The document compares the features of an internal hotline system versus MySafeWorkplace for handling reports of misconduct or other issues in the workplace. It outlines that MySafeWorkplace offers more advanced technological capabilities, increased anonymity for reporting parties, automated report distribution, multilingual support, and expert guidance at no additional cost compared to internal hotlines which require more manual processes and resources to achieve similar functions.

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MySafeWorkplace® vs. Internal Hotlines
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2. Detailed Explanation of
MySafeWorkplace® vs. Internal Hotlines
Electronic Report Notification - MySafeWorkplace® (MSW) automatically notifies all relevant management
personnel that a report has been submitted. Internal Hotlines (IH) require an internal resource to manually notify
other management personnel via phone, email, or verbally.
24/7/365 Web & Call Center Reporting Capabilities - MSW offers their client’s employees the ability to
submit a report via the Internet or a call center available 24/7/365. IH systems typically allow employees the option
of calling an internal number that is only staffed during business hours.
Customizable Welcome Screen - MSW can provide clients with a customized Welcome Screen to help iden-
tify the company for the reporting party. IH have no web interface.
Report Notification Time - MSW guarantees that management will receive notification of reports and have ac-
cess to the reports in less than three (3) minutes. Actual transmission time is usually a few seconds. If an IH is an-
swered during business hours then the notification can begin at that point and can vary depending on the severity
of the report or workload of the person responsible to transcribe the calls. If a report is made to an IH off hours,
management will not be aware of the report until the next business day which could be as much as 60 hours later.
Levels of Anonymity - MSW has three (3) levels of anonymity available to a reporting party; Remain Com-
pletely Anonymous, Don’t Care About Anonymity and Remain Anonymous Toward Organization. When the report-
ing party chooses Remain Anonymous toward Organization, MSW collects their identifying information but does
not pass it along to its clients in the report. This allows MSW to follow up with parties who have not checked back
into MSW for communications from their organization. This provides clients with a means to reach significantly
more anonymous reporters than an internal solution. IH’s only provide two levels of anonymity, remain anonymous
or give identification and offer no means for management to communicate with the reporting party if the person has
remained anonymous.
Consultation with Subject Matter Experts - MSW clients receive a free 30 minute consultation with a sub-
ject matter expert for each report that they receive through MSW. MSW has subject matter experts in the areas of
Certified Fraud Examiner, Employment Law, Workplace Violence, Substance Abuse, Forensic Psychology, Loss
Prevention, IT Forensics and Corporate Internal Investigations. IH systems inherently do not have this benefit
unless the company has in-house experts who are available to provide guidance.
Review On-line Report Before Submission - MSW allows the reporting party to review all the information
they have provided in the report prior to its final submission. This is true of reports submitted via the web and the
call center. IH’s do not give the reporting party the ability to review and edit a report once it is complete or has
been transcribed.
Litigation Support/Avoidance Tool - MSW was designed by experts in corporate investigations and risk miti-
gation to act as a litigation support and avoidance tool. Many of the features of MSW are designed so that Attorney
Work Product and Attorney Privilege are maintained throughout the reporting and investigations process. IH re-
quire companies to create document retention policies and procedures for reports and notes and to follow their
own Attorney Work Product procedures.
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3. Automated Report Distribution - MSW automatically routes reports to management individuals who have
been designated by the client without human intervention. Reports are instantaneously routed using MSW’s pat-
ent-pending technology. IH require companies to construct their own internal means of routing reports and re-
taining records of report and follow-up communications. IH also allow for a report’s content to be altered after it
has been dictated by the reporting party as there are no controls over the transcription of the report. IH can
never say with certainty that a given report has not been altered.
The Number and Quality of Repots - Employees view a third party solution as more protective and com-
fortable leading to greater reporting of appropriate incidents as well as greater protection under the Federal Sen-
tencing Guidelines. A truly effective reporting system should average between .5 to 2% of an employee base
filing a report a year. Employees often question whether an internal system is truly anonymous. This can lead to
employees failing to report incidents. Doubts about anonymity can also lead to increased corporate liability ex-
posure under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines if a judge or jury were to agree that it was reasonable for an
employee to have such concerns.
Ability to Follow-up With the Reporting Party - Management can ask follow up questions of the em-
ployee through the MySafeWorkpalce® message board while retaining the employee’s and management's iden-
tity. This can save the company extraordinary time and money. Internal systems never provide the ability to ask
follow up questions of the person reporting the incident. The cost to the company of a vague report with no abil-
ity to ask follow up questions can be large.
Reporting Languages - MSW can take reports in over 170 languages and have them transcribed into English
for dissemination and handling. IH systems typically do not allow for report submission in languages other than
English. When IH do allow for other languages, the company has to make arrangements for those reports to be
translated to English on a case by case basis.
Language Translation Costs - All costs for translating reports over the phone are included in MSW’s annual
fee. There are no per use or additional charges that an MSW client might incur for the ongoing service. IH sys-
tems would incur a per translation charge for translating reports received in languages other than English and
Spanish. This will lead to costs that are uncontrolled and unknown to its clients.
International Toll Free Costs - All costs for International Toll-Free and/or International Collect calls are in-
cluded in MSW’s annual fee. There are no usage or additional charges that an MSW client might incur for the
ongoing service. IH systems will incur charges for international toll calls.
Control of Client Database and Report Hierarchy - MSW allows its’ clients to have complete control over
their MSW database once it is set up. MSW clients can change anything in their database (locations, depart-
ments, users, distribution hierarchy, etc) instantaneously with the click of a few buttons. IH systems typically do
not have an electronic database for the automated routing of reports.
Report Data Retention - MSW retains complete records of all reports that its clients receive in the clients’
database so that the client may access all reports at any time. If a client has a data retention policy, MSW will
adhere to it. IH systems typically do not have an electronic report retention database.
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