by madrabbitt » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:58 pm
Well, think of it this way. You could put this program on the phones and not tell them, but at some point, they're going to figure it out, and or figure out how to defeat it.
Best thing to do is establish a set policy.
Our company runs a similar (and significantly buggier) program on its department phones. One portable phone in every truck. The employees know its there and tracking. The employees also understand its for thier safety as well as companie's liability.
Our set policy outlines specific procedures for the GPS program.
If a phone is turned off or accidently reset, the program will re-load itself when the phone turns back on. The crew chief knows its his/her responsibility to verify that the program is running at the start of the shift.
If a unit stops transmitting its GPS, its the dispatcher's responibility to contact the unit to try and troubleshoot it.
Punishment for intentionally disabling the GPS is loss of pay for the first offense, and termination for the second, and our employees sign a contract that specifically states that.
Thats taking a proactive approach. And honestly, its helped us alot in the long run. We've had a total of 5 "man down" (when one of the crew members hits the emergency button on the phone and it puts a emergency message to dispatch) calls in the 2 years we've been tracking the units via GPS, that right there has made the GPS worth it.
Well, think of it this way. You could put this program on the phones and not tell them, but at some point, they're going to figure it out, and or figure out how to defeat it.
Best thing to do is establish a set policy.
Our company runs a similar (and significantly buggier) program on its department phones. One portable phone in every truck. The employees know its there and tracking. The employees also understand its for thier safety as well as companie's liability.
Our set policy outlines specific procedures for the GPS program.
If a phone is turned off or accidently reset, the program will re-load itself when the phone turns back on. The crew chief knows its his/her responsibility to verify that the program is running at the start of the shift.
If a unit stops transmitting its GPS, its the dispatcher's responibility to contact the unit to try and troubleshoot it.
Punishment for intentionally disabling the GPS is loss of pay for the first offense, and termination for the second, and our employees sign a contract that specifically states that.
Thats taking a proactive approach. And honestly, its helped us alot in the long run. We've had a total of 5 "man down" (when one of the crew members hits the emergency button on the phone and it puts a emergency message to dispatch) calls in the 2 years we've been tracking the units via GPS, that right there has made the GPS worth it.