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Monitoring Active Guards and Missed Welfare Checks

Updated September 24, 2026

Monitoring Active Guards and Missed Welfare Checks

The Welfare Checks workspace separates live lone-worker monitoring from Site-level check rules. Use the live view to identify Guards who may need follow-up, and use the rules view to manage how checks are configured for each Site.

Open the Live Monitor

  1. Open Welfare Checks or Lone Worker from the Admin navigation.
  2. Select Live Lone Worker Monitor.
  3. Review the summary cards for active lone workers, acknowledged checks, pending responses, and missed or escalated checks.

Understand Check Status

  • Awaiting Check: a check was sent and is waiting for a response.
  • Acknowledged: the Guard responded to the latest check.
  • Missed: the expected response was not received.
  • Escalated: the missed check reached the configured escalation state.

Status describes the latest recorded check. Confirm the Guard's current condition through your company's approved communication and escalation procedure.

Search and Filter

  • Search by active Guard or Site.
  • Filter by All Statuses, Awaiting Check, Acknowledged, Missed, or Escalated.
  • Select Reset to clear the search and status filter.

Each Guard row can show their Site, clock-in time, check ratio, latest response state, and missed-check count.

Follow Up on a Missed Check

  1. Confirm the Guard and Site shown in the alert.
  2. Review the latest status and response history available in the row.
  3. Use the phone action when a Guard phone number is recorded.
  4. Follow the Site's post orders and your company's lone-worker escalation procedure.
  5. Use Command Center or emergency services when the situation requires dispatch or immediate life-safety response.

Do not mark a Guard safe based only on a dashboard state. Obtain direct confirmation according to company policy.

Manage Site Check Rules

Select Site Check Rules & Schedules to search Sites and review whether welfare checks are enabled, disabled, or not configured. Use the schedule and interval filters to narrow the list, then select a Site to review or update its settings if authorized.

Rule configuration and live response monitoring are separate tasks. Changing a Site rule does not resolve an existing missed or escalated check.

When No Guards Appear

An empty live monitor can mean there are no active shifts using lone-worker welfare monitoring. If a search or filter is active, clear it before concluding that no monitored Guards are on duty.

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