Are you classed as a “Lone Worker”?

You might not feel alone – but you might be classed as a “Lone Worker”.

There are specific risks if you are a Lone Worker or managing a #Lone Worker. Among others, these can be people working from home, delivery drivers or workers doing scheduled routine works but in a remote location.

Kirsty and Phil might say “Location, Location, Location.” We are going to say, “Risk Assessment, Risk Assessment..”. You get the idea though it doesn’t have the same hook and probably won't get a long running TV series!

Look at all the aspects of your Lone Workers routine and assess what risks they may be experiencing.

Some risks can be mitigated with additional training. Supervision is important but is not always easy to manage so a higher level of monitoring will probably be required. You might be advised to contact them at agreed intervals and give them a device for raising the alarm. For higher risk tasks this could be activated automatically.

Lone Workers could be at greater risk from violence or #work-related stress. Make sure your worker is comfortable in reporting incidents or issues through a positive #safety culture which recognises these issues. Regular contact can be created using one of the many meeting apps such as Skype, Zoom or Bluejeans.

Omron Safety Service are using Microsoft Teams which helps us all keep in touch with our colleagues on a regular basis even though as a team we are spread across Europe. We also try to join each other on sample jobs from time to time to ensure we don’t feel isolated.  

https://industrial.omron.co.uk/en/services-support/safety-service