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Supporting the UK Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout with Little Green Button
It has been, perhaps more than any other, a year of massive uncertainty in the healthcare sector. From wavering public policy, successive lockdowns and the simple fact of the pandemic to deal with, there’s no doubt it’s been a difficult year for everybody in the...
Keeping Polling Stations Safe with Little Green Button
At Little Green Button, we’ve made it our mission to protect workplaces across the United States, and the rest of the world. While polling stations may be staffed with volunteers, we believe it’s just as important – if not more so – that they be protected and remain...
How to Protect your Healthcare Staff from Increasing Violence During Covid-19
There has been an outpouring of support for healthcare workers in the UK throughout 2020. The pandemic has changed the way people think of frontline workers and led to the creation of many campaigns designed to provide support and help for members of staff in the...
How to Choose the Best Workplace Panic Alarm System
Panic alarm systems are helping to save lives in the workplace and keep staff safe on a daily basis. Whether it’s the improved speed of response to a medical emergency or making sure the right people are in the right place to help de-escalate a potentially dangerous...
Safety Systems in Care Homes
Care homes have a clear responsibility to keep their residents, staff and visitors safe. However, they face a unique set of challenges which make this remit complicated, difficult and potentially expensive. What challenges do care homes face when it comes to...
Testing Little Green Button
You wouldn't install a fire alarm and not test it - it's no different with Little Green Button. We always recommend scheduling regular test alerts to check that everything's working as it should, and to help train your staff about what to do in an emergency. Why...
Managing Security Risks in Religious Institutions
It is a sad fact that a growing number of faith communities have come under attack in the US, and around the world, in recent years. The news has been full of high-profile cases. The 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings which targeted a number of churches, the attacks at...
4 Top Receptionist Safety Tips
Receptionists are often the unsung heroes of the workplace. As well as being the first person many visitors will see – and therefore responsible for creating that all-valuable “positive first impression” – they may have a raft of other duties to perform. But one often...
Lone Worker Safety: How to Protect Your Staff
In a bid to keep the UK economy moving during the coronavirus pandemic, staff are gradually being encouraged to return to work when it is safe to do so. But it will be some time before things can be deemed “normal” again. In the meantime, we will all have to adapt to...
Panic Alarm Systems for Schools and Alyssa’s Law
Earlier this month in the United States, the Florida Senate approved a measure that would mandate that a mobile panic alarm system must be installed in all schools throughout the state. This progress in Florida follows hot on the heels of New Jersey – the first state...