Employers are legally obliged to carry out a risk assessment if they employ lone workers. But we know that some of the technical terms and jargon can be a little off-putting. So, we have put together this handy guide on how to do a lone worker risk assessment.
(more…)If your company employs or is looking to employ staff that work alone, then you will need to have a policy in place, but what exactly is a working alone policy?
(more…)It is a brand-new decade and you may be thinking of expanding your business or making work more flexible for your employees. One way of doing this is by lone working and we can tell you all you need to know about a lone worker solution for the new year.
(more…)Did you have a Merry Christmas Day? Are you feeling suitably relaxed and refreshed or are you still using the fridge as a never-ending buffet?
(more…)Lone working at Christmas can be a particularly busy and stressful experience and Mad Friday is the busiest day of them all. Let’s look at the best ways of staying safe with a lone worker device on Mad Friday.
(more…)If you are unlucky enough to work in an office over Christmas it can be tricky to make sure everything gets done with fewer members of staff and with adverse weather there can risks of accidents occurring, so what can be done to increase office safety over Christmas?
(more…)The 5th December is International Volunteer Day, so here at First2HelpYou we thought that now it would be the ideal time to look at how to incorporate using a lone working device for volunteers.
(more…)Every month here at First2HelpYou, we bring you the highlights of the months’ safety and security news. So, without any further ado here is November’s monthly safety and security roundup.
(more…)When working with children their welfare and safeguarding are paramount. So, in this blog, we will look at how children are safeguarded and also protecting staff who lone work with children.
(more…)According to The British Crime Survey, up to 150 lone workers are attacked every single day. With that in mind, this week will look at the best ways of dispersing a threatening situation.
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