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Lone Worker Safety Solutions
‘Working alone’ is working anywhere a person is unable to get immediate assistance from colleagues or other people.
Lone worker safety is a global issue
In some cases other people may be close by, such as a cleaner working by themselves in a city office building. In other cases the employee could be in a remote location, such as a researcher undertaking field work by themselves in a national park.
Three broad groups of lone workers whose activities involve a large percentage of their working time operating situations without the benefit of interaction with other workers or without supervision are those:
1. Working alone on a site
2. Working away from base
3. Homeworkers (including “outworkers”)
It should also be noted that many of the problems of lone working could also apply to pairs of workers who work in isolated areas, and this is where our lone worker safety solutions are invaluable.
Examples of who is at risk
Abusive customers, road rage, violence
Abusive / violent patients / clients/ relatives, manual handling (lifting) injuries
Electric shocks, trips, cuts, falls, accidents, confined spaces
Abuse, violence, robbery, traffic hazards, accidents, biological hazards, falls, burns, toxic exposures
Animal attacks, weather, machinery accidents, chemicals, falling trees
Falls, injury, lifting, injuries from garbage handling, infections, needle sticks, chemicals, violence, robbery
Adverse behaviour
Animal attacks, abusive customers, violence, robbery, accidents
Manual handling injuries, abusive/violent patients, drug handling, robbery, violence
Robbery, violence, abuse, vehicle fumes
Robbery, violence, abuse, manual handling injuries
Confined spaces, toxic gases, biohazards, slips and falls
Abuse, road rage, violence, robbery, road accidents, falling asleep at the wheel
Learn more about our lone worker safety protection solutions by calling our friendly team today on 07 40 374 800, and discover how they can help to keep you and your team safe when working alone.