8 West Consulting launches the revolutionary track and alert SafeTrx Active platform utilising the mSafety wearable from Sony. SafeTrx Active is a purpose-built personal emergency search and rescue system for open water and outdoor sports enthusiasts. The sea is the world’s biggest playground, and now it has a safety net. Open water sports like kite and windsurfing, stand-up paddling, kayaking, sailing and open water swimming are booming, but just like the ocean, they are inherently dangerous and account for a high percentage of search and rescue operations around the world. For this reason, 8 West Consulting created SafeTrx Active on the mSafety wearable from Sony, giving sports enthusiasts a lightweight, waterproof personal safety and rescue device that provides a security and confidence in which performance …
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Redningsselskapet Operational Statistics Shows Significant Rise in SafeTrx Activity
Every year, more and more people around the world are putting their trust in SafeTrx tracking and alerting technology. Norway is no different as Martin Fuhr Bolstad, Director of Digitalisation and Projects of Redningsselskapet (Norwegian Sea Rescue Society), shared the latest SafeTrx operational statistics at the annual SafeTrx User Group meeting earlier this month. Martin reported that Redningsselskapet saw over 5,000 trips logged on the SafeTrx tracking and alerting Smartphone application so far this year. This sees a substantial 50% increase on the same period last year, allowing the rescue organisation to safely monitor more leisure craft traffic on the water. Redningsselskapets have had over 350 SafeTrx assistance and emergency missions this year, which translates into 7% of the rescue organisation’s total number of missions. Redningsselskapet also prevented people …
Click here to read moreNorth Sea Farmers Use SafeTrx Protect For Worker Safety
Delighted to announce that North Sea Farmers (NSF) are going to use our SafeTrx Protect apps on the mSafety wearable from Sony Network Communications Europe. The SafeTrx Protect app uses the same tracking and alert technology as the SafeTrx Active app but is engineered for businesses rather than consumers. Both have direct integration to the SafeTrx Maritime Platform used by the KNRM and Dutch Coastguard. Zinzi Reimert – Manager Offshore Test Site, “Watches that offer a solution in the event of an offshore calamity: it not only makes surfing safer, but also the work of the workers on our Offshore Test Site. That’s why we’re happy to be the first to use this technique. The SafeTrx Protect watch keeps track of your exact location and …
Click here to read more46% increase in the number of SafeTrx emergency calls in The Netherlands
Every year more and more people around the world are putting their trust in SafeTrx tracking and alerting technology. Reports from the end of September 2021 shows that the KNRM Helpt SafeTrx app was at the centre of over 300 search and rescue missions in The Netherlands. This included both emergency and assistance missions resulting from SafeTrx app alert activations. From official reports submitted by our SafeTrx customer in The Netherlands, there is a 46% increase in the number of SafeTrx emergency call missions on last year. The higher numbers of call outs are down to more people downloading and using the free KNRM Helpt app. Join the growing SafeTrx community and download the KNRM Helpt app today https://www.knrm.nl/helps#downloadSafeTrx – taking the search out of …
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