VSO at Work

Key Travel has announced the launch of an innovative risk management service, which utilises the latest technology to increase employee safety during international humanitarian efforts. The service, aptly named ‘KT Risk Manager’, provides not-for-profit organisations with real-time updates regarding global incidents, threat levels and importantly their employee locations.

The launch comes in response to calls from the third sector for an effective and efficient means of increasing the safety of employees who, by the nature of their work, are exposed to risk from incidents such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters and disease. “This is becoming a key requirement for those organizations keen to manage their duty of care, something heightened by the changes to the Corporate Manslaughter Act last year” says Steve Summers, Chief Operating Officer, Key Travel

The KT Risk Manager, which is supported by the company’s in-house incident management compatibilities, is comprised of two core functions: the Travel Risk Intelligence System (TRIS)1 and the Employee Travel Monitoring System (ETMS)2. The TRIS provides organisations with accurate, up-to-date monitoring and alerts from across the globe and the ETMS is designed for rapid reaction (key features of both below). The ETMS works by picking up employees travel itineraries automatically through Key Travel’s booking system and then monitoring them alongside security and risk information. A threat level indicator from one to five (five being the highest) is then fed to key contacts at the respective organisation enabling them to decide whether they deem the situation to be an acceptable level of risk and whether it falls within their travel policy.

Steve Summers continued “We are delighted to launch KT Risk Manager. Third sector employees do a fantastic job protecting and helping vulnerable people across the globe so it is imperative we do all we can to maximize their safety. Key Travel has a specific, ongoing focus on ensuring our duty of care services are optimised to fulfill the requirements of our clients and our duty as a travel management company. We therefore welcome feed back from users and any other requests they may have to improve our service.”

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