Duress App · Utilities & resources · United Kingdom

Duress App for utilities & resources in United Kingdom.

Duress App smartphone duress. no extra hardware. Built for utilities & resources teams across United Kingdom.

Used by Rentokil Initial Pty Ltd, Remondis, A & J COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD and more across United Kingdom utilities & resources.

  • Rentokil Initial Pty Ltd
  • Remondis
  • A & J COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD
Duress App for utilities

Where Duress App earns its place on a utilities shift.

Duress App for utilities & resources

Why Duress App fits utilities teams in United Kingdom.

Runs on the phone your team already carries. No extra device to issue, charge, or replace.

Two-way audio direct to the Operations Centre. Operators listen, locate and dispatch within seconds.

Slide to send live location and audio to operators. Hard to misfire, fast under pressure.

Scheduled check-in prompts. If a user misses one, the Operations Centre is notified automatically.

The work, in your words

Where Duress earns its place on a utilities & resources shift.

Each scenario maps to a Duress product and to an outcome we can show in the audit log.

Features

Safety that escalates itself.

  • Slide-to-alert.

    Slide to send live location and audio to operators. Hard to misfire, fast under pressure.

  • Safety Timer.

    Start a countdown before a risky task. If it isn't cancelled, an alert is raised automatically.

  • Check-in prompts.

    Periodic check-in prompts. If a user misses one, the Operations Centre is notified.

  • Medical ID.

    Operators see medical conditions and emergency contacts at the moment of an alert. Stored in the app, never shared off-shift.

On the phone

Designed to disappear into the background.

Less than 2% phone-battery impact in background mode. Safety timer and check-in keep working with the phone locked.

0devices Extra hardware to carry, charge, or lose.
<2% Phone battery impact in background mode, even with the safety timer running.
Regulatory framing

Maps to the acts your auditors quote in United Kingdom.

Primary obligation

Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

UK utilities and extractives operators fall under HSWA 1974 plus the Mines Regulations 2014, Quarries Regulations 1999, and the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. The HSE's lone-worker guidance (INDG401) sets the response standard, with the Working Alone in Safety guidance specifically applicable to field-service teams. Duress meets each requirement out of the box.

Also relevant
  • Mines Regulations 2014
  • Quarries Regulations 1999
  • Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
  • HSE INDG401: Lone working. Protecting lone workers

The mapping above is current as of publication. Get the security pack for the full posture document your compliance team will ask for.

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