OK Alone is a lone-worker service combining smartphone or desktop check-ins, timed activities, SOS, man-down detection, location context, escalation and optional professional monitoring. It can fall back from mobile data to calls or SMS and can connect supported satellite devices, but every route still depends on a functioning device, power, configured channel and accountable responder.
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Teams using smartphones for lone-worker check-ins with a defined monitoring owner. No app can prove a worker is safe merely because no alert exists. Validate missed-check-in, sensor false-positive and false-negative, stale location, battery or OS restriction, channel failure and escalation ownership. The TMA Five Diamond statement belongs to the AvantGuard monitoring centre; it is not a certification of every OK Alone workflow or customer deployment.
Compare monitoring labour with the complete professional-service quote and satellite costs.
Watch for: No-data fallback still needs a working voice or SMS network. An overdue check-in or weak signal is not proof that a worker is safe.
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OK Alone is part of Peoplesafe and retains its own smartphone and desktop apps, dashboard, plans and integrations. Do not assume its subscriptions, monitoring coverage, devices or interfaces are identical to the separate Peoplesafe Nexus offering.
| Capability | Evidence | Scope and source |
|---|---|---|
| Shift check-in and checkout | Documented by vendor | The app supports scheduled check-ins and alerts when a worker becomes overdue. Plans and monitoring tiersSmartphone app, check-ins, SOS and man-down |
| Timed high-risk activity | Documented by vendor | A worker can record task details and an expected end time, receive reminders, extend the timer and trigger an overdue alert. Timed high-risk activity |
| SOS and help alert | Documented by vendor | The in-app panic button can notify the designated monitor or monitoring centre with location context. Panic button and voice activation |
| Hands-free and device-specific triggers | Depends on scope | Siri, Google Assistant and platform-specific triggers are described. Verify operating-system, lock-screen, MDM and accessibility behavior on managed devices. Panic button and voice activationIntegration catalogue and channel boundaries |
| Man-down and no-motion detection | Depends on scope | Phone sensors, a configurable interval or sensitivity and a user cancel window can trigger escalation. This is not guaranteed fall detection and requires device-specific testing. Smartphone app, check-ins, SOS and man-downMan-down configuration on Android |
| GPS and last-known-location context | Depends on scope | Maps, coordinates and what3words can assist response, but accuracy, freshness and indoor performance depend on device settings and connectivity. Dashboard, escalation and reportingIntegration catalogue and channel boundaries |
| Cloud monitoring dashboard | Documented by vendor | The dashboard displays safe, overdue, high-risk and help states and supports worker, group, schedule and multi-monitor administration. Dashboard, escalation and reporting |
| Configurable in-house escalation | Depends on scope | Alerts can route to different contacts by status, location or emergency type. The customer remains responsible for staffing, acknowledgement and fallback coverage. Dashboard, escalation and reportingPlans and monitoring tiers |
| Professional 24/7 monitoring | Depends on scope | AvantGuard agents and customer action plans are documented for the United States and Canada. Confirm geography, dispatch authority, service levels and access to response records. 24/7 monitoring centre and geography |
| Low Signal Mode+ | Depends on scope | The app prompts an SMS or phone check-in when data is unavailable, which still requires a working cellular channel. Connectivity, Low Signal Mode+ and device health |
| Connectivity and device-health view | Documented by vendor | Monitors can see signal, battery and last-connection data and trend reports. Device telemetry does not establish worker wellbeing. Connectivity, Low Signal Mode+ and device health |
| Satellite device paths | Depends on scope | SPOT and ZOLEO workflows depend on supported hardware, an active device service plan, satellite visibility and the actions supported by that device. Satellite integrationsIntegration catalogue and channel boundaries |
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Also watch for: Procurement should confirm configuration, support, data handling and the complete commercial scope.
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Pricing is not publicly available as a numeric subscription in the current plan pages. Plans distinguish Essential Protection, Automated Monitoring, 24/7 Emergency Response and Enterprise. Confirm user minimums, billing currency and term, channel allowances, trial limits, API and integration entitlement, professional-monitoring geography, satellite or wearable hardware and service, onboarding and renewal.
Pricing sources checked : Selected sources checked; no starting price recorded. Current plan pages use quote-based pricing and advertise a free app trial without a credit card. Monitoring tiers and integration entitlements differ.
OK Alone app, desktop access, monitoring dashboard and contracted integrations. In-house monitoring, automated escalation and professional 24/7 response are different service scopes; satellite hardware or service and compatible wearables are separate dependencies.
Ask the vendor to identify the product, region, modules, billing unit, contract term and included services in writing.
Low Signal Mode+ falls back to SMS or phone call when data or Wi-Fi is unavailable, so it still requires cellular voice or SMS service. A phone may calculate GPS while disconnected but cannot deliver an alarm without a communication path. SPOT and ZOLEO require supported hardware, an active device or service plan and satellite visibility; test message receipt and escalation separately.
Ordinary call and SMS fallback does not work with no cellular service. Evaluate a supported satellite configuration for locations outside cellular coverage.
Privacy Mode hides routine GPS visibility from the monitoring hub and reveals the latest location for an alert. Confirm retention and the roles allowed to change the setting.
No. It uses phone sensors and configurable movement or fall logic, so sensitivity, cancel windows, device placement, permissions, battery state and operating-system behavior can create false or missed alerts.
The official monitoring-centre page specifically describes emergency help across the United States and Canada. Confirm coverage, dispatch authority and service levels for every worker country.
No. The statement applies to the AvantGuard monitoring centre and its operators, not every application workflow, integration, customer configuration or outcome.
A phone may calculate or cache a GPS position without cellular service, but it cannot transmit the alert or location without a working communication route.
No. It depends on the app, push permissions, device state and connectivity. Use separate sent, read and acknowledged records and an agreed fallback for unacknowledged recipients.
The REST and management interfaces are documented, but buyers should confirm plan entitlement, authentication, rate limits, retries, monitoring and support in the quote.
No such equivalence should be assumed. OK Alone is part of Peoplesafe but retains its own product, plans and integrations; scope Nexus separately.
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