Personal protection goes global

If you think it’s impossible for ordinary people to have personal security guards, think again. At universities, hospitals and factories across Australia, Canada and the USA, people are protected by Bosch’s Security Escort. It is a wireless help-call system that consists of a wearable transmitter – conveniently, the size of a key ring – that alarms security or police if its carrier comes under threat.

Now, the Security Escort debuts in India and Singapore, offering its protection to millions of new users.

Security Escort allows to locate people or property throughout the system’s range, whether the user needs to provide personal security or manage assets such as computers, equipment or artwork and jewelry. The transmitters are worn by people or attached to assets. These send a wireless signal to the nearest receiver. The system compiles the signal information and notifies the central console, reporting the position and information of the person or object under supervision.

According to various criteria – pushing a button, pulling a lanyard or even falling over – security is alarmed that a potential breach is about to happen or is already underway. Security sees a detailed map of precisely where the incident is happening. That can be anywhere: throughout multiple buildings, multiple floors, indoors, outdoors, including elevators, parking garages, underground tunnels and basements.

Security Escort has proven itself in Australia, Canada and the USA for over 15 years. A single system can protect more than 60,000 people or valuables. Some of the primary users of Security Escort are:

• Universities and other education institutions, for personal protection on campus
• Museums for protecting artworks, jewelry, coins
• Hospitals, assisted living facilities and adult communities, for patient/resident monitoring.