wihkum
call him, summon him
wihkumôt Wucinah wihkumiyan, kuputôsh: When you call me, I hear you;
Wucinah wihkumiyak, kuputôyumun: When you call us, we hear you.
You can never be too safe when it comes to protecting your school community. Whether it’s violence, a student who has run away, strangers entering school grounds or any other threat, the Wihkum App enables teachers to render help or assistance when safety is compromised.
The App is easy to use, and once configured to your school environment, it will provide all staff with help and assistance at the push of a button.
Anything from a severe allergic reaction to seizures.
Fractures, bruises, cuts, or head injuries from playground equipment.
Fight or heated disagreements.
Attitudes that interfere with learning and disrupt class.
Bullying, intimidation, or verbal insults.
Depression, anxiety, and burnout of staff.
Intruder or Active Shooter on-premises grounds.
Threatening fire, structural damage, or chemical spill.
Ability to create ANY custom help type required.
The trend of statistics in developed countries such as Australia, UK and US shows a rise in exposure to threats of physical violence, bullying, intimidation and harassment in the workplace.
In Australia under model WHS laws, businesses and organisations must manage the health and safety risks of workplace violence and aggression.
In the USA, there are different laws and regulations that apply to workplace violence and aggression. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), requires employers to provide a safe and healthful workplace for their workers and comply with occupational safety and health standards issued by OSHA. The same for UK with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSW Act).
The App is easy to use, and once configured to your school environment, it will provide all staff with help at the push of a button.
wihkum staff draw a virtual perimeter around the school called a geofence. GPS technology can pinpoint exactly where the staff member is at activation to ensure a quick response. When the button is pressed 3 modes of communication can kick in:
** Receipt of Push Notifications will always tone. That’s right, even if phone is on silent or DND.
Virtual perimeter around school to determine area.
Custom scheduling of operational times, exceptions, or holiday periods.
Staff download the FREE App onto their preferred Android or iOS device.
When HELP button pressed, automatically alerts the closest trained staff.
Ability for schools to create their own HELP types with accompanying selected tones.
GPS technology can pinpoint exactly where the staff is on the school grounds to ensure a quick response.
See where Responders are in real-time who are “On the Way”.
Master users can send an immediate notification to every staff member that a Lockdown needs to be actioned.
Master users can send notification to every staff member notifying them of need to Evacuate premise.
All incidents are recorded for incident-based reporting. Date, Time, staff involved and location.
wihkum can be operational in as little as 2 hours by Bulk uploading all required staff records.
Modernise processes centred around staff safety and wellbeing. No more sending students with coloured cards for assistance.
Ensures you have effective processes in place that are in line with Best Practices and Risk Management policies.
Reduces risks and minimises the impact of incidences through efficient management.
Identifies trained authorities to respond and handle incidences appropriately.
Provides peace of mind for parents that schools have robust systems in place to manage school safety.
Ensures accountability through incident auditing and reporting.
wihkum is the ultimate solution for keeping your school community safe. Take steps now to join the wihkum community platform.
Pricing starts at $3 per user per month. Please submit an enquiry and a wihkum representative will be in-touch to discuss specific pricing for your school.
To pinpoint and alert the closest trained Responders, wihkum needs to periodically monitor location of users.
Absolutely not! No one has access to your location unless you activate the app for Help. Once activated, trained staff will be notified of your location so that Help can be sent to you as quickly as possible.
Absolutely not! Our only revenue stream is from subscription fees associated to wihkum.
Custom operating schedules can be created based on staffing times or trading hours. If weekends are not required, then Saturday and Sunday can be excluded. wihkum will allow support staff such as gardeners and cleaners to call for help 24/7 due to their typical ad-hoc working hours.
Any smart phone that is currently supported by Apple or Android platforms.
The closest nominated staff that are trained to respond will be notified by either phone call, push notification or email.
Holiday schedules can be created to disable help, lockdown and evacuate functions.
Only Master staff have access to the Lockdown and Evacuate buttons.
The app uses about 3 to 5 MB per month. For comparison an average MP3 music file is 3 MB.
wihkum uses a sophisticated algorithm to determine when we should update location in the background. Typical daily battery utilisation will range between 3% - 8% depending on movement.
