Lone worker app alternative

Lone worker check-ins without another app to install.

Cheqzen uses scheduled SMS so workers can confirm safety from the mobile phone they already use.

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CheqzenSMS CHECK-IN

Time for your safety check.
Reply OK if you are safe.

OK ✓

✓

No worker app needed

The phone they already use.

Illustrative check-in

A practical fit

Who can use this workflow?

Teams using mixed phone types
Casual and rotating workforces
Contractors who avoid extra apps
Businesses wanting a focused check-in process

A worker app can introduce downloads, updates, passwords and training. For organisations that need a focused check-in workflow, SMS can be a simpler operational fit.

App adoption can become the project instead of the safety routine.

No app required

Workers receive and answer standard SMS messages.

Controlled administration

Only authorised customer administrators configure the portal.

Long-term visibility

Safety activity remains available for operational review and reporting.

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A small message. A clear next step.

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01 Start of the working day02 During a planned break03 Before finishing work

✓ Worker replies OK↗ No reply arrives

SMS CHECK-INIllustrative example

Cheqzen safety check. Reply OK if you are safe.

OK ✓

Reply recorded

The routine continues.

Simple for the worker.

A valid safety reply is recorded against the check-in. No reminder or escalation is needed for that check-in.

Scheduled SMS sent
Worker replies from their usual phone
Reply is visible in the portal

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FOLLOW-UP PATHIllustrative example

Cheqzen safety check. Reply OK if you are safe.

No reply recorded

Follow-up required

People take responsibility for the response.

Silence becomes visible.

If there is still no reply after the configured reminders, the supervisor is alerted. The company’s response process takes over.

Scheduled SMS sent
Reminders follow if needed
Continued non-response escalates

A supervisor accepting follow-up does not mark the worker safe.

Example only. Check-in times and response arrangements are set by your organisation.

Operational value

Automate the routine. Keep the human response.

Cheqzen keeps the worker interaction simple while giving administrators a purpose-built portal for schedules, alerts and long-term records.

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