed systems. With NHS providers under continual financial pressure, Wayne hopes the new service will deliver significant savings by providing a single-platform centralized solution for the whole trust. Send early notifications Further savings will be generated by SafeZone functions including ‘tip reporting’ which will make it easy for staff to send early notifications highlighting issues –anything from broken equipment to a spill in the stairwell that could cause an accident. SafeZone is already used by over 45 per cent of universities in the UK to improve safeguarding for students and staff, and many of its capabilities will be as transformative for the healthcare sector, says Darren Chalmers-Stevens, CriticalArc’s, Chief Operating Officer. “CriticalArc is now helping to provide the best round-the-clock protection for nurses, medical teams, and care staff across Kent. As the first NHS provider to adopt SafeZone, KCHFT is demonstrating its determination to make staff safety and wellbeing a top priority, and to unlock significant new benefits in terms of staff retention, efficiency of operations and value for money. SafeZone makes it easy for organizations to connect with their people – whether they are based remotely, lone working in the community, traveling on business, or present on-site – transforming how they respond to incidents and allowing them to offer Safety Everywhere™, wherever there is a duty of care.”

64 of fire and security industry’s young engineers will head to IFSEC 2016 to put their skills against each other in live installation challenge IFSEC International, organized by UBM EMEA, have recently announced that all places on the prestigious Engineers of Tomorrow annual competition are now filled. 64 of the fire and security industry’s brightest young engineers will head to IFSEC International over the 21-23 June 2016 to put their skills against each other in a live installation challenge at Europe’s largest security exhibition. Engineers of Tomorrow is part of Apprenticeships for Fire & Security, an initiative that places apprentices into careers in the security industry and supports their development. Supported by IFSEC, CSL DualCom, NSI, SSAIB and Skills for Security, the scheme has already helped launch the careers of more than 3,000 young apprentices. At the heart of the installation apprentice and young engineer industry, the competition will provide participants with a global stage to compete against their peers and represent their company. Companies involved included; Fidelity Integrated Systems, Abel Alarm Co, Highgrade fire&security, Chubb F&S, CBRE, Tyco, Red Alert, VocalVale, H+J Martin, Ambush Security, Wessex Alarms, Captstan Security, Secure One, CIA, SES Yeovil, William Hale, Custom Alarms and the defending champions Tel Cam Security Systems and Kings Security. 90-Minute Live Challenge At IFSEC 2016 The apprentice engineers will participate in the 90-minute live challenge that takes place on the lively exhibition floor at IFSEC International. They will then be assessed by a leading panel of judges from the security inspectorates, NSI and SSAIB, and points are allocated based on performance in the various disciplines. Heat winners and their employers will be invited to the prestigious Security & Fire Excellence Awards, taking place on Wednesday 23 November 2016 where the final winner will be announced and awarded a £1000 cash prize. Commenting on the competition, Simon Banks, Group Managing Director at CSL DualCom Group said “The huge take-up for IFSEC's Engineers of Tomorrow competition is in line with the Industry’s demand for better skills. The Fire and Security sector is committed to apprenticeships providing results for their businesses quickly, while creating a lasting professional workforce for the future. The competition allows employers and apprentices to showcase their skill sets on a world stage.” UBM EMEA’s Protection & Management Series IFSEC International will host over 600 global leading suppliers under one roof across the three days at London’s ExCeL this summer, with the likes of Tyco, Milestone, UTC, Texecom, Salto, Paxton, Hikvision, Dahua, Assa Abloy, AXIS, Canon, CAME and Marshalls to name a few already confirmed. The 2016 show will also welcome more than 65 new exhibitors. IFSEC & FIREX International will once again be presented as part of UBM EMEA’s Protection & Management Series, the UK’s largest event dedicated to protecting and managing property, people and information. The series incorporates major events including IFSEC International along with FIREX International, Facilities Show, Safety & Health Expo and Service Management Expo. The series of events annually attracts more than 40,000 attendees over three days to ExCeL London and is the center of excellence across security, fire, safety and facilities.

 Westcountry Security, a part of Chubb, assist Tally Ho! Coaches with protecting the company's assetsA sophisticated IP-based CCTV system from, has curbed the theft of expensive diesel from the yard of Devon-based coach and bus company Tally Ho! Coaches.A spate of thefts of fuel and other expensive commodities from transport depots and yards, often in remote locations, prompted Tally Ho! Coaches to take action. The company had been experiencing fuel theft sporadically for almost two years, with thieves siphoning the diesel from the vehicles, making it therefore difficult to detect.  With the recent hike in fuel prices, however, the break-ins were becoming more blatant and costly. Tally Ho! Coaches contacted Westcountry Security, with whom managing director, Don McIntosh, had worked previously. "I felt they had the right credentials," he says.  "As part of Chubb they have the internationally recognized name behind them, while remaining local specialists, with good knowledge of the local area and people."Westcountry proposed an IP-based CCTV solution with long-range infrared external detection where images from the cameras can be monitored remotely via the customer's laptop or PC, anywhere in the world. "When an intruder is detected, the yard is lit up like Wembley Stadium," Don continues.  "The cameras incorporate high quality lenses that can determine car number plates and intruders' faces for use in subsequent investigations or court cases."Prior to the installation, Don would notify the police of the thefts but without CCTV evidence it was almost impossible to find the culprits. "We have not had any fuel thefts since the new system was installed," Don concludes.  "The only incident that has occurred was when a man already known to the police broke in to sleep on one of the coaches!"Tally Ho! Coaches is one of the largest independent bus and coach operators in South West England with over 75 years experience of coach hire.