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Lone Worker Safety

Vygard

So no-one works alone.

Vygard is a UK-built, AI-augmented lone-worker safety platform for organisations whose people work solo — care, construction, security, logistics, field engineering, agriculture and oil & gas. SOS, man-down and fall detection, welfare check-ins, geofencing, escalation and a tamper-evident audit trail all live in one console.

At its heart is "Howie", the AI dispatcher — it drafts a sub-second incident briefing the moment a worker triggers, proactively checks on workers before they have to ask for help, and forces a three-step acknowledgement before any incident can be closed. Live in 10 working days, no hardware required.

~90s
median SOS to dispatcher
12
vertical sector packs
10 days
to go live

Overview

More about Vygard

Most lone-worker setups are a patchwork of three to five tools — a panic-button app here, a check-in spreadsheet there, a permit system and a pager. Vygard replaces them with a single platform that combines real-time safety, compliance and dispatch, tuned to the specific hazards of each sector through 12 vertical packs (from adult social care to ATEX oil & gas).

What sets it apart is speed and proof: a median SOS-to-dispatcher time of around 90 seconds, satellite-fallback SOS where mobile coverage drops, and intrinsically-safe ATEX handset support for hazardous zones — every action timestamped in a tamper-evident audit trail that satisfies BS 8484, CQC, HSE and RIDDOR.

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Why Vygard

  • SOS, man-down and automatic fall detection
  • Howie, the AI dispatcher — sub-second incident briefings
  • 12 sector packs, from care to ATEX oil & gas
  • BS 8484 / CQC / HSE / RIDDOR-ready audit trail

What makes Vygard different

SOS, man-down & fall detection

Panic SOS on phones, watches and BLE pendants, plus background fall detection with auto-escalation through push, SMS, voice, alarm-receiving-centre and 999.

Howie — the AI dispatcher

Composes a sub-second SOS briefing — situation, next action and call list — then scans worker welfare every 60 seconds to catch trouble before a worker has to ask for help.

12 vertical sector packs

Care, construction, logistics, security, forestry, refuse, oil & gas (ATEX), agriculture, NHS community nursing and more — each tuned to its own hazards. Custom packs in ~6 weeks.

Regulator-ready by design

BS 8484-aligned provision, CQC Reg 13, HSE and RIDDOR auto-PDF exports on a tamper-evident audit trail. UK-hosted; Cyber Essentials Plus certified.

How it works

From first install to proof of action

1

Live in ~10 days, no hardware

Workers download the app or pair a smartwatch or BLE pendant; admins import teams and choose a sector pack. No devices to procure or install.

2

Cover runs in the background

SOS, man-down and automatic fall detection are always on. Howie scans worker welfare every 60 seconds and prompts check-ins, catching trouble before anyone has to ask for help.

3

Howie dispatches in seconds

The moment a worker triggers, Howie composes a sub-second briefing — situation, next action and call list — and escalates through push, SMS, voice, an alarm-receiving-centre and 999.

4

Every incident closes with proof

A three-step acknowledgement is required before any incident can be closed, and every action is timestamped on a tamper-evident audit trail with auto-PDF exports.

Integrations

Works with what you already run

Phones, watches & pendants

iOS and Android apps, smartwatches and BLE panic pendants — plus intrinsically-safe ATEX handsets for hazardous zones.

ARC & 999 escalation

Escalation routes into alarm-receiving-centres and the emergency services, with a full call list per incident.

Satellite SOS fallback

SOS continues over satellite where mobile coverage drops, so workers in remote areas stay covered.

Compliance exports

One-click CQC, HSE and RIDDOR PDF exports drawn straight from the tamper-evident audit trail.

Security & trust

Built to stand up to scrutiny

  • UK-hosted data, handled to UK GDPR
  • Cyber Essentials Plus certified
  • Tamper-evident, timestamped audit trail
  • Three-step acknowledgement before incident close

Compliance

Standards it's aligned to

BS 8484
Lone-worker provision
CQC Reg 13
Safeguarding
HSE
Health & safety
RIDDOR
Incident reporting
Cyber Essentials Plus
Security certified

Where it's used

Built for real-world deployments

Adult social care & NHS community nursingConstruction & field engineeringSecurity & manned guardingAgriculture, forestry & oil/gas (ATEX)
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