Usage examples

The TWIG platform is designed to give peace of mind for you, your staff, your employer and your client. It provides for every type of environment.

Here are some typical lone-worker situations and their potential hazards, courtesy of the Victorian Trades Hall Council which takes worker safety very seriously

Worker	Hazard
Public workers	confined spaces, toxic gases, biohazards, slips and falls
Social workers, institution staff, community workers	abusive/violent patients/clients/relatives, manual handling (lifting) injuries
Transport workers	abuse, road rage, violence, robbery, road accidents, falling asleep at the wheel, breakdowns / running out of fuel / getting bogged in isolated areas (tragically, several drivers have died as a result)
Emergency services, security workers	abuse, violence, robbery, traffic hazards, accidents, biological hazards, falls, burns, toxic exposures
Tradesmen	falls, equipment injuries, working at heights, lone-workers
Nursing and healthcare staff	manual handling injuries, abusive / violent patients, drug handling, robbery, violence
Home help, care assistants, cleaners	falls, injury, lifting, injuries from garbage handling, infections, needle sticks, chemicals, violence, robbery
Lab workers	chemical over-exposure, biological agents, physical hazards, fires
Education: teachers, maintenance staff, special needs students	unruly students, abusive parents, lone-workers especially after hours
Electrical/maintenance workers	electric shocks, trips, cuts, falls, accidents, confined spaces
Meter readers, delivery, postal workers	animal attacks, abusive customers, violence, robbery, accidents
Parking attendants	robbery, violence, abuse, vehicle fumes
Shop/service sector workers	robbery, violence, abuse, manual handling injuries
Farm/forestry/horticultural workers	animal attacks, weather, machinery accidents, chemicals, falling trees
Private hire car drivers	abusive customers, road rage, violence, robbery, road accidents
Real estate agents	lone-workers, heavy customer interface