Product Highlight: The Alertus Personal Duress Badge
By Kara Stamets, Senior Content Marketing Specialist
The Alertus Personal Duress Badge
When it comes to safety, every second counts, and having help within reach can make all the difference in a high-pressure moment. We’ve designed our latest wearable device to provide a subtle, discreet lifeline, allowing your team to silently signal for help without escalating a situation or drawing unwanted attention.
"In high-stress emergencies, those in danger need a simple solution to let their organization know they need help. A physical duress button offers employees a swift, instinctive way to call for help, providing immediate visibility in dangerous or life-threatening situations without the distraction of a phone screen," said Dr. Ben Brewer, Alertus Technologies' Director of Product Management.
The lightweight, waterproof, and concave design of the button makes the Personal Duress Badge a durable and easy to locate safety resource. During an emergency, employees can request assistance from security within seconds while also activating alerts across integrated solutions. The use of Precise Location ensures location accuracy, significantly reducing emergency response times. The badge is especially valuable in government, education, and healthcare environments, and has recently been incorporated into the daily operations of one of the largest offender supervision organizations in the Mid-Atlantic, ensuring help is available exactly when and where it's needed most.
In an emergency, the duress button gives those in danger a swift, instinctive way to signal their organization for help.
The Personal Duress Badge supports compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines, emphasizing lone-worker safety by enabling scheduled or impromptu wellness checks while on site visits. Automating previously manual actions substantially reduces the time it takes to respond. If the button is activated, organizations can enable continuous location monitoring for the duration of the event.
“In an era of heightened OSHA scrutiny, a dedicated duress badge is no longer an accessory—it is a compliance essential. The Personal Duress Badge offers automated, one-touch accountability, eliminating the friction of mobile app-only duress solutions. It moves organizations beyond 'best effort' safety to a rigorous, fail-safe 'Duty of Care,' guaranteeing immediate visibility for every employee and lone-worker, when needed,” said Dr. Brewer.
The Personal Duress Badge offers organizations a powerful way to strengthen their mass notification systems.