Lone worker safety & site visit check-ins
Scheduled check-ins for lone workers - surveyors, engineers, single-person site visits - with a live countdown to each active job's next expected check-in, and clear escalation the moment one is missed.
Every active job gets its own pulse timeline - past check-ins plotted at their real time, a "now" line, and a pulsing marker for the next expected check-in that falls behind "now" the instant it's overdue.
A configurable check-in interval per job drives four clear states - on track, due soon, overdue, and escalated after a short grace period - each with its own colour and an unmistakable pulsing marker.
The Active tab leads with a callout listing every job currently overdue or escalated, worker and site included, so nothing needing attention is buried below the fold.
Add as many workers as you need, and start as many jobs or visits as are running at once - each with its own site, check-in interval and history, checked out when the job's done.
Log a check-in for any active job in one click, with an optional note ("all fine", "running late") - the countdown recalculates instantly from the new check-in time.
The Summary tab totals active jobs, overdue/escalated jobs and jobs checked out today, alongside an escalation log and a full, searchable check-in history.
Copy a plain-text summary of totals and everything currently overdue or escalated to the clipboard, or export a standalone HTML file to keep or share.
Light/dark theme remembers your choice, and two rotating sample days - a fieldwork round and a set of evening lone visits - let you explore on-track, due-soon, overdue and escalated jobs before logging your own.
StaySafe is a well-known, BS8484-accredited lone worker safety app with live GPS tracking and a monitored emergency response service. It's built for real-time monitoring, not a scheduling log - here's how a focused, one-off desktop check-in tracker compares.
| Feature | Lone Worker Check-In | StaySafe |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | £6.99 one-off after trial | Per-user/month subscription (quote-based, not publicly listed) |
| Real-time GPS location tracking | ✕ | ✓ |
| Panic button and fall/non-movement detection | ✕ | ✓ |
| Configurable check-in interval with overdue/escalated states | ✓ | ✓ |
| BS8484-accredited monitored emergency response | ✕ | ✓ |
| Works fully offline, no data connection required | ✓ | ✕ |
| Native iOS/Android app | ✕ | ✓ |
| One account across a whole app portfolio | ✓ | ✕ |
Comparison based on StaySafe's publicly listed features as of August 2026 (staysafeapp.com, Capterra, Software Advice) - pricing and features change over time, so check staysafeapp.com for current details. StaySafe is a trademark of its respective owner; this comparison is for informational purposes and isn't sponsored by or affiliated with StaySafe.
No. This is a manual logging and visibility tool, not a live monitoring system - there is no background timer running on a worker's phone. Every check-in shown is something a worker phoned or messaged in, or that whoever is monitoring logged on their behalf. Always follow your own lone-worker safety procedure for actually contacting or escalating for a missed check-in.
Lone Worker Check-In is a Windows desktop app, free to try from the Microsoft Store.
Yes - Lone Worker Check-In uses the same shared Metre2 account as Vector, Forma and every other Keystone app. Sign in once and it works everywhere.
Each active job has a check-in interval you set (e.g. every 30, 60 or 90 minutes). The app works out the next expected check-in from the last logged check-in (or the start time if none has been logged yet), and shows a live pulse timeline counting down to it.
The job's status moves from on track to due soon, then overdue the moment the expected time passes, and escalated after a short grace period - shown with a distinct colour and a pulsing marker, plus a callout at the top of the Active tab.
Yes - add as many workers as you need, and start as many jobs or visits as are running at once, each with its own site, interval and check-in history.
Yes - copy a plain-text summary to your clipboard, or export a standalone HTML file with totals and everything currently overdue or escalated.