Martin and Co estate agents use StaySafe Business app

StaySafe Business, the lone working personal protection company, will have its StaySafe Business app used by agents at Martin and Co, the letting and property management franchise.

The app will allow Martin nd Co Leeds City & Leeds North to monitor their employees’ safety and GPS location through an online Hub. The agent can start a timed session and alert their employer through a number of features. Martin and Co used a diary system to keep track of employee safety before working with StaySafe.

After undertaking a review of their lone working policies it concluded a need for a more robust system to meet duty of care requirements for employers. Martin and Co decided to roll out the system across its business after a two-week trial of the BS8484 accredited StaySafe app and Hub (pictured).

The app works on iPhone, Android and BlackBerry and offers functions including a panic button, working session expiry, GPS tracking, inactivity and duress alerts. If an employee activates the app’s panic button or fails to check in, alerts are automatically triggered on screen and via text and email, allowing an employer to take immediate action. Martin and Co undertake the monitoring of its employees in-house via an online hub but monitoring can also be outsourced to one of StaySafe’s professional partners who offer 24/7 monitoring and response services.