| It doesn't really matter how you dress it up, Risk | | | | anywhere in the world, irrespective of the local |
| Management is a process of assessment and | | | | communications infrastructure. This makes the |
| procedures that help to stop potential crisis situations | | | | technology perfect for remote workers who can |
| occurring. In the common work place this is usually | | | | often be many, many miles away from the nearest |
| done by carrying out regular checks to ensure that | | | | sign of civilization or working in a deprived 3rd world |
| certain criteria is being met, ensuring that the health | | | | country where there is no communications |
| and safety of the employees is not at risk. | | | | infrastructure. |
| However, outside of the normal 9-5 working day, | | | | GPS Technology allows for central teams to monitor |
| people across the world are facing many different | | | | the whereabouts of remote workers and check their |
| situations in places where crisis is only a matter of | | | | location in terms of the distance away from potential |
| minutes away. | | | | crisis. It also allows them to stay in touch with a |
| For example, take your aid workers or military | | | | central team and should an unfortunate event occur |
| troops, performing their day to day tasks in a foreign | | | | a backup or medical team can be quickly dispatched |
| land, extreme weather conditions and the risk of | | | | to the exact location reported by the technology. |
| ambush or hijacking. Risk Management plays an | | | | The ability to react so quickly and precisely is sure to |
| extremely important part of not only helping these | | | | save lives and reduce the risk of injury. |
| people go about their day to day jobs but also | | | | As well as aiding people, GPS Technology is also |
| keeping them alive! By utilizing technology it is possible | | | | useful for monitoring and managing assets (such as |
| for the location of remote workers to be monitored | | | | vehicles and artillery), buildings and goods. As it is now |
| at all times, and for constant communication to be in | | | | common place in the world of technology the cost to |
| place. This is made possible by GPS satellite | | | | introduce technology into Risk Management plans is |
| technology. | | | | no longer prohibitive and through a relatively small |
| GPS Technology sits on a framework of satellite | | | | cost it's easy to see how it can quickly repay the |
| communications which means it can be used | | | | investment. |