JESI, METS Ignited and Microsoft Australia join forces to offer Resources Sector a COVID Safe Commute Plan

The Queensland-based Remote Worker Management JESI has today announced the launch of a Resources COVID Safe Commute Plan and in collaboration with Microsoft Australia and Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS).

The resources sector employs a high percentage of frontline and mobile workers, many of whom FIFO (Fly-In Fly-Out), DIDO (Drive-In Drive-Out), or work and move in remote or isolated locations. Monitoring and communicating with these workers is often challenging, posing risks to safety and wellbeing as well as operational continuity for the resources sector.

To confront this problem, the Queensland-based remote worker management software company, JESI, has provided a technology platform that allows workers to digitally log their journeys to and from any geographic location, including a COVID Safe Plan, enabling resources companies to effectively monitor their remote and travelling workers on the platform. 

Other integrations coming soon, mean users will be able to remain within Microsoft Teams when interacting with JESI, and JESI can also incorporate data from travel itineraries and in-vehicle monitoring systems. The software can also be used by companies if required, to provide real time data to Queensland Health of any potential ‘at risk’ travellers and enables quick identification of COVID exposure locations and impacted workers.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the initiative as an opportunity for companies to quickly locate regional and remote workers in the event of a COVID outbreak. QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the resources sector’s priority from the outset of the pandemic has been to protect employees and the communities in which they live and work from COVID.

“As the pandemic continues, technology like this will play an increasingly important role in monitoring and managing outbreaks to minimise disruption to people’s lives and to resources operations,” he said.

Kerryl Bradshaw, Resource Industry lead, Microsoft Australia, said “Ensuring workers are safe, organisations maintain business continuity, and health services are able to monitor and manage COVID outbreaks is vitally important and we are proud to support JESI in providing this vital solution to the resources sector.

METS Ignited Chief Executive Officer Adrian Beer said the adoption of technology was already improving the productivity, safety and sustainability of the resources sector before COVID-19. “Queensland mining equipment, technology and services (METS) companies are at the forefront of working with the resource sector across Australia and the globe.”  In the immediate response to COVID, METS companies assisted many great local solutions and JESI is another great example.

Mr Beer said. “Through this JESI initiative, we can use this technology to protect the industry’s workforce and its performance from COVID”.

JESI is an eight year old Queensland firm that provides cloud-based, mobile workforce management solutions and services.  Their software application make the movement of workers safer and compliant by monitoring and reporting across multiple working geographies. JESI’s platform allow workers to stay in touch wherever they are, and sends them reminder to check-in and out of locations and journeys and comply with appropriate safety and reporting protocols, 

JESI CEO and co-founder, Joe Hoolahan, said “JESI prides itself on providing near real-time journey management solutions for the resources sector to manage their remote and isolated workforce. We are excited about this opportunity to extend our offerings to the broader resources sector. COVID demands safe, real time notified working environments and worker movements, and the JESI suite of services is particularly appropriate.”

“The opportunity to partner with METS Ignited, and Microsoft demonstrates what can be achieved when aligned parties engage with innovative technologies to tackle industry and broader community challenges.”

More information can be found at: https://bit.ly/3tbLCrQ 

Media contact: Joe Hoolahan - +61400700977