OK Alone is a lone worker safety platform founded in 2013 in Victoria, BC, and now operating as part of Peoplesafe, a global personal safety technology group. The platform serves employers in healthcare, utilities, field services, local government, and social care whose staff regularly work away from direct supervision. Its core tools include a mobile check-in app, timed check-ins, Panic Button alerting, man-down detection, and a live safety dashboard that gives managers real-time visibility of dispersed workers. A 24/7 Safety Monitoring Center handles escalations and, according to the company, achieves a faster emergency response rate than calling 911 directly. Satellite integrations with ZOLEO and Globalstar SPOT, along with a Low Signal Mode+ feature, extend protection into areas with limited mobile connectivity. Since its acquisition by Peoplesafe in 2023, OK Alone has broadened its integrations to include Geotab's myGeotab fleet environment, Microsoft Teams, HR systems, and workforce management platforms via a Lone Worker API, allowing safety workflows to sit inside existing operational systems rather than run in parallel.
OK Alone is a Canadian lone worker safety platform that lets employees check in at the start and end of shifts, set timed check-ins for higher-risk tasks, and trigger a Panic Button alert when they need help. Man-down detection activates automatically if a worker cannot raise the alarm themselves. A live safety dashboard shows managers who is working alone, where they are, and whether any check-ins have been missed. Escalation paths can route unresolved incidents to a 24/7 Safety Monitoring Center staffed by professional monitors who act on alerts in real time.
OK Alone is used across sectors where staff regularly work away from direct supervision, including healthcare and community services, utilities, field services, local government, and social care. These environments share common challenges: limited visibility of worker status, delayed emergency response, inconsistent check-in procedures, and the need to demonstrate a defensible duty-of-care process. Any organisation with geographically dispersed or public-facing staff that cannot rely on co-worker supervision is a candidate for the platform.
OK Alone supports low-signal and remote environments through its Low Signal Mode+ feature and satellite integrations with ZOLEO and Globalstar SPOT. These integrations allow workers to check in and raise alerts even where standard mobile connectivity is unreliable. The platform also supports a wider range of satellite providers, making it practical for organisations whose staff operate in genuinely remote or off-grid conditions where a standard smartphone data connection cannot be guaranteed.
OK Alone integrates with Geotab's myGeotab fleet management environment, extending lone worker monitoring beyond the vehicle so driver and worker safety sit within a single view. Its Lone Worker API lets organisations connect the platform to tools such as Microsoft Teams, HR systems, workforce management software, and dispatch platforms to automate safety workflows and data management. This approach allows safety activity to run alongside existing operational systems rather than as a separate standalone process.
OK Alone was originally developed by Trusty Ox Systems as a Canadian SaaS solution, founded in Victoria, BC, in 2013. The company expanded through several milestones: launching a 24/7 Safety Monitoring Center for professionally managed emergency response, building a Lone Worker API for system integration, and adding satellite connectivity through ZOLEO and Globalstar SPOT. In 2023, Peoplesafe, a global personal safety technology group, acquired the company, supporting further investment in features, integrations, and market expansion across North America and beyond.
OK Alone automatically records check-ins, alerts, and escalations, creating an audit trail that supports compliance, internal accountability, and continuous improvement. Employers can configure escalation paths and generate reports directly from the live safety dashboard. This documentation helps organisations demonstrate a clear, defensible duty-of-care process, which is particularly relevant in regulated industries where consistent lone worker oversight is a legal or operational requirement.
OK Alone's 24/7 Safety Monitoring Center is staffed by professional monitors who receive and act on alerts from the platform's dashboard in real time. According to OK Alone, the centre achieves a faster response rate than calling 911 directly. When a worker becomes unresponsive or triggers a Panic Button, the system routes the incident to the monitoring centre, which coordinates emergency response with the worker's location data already on screen, rather than waiting for the worker to place a voice call.