Employee Location Management System - ELMS

Organisations have a duty of care to manage the safety of their global workforce. ELMS™ is a software application that helps organisations quickly locate their people during an incident and respond effectively.

ELMS™ - An Effective Security Process for the Humanitarian Sector

Though International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) work in some of the most volatile regions of the world – making their employees some of the most at-risk – many simply do not have adequate security measures in place to ensure employee confidence and fulfil duty of care obligations.

In a sector where budgets are often restrictive and financial responsibility essential, many charities struggle to effectively monitor and account for the safety of their workforce due to the costs traditionally involved with implementing an effective system. As such, these organisations often rely on very basic or unsuitable systems which are inadequate for the unique environments within which they operate.

ELMS™ has been developed to specifically address these issues, offering INGOs an embeddable process based on NGO best practice literature.  

Capabilities and Benefits

The system has been developed specifically for the INGO sector, holding many benefits in safety, incident response and duty of care - offering security managers a coherent operational picture of employee location and status. In the crucial moments following an incident it offers security managers a useful, coherent picture of employee status. It allows managers to rapidly identify who in an international organisation is exposed to a global event, who needs assistance, and to co-ordinate those affected.

ELMS™ provides an instant messaging forum so users can communicate with colleague’s in-country and also their security management team, allowing quick dissemination of information and a valuable line of communication in the event of an incident. Employees can update their status either online or by sending an SMS message to ELMS™. Their security manager will be notified immediately via system notification and email if an employee requests assistance. Managers can routinely send situation updates, internal security policies and other notifications to ELMS™ users on an individual, countrywide or global basis.

ELMS™ and GPS Tracking

ELMS™ is a standalone platform but provides an upgrade path to integrate with Track24’s existing satellite and GSM-based tracking and emergency response capabilities, e.g. Blackberries. The incorporation of this system significantly improves the quality of data during an incident.