What Must The Employer Of A Lone Worker Do?

If you are the employer of a lone worker then reading and understanding all the rules and regulations could be a little bit overwhelming.

As lone worker safety experts, we are often asked what must the employer of a lone worker do?

So, here at First2HelpYou, we will help you to understand your obligations to your lone workers.

(more…)

Continue ReadingWhat Must The Employer Of A Lone Worker Do?

How Do You Keep A Lone Worker Safe?

Keeping a lone worker safe is part of your legal obligations towards your staff. To keep your lone workers safe, you should have strong lone worker policies, a robust risk assessment, regular lone worker training and make sure your staff are all included in the team. A lone worker solution would help, too.

What Is The Law On Lone Working?

Lone working is not illegal, but your legal obligations as an employer do mean you have to consider the risk of lone working itself.

It’s not that you have to specifically cater for your lone worker because they are lone working, but rather that lone working presents specific hazards that should be addressed and mitigated.  

So, if you are wondering how to keep a lone worker safe, read on.

(more…)

Continue ReadingHow Do You Keep A Lone Worker Safe?

The Benefits Of Lone Worker Training

By its very nature, lone working means that lone workers are statistically far more likely to encounter risks than those that work in teams.

Whether it is dealing with a sudden illness, a dangerous or aggressive encounter, getting lost in the dark or working too many hours without an adequate break, there are a multitude of risks that they can be faced with.

If you employ lone workers it is very important, in fact it is a legal requirement, that they are comprehensively trained and protected.

With that in mind, this week we are going to take a look at the many benefits of lone worker training.

(more…)

Continue ReadingThe Benefits Of Lone Worker Training

Betting Shop Changes Could Help Protect Gamblers And Lone Workers

Betting shops often have just one member of staff working in them and the former BBC chairman Lord Grade is leading a committee that is looking to introduce a new legal duty of care.

So, in this weeks blog post we are going to look at how betting shop changes could help protect gamblers and lone workers.

(more…)

Continue ReadingBetting Shop Changes Could Help Protect Gamblers And Lone Workers