A personal safety alarm that sounds, records audio and sends your GPS position

What a personal safety alarm actually does

A personal safety alarm is for situations where you don't have time to call, explain or describe where you are. It could be a threat, violence, an incident during lone working, an accident, or an uncomfortable situation escalating fast. The point is that a single action should be enough.

Classic personal alarms have been physical devices with a button, sometimes connected to an alarm receiving centre and often with their own hardware to charge, run flat, lose and replace. A personal safety alarm in the phone instead uses a device most people already carry all day.

• Alarm signal – a loud sound starts and makes the situation clear to those nearby.
• Audio recording – the sound on site is recorded when the alarm is triggered.
• GPS position – an SMS with your exact location is sent to the recipients.
• Chosen recipients – you decide yourself who should be reached by the alarm.

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When a personal safety alarm is most useful

The need looks different from place to place, but the pattern is the same: people who work or move around alone, often with customer contact or in environments where situations can change quickly.

• Lone working in shops, reception, warehouses, restaurants or on call.
• Home care, social care and other professions where staff visit homes and environments they don't control.
• Security guards, technicians, property caretakers and others who move between sites.
• Individuals who want a quick way to alert family members while walking home, running, or travelling.

A personal safety alarm in the phone versus physical alarms

A phone-based solution has clear advantages: the phone is already there, it's charged, it has GPS, and it can be rolled out to many employees without anyone managing a hardware stock. Distributing licences is fast and costs less than buying and maintaining devices.

There are also limitations worth being honest about. A personal safety alarm in the phone requires the phone to be charged, accessible, and within coverage. If the phone is in a bag in another room, it won't help. That's why a personal alarm should always be paired with routines: how often to check in, who the recipient is, and what the recipient is expected to do.

Personal safety alarms for businesses and employers

As an employer you are responsible for the working environment, even when an employee works alone or is out visiting a customer. A personal safety alarm is a concrete measure, but only part of the whole – routines, incident reporting and follow-up also need to be in place.

Safe Button is sold as licences to businesses. You choose the number of licences, receive an activation link once payment is approved, and hand out activation codes to staff. No user accounts, no passwords.