When a natural disaster strikes—whether it’s an earthquake, hurricane, or wildfire—employee safety becomes the top priority for HR and safety teams. But what happens when those employees are traveling, working remotely, or in transit? Locating them quickly is a serious challenge—and one that standard tools can’t handle.
The Growing Employee Safety Risk for Traveling Teams
Traditional emergency plans are designed around in-office staff. But today’s workforce is distributed and highly mobile. HR teams must account for:
- Staff on the road for conferences, off-site meetings, or training
- Remote workers in disaster-prone regions
- Travelling employees in airports, hotels, or client locations
- Field workers and contractors outside the company network
Standard check-ins and emergency protocols often fail when team members are geographically dispersed.
Why Standard Tools Fail to Ensure Employee Safety
During a crisis, HR teams often scramble to coordinate across:
- Mass emails
- Messaging apps
- Phone trees or call lists
- Shared spreadsheets
These tools are slow, fragmented, and not built for real-time emergency response. In critical moments, the lack of centralized communication can lead to serious risks, including loss of life and legal exposure.
A Better Way to Manage Employee Safety in Microsoft Teams
‘Are You Safe’ is a travel risk management and emergency check-in solution built directly into Microsoft Teams. It allows HR and safety teams to:
- Instantly launch safety checks for remote and travelling employees
- Collect real-time responses: Safe / Not Safe / Need Help, with optional comments
- Monitor responses on a live dashboard: see who’s safe, unresponsive, or needs help
- Reach employees instantly via Teams chat, voice, or video—no app-switching
- Automatically log responses for audits and post-incident reviews
Why ‘Are You Safe’ Simplifies Employee Safety for Remote Teams
- No extra hardware or software needed—employees respond directly in Microsoft Teams
- Works on mobile and desktop, so travellers can check in on the go
- Prebuilt templates for common disasters like hurricanes, wildfires, or civil unrest
- Simplifies emergency communication, tracking, and follow-ups in one place
- Enables rapid deployment during last-minute travel or surprise events
Ensure Employee Safety—Anywhere, Anytime
Stop relying on scattered systems to protect your people. Whether your team is flying, commuting, or working remotely, ‘Are You Safe’ ensures you can reach them instantly and securely.
Provide rapid, guaranteed safety check-ins for travelling and remote employees.
Try ‘Are You Safe’ in Microsoft Teams—free for 45 days.