Lone Worker Protection video series
Gain insight into your lone workers
Across six video modules, our lone worker online course will give you the basic framework to help protect your lone and at-risk workers. This insight is based on seven years’ worth of experience protecting lone workers, and you can access this for free.
Lone Worker Protection video series
Gain insight into your lone workers
Across six video modules, our lone worker online course will give you the basic framework to help protect your lone and at-risk workers.
Our expertise broken down into six bitesized modules
What is a lone worker?
This module will help you understand whether you have any lone workers on your workforce.
You’ll learn how lone working is defined by the HSE, and hear some examples of who might be classed as a lone worker in your existing workforce.
Lessons:
- The definition of a lone worker
- Examples
- Questions to ask to better understand lone working scenarios
The laws around lone working
We’ll talk you through four pieces of legislation which apply to lone working, and what each of them entails.
Lessons:
- The four pieces of legislation
- Lone worker responsibilities
- How to adhere to legislation
The risks in lone working
This module will look at the risk categories around lone working using the acronym P.E.T – people, environment and tasks. We’ll also cover the potential hazards specific to an ageing workforce.
Lessons:
- People
- Environment
- Task related
- Bonus risk – ageing workforce
Creating a risk assessment
A risk assessment is a vital tool in protecting all your employees, not just your lone workers. This module will be covering the basics on how to create a risk assessment to fit your workforce, with links to helpful resources.
Lessons:
- What a risk assessment is for
- How a risk matrix supports risk assessments
- Different types of risk assessments
Protecting against the risks
By this point, you’ll have a better idea of what types of risks your team are facing, and who’s affected. This module will look at practical steps on how to lessen these risks.
Lessons:
- Risk assessments
- Clothing
- Training
- Communication
- Technology
Questions to ask a lone worker solutions provider
If you’re planning on taking the next step in protecting your lone workers by using a lone worker solution, there are some questions you’ll want to put to providers to make sure they’re a good fit. This module covers these questions, and provides a crib sheet for you to refer back to.
Lessons:
- Apps and devices
- System set up
- Monitoring
- Accredication
- Training and support
- Costs
Bonus e-book
On completion of the course
Once you reach the end of our lone worker online course, we’ll send you our free guide to protecting your lone workers, for you to keep and refer back to at any point.
Bonus e-book
On completion of the course
Once you reach the end of our lone worker online course, we’ll send you our free guide to protecting your lone workers.