'Help at the push of a button' | Spat at and pushed down stairs - Openreach rolls out new app to help protect employees

Broadband network provider Openreach is launching a new personal safety app for all of its 27,000 employees, following a surge in abuse and assaults which have become the leading cause of injury among its workforce.

Created by Peoplesafe, the app will help protect Openreach’s engineers and office-based staff in the event of safety incidents when they’re working alone, at height or just on their commute to and from home.