1. A guide to managing lone worker safety within your organisation
Lone Working
A guide to managing lone worker safety within your organisation

2. Overview To define lone working Lone working and legal framework
Steps to manage lone worker safety within organisation
How to choose appropriate lone working system
The importance of Lone Worker Policy
Q&A

3. What is lone working?
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines lone working as “those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision”.

4. Employer’s legal duties
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

5. Managing lone working Identify risks Conduct risk assessment
Chose lone working system
Create Lone Worker Policy
Provide information, instruction, training and supervision
Monitor and evaluate
On-going support

6. Some common hazards Manual handling incidents Working at heights
Violence
Bullying and harassment
Stress
Sudden illness
Risks related to driving
Inadequate provision of hygiene and welfare facilities

7. Staff working at home Flexible working
Some disagreement whether general risk assessment is enough or employer has to do an individual risk assessment in person’s home
HSE states, it may be necessary for employers to visit their homeworkers to carry out a risk assessment, although homeworkers can also help in identifying the hazards for thei employers.

8. Dynamic risk assessment
“The continuous process of identifying hazards, assessing risk, taking action to eliminate or reduce risk, monitoring and reviewing, in the rapidly changing circumstances of an operational incident.”

9. Lone working system Do you need a lone worker system?
Is a lone worker system going to solve all your problems?
Which is the most appropriate system?
Latest technology features 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre support, man down alarm, camera function, GPS tracking
Code of Practice for the provision of lone worker device services (BS8484)

10. Lone Worker Policy Good practice
Designed to alert staff to the risks presented by lone working
Sets out organisational commitments, Managers’ and employees’ responsibilities

12. Additional help
Lone Workers –An Employer’s Guide.
Working alone: Health and safety guidance on the risks of lone working (INDG73)
Homeworkers: Guidance for employers on health and safety (INDG226)
Risk assessment: A brief guide to controlling risks in the workplace (IND163)
Violence at work: A guide for employers (INDG69)
Working at height

13. Q&A

14. Thank You