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Tramigo T22 is now the world’s best selling GSM/GPS asset tracking device
Friday, 02 May 2008
Tramigo T22 is now the world’s best selling GSM/GPS asset tracking device, with global sales confirmed of over half a million units sold since its launch in February 2007.
This is fantastic news for us, we have many different types of customers using the Tramigo T22, ranging from major haulage customers opting for our TrackMeTruck or TrackMeTrailer solutions, car and van hire companies who just need to keep an eye on their valuable assets, to caravan and motor home users, says Chris Hannigan, Tramigo`s Director.
T22 Tracker technology from Tramigo (UK) Ltd is even more attractive for commercial fleet and freight managers following the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act, which came into force on April 7, 2008.
The T22 provides the necessary technological back up to help companies comply with the new Act, at a fraction of the cost of other devices available on the market.
The Act makes its possible to prosecute an organisation by creating the obligation to a "duty of care". For the first time, it also introduces the possibility of company directors being held criminally responsible for negligence leading to the harm of their employees.
The ramifications of not investing in the right mobile devices or functionality, to address aspects of the Act relating to the 'lone worker', are huge. Such technology is seen as the most cost-effective way to ensure compliance. It also provides lone worker staff with additional peace of mind.
Senior managers must now demonstrate they undertake appropriate health and safety risk assessments of lone workers and make safety provisions for those who could face a risk of violence. They must put contact procedures in place for emergencies, so that an alarm can be raised, and must facilitate prompt medical attention if there is an accident.
The T22 addresses the key areas of the Act by including a panic button and a GPS location device that can be used as a stand alone device, or integrate with existing mobile platforms, to track staff, or log emergency calls and positions.
Having such systems in place is now essential for any organisation whose employees carry out jobs in the community. Any company with a large mobile workforce, including sales and engineering field staff, all need to be looking to adopt such technology.
According to British Crime Survey figures from the HSE, 36 per cent of lone workers fear an increase of danger in the workplace. The latest available figures (2002-2003) found 849,000 reported incidents of threats and actual assaults, giving lone workers a risk factor of 1.7 per cent.
The Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act also comes down hard on speeding. If a driver is caught speeding in work time, their employer now has a duty to reprimand them and keep a record to show they have done so. If that driver then has an accident in which speeding was deemed a contributing factor, the employer could be held responsible.
The Tramigo T22 safeguards against this scenario, via its over-speed reporting function. This immediately reports any driver who speeds, allowing the employer to take immediate disciplinary action. This would then ensure the employer did not face prosecution, if the driver went on to have an accident.
With this functionality - and many other highly relevant features and benefits, including round-the-clock vehicle tracking, the Tramigo T22 is the answer to many needs and requirements. Priced at a fraction of the cost of other devices, the Tramigo T22 is the must-have ally on the road.
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