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.
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