Lone Worker Safety & Risk Assessment
Course Objectives
It will always be necessary for some people to work alone without any direct supervision. Employers have the responsibility of conducting a risk assessment on the risks of lone workers, but employees also have a responsibility to take reasonable care of themselves and others who may be affected by their work.
This lone working health and safety course will help you identify your legal obligations and to identify control measures that minimise risks.
Contents
- Organisational responsibilities under Health and Safety legislation and the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act
- Why does Lone Working increase risks
- Practical tools for risk assessment throughout the working day
- Measures you can you take to keep safe
- Practical strategies for travelling out and about
- Tracing systems and how to monitor the lone worker for his or her benefit
- Raising personal awareness of the causes of aggression and body language to spot when situations or people are potentially a threat to your safety
- Coping with verbally aggressive incidents and defusing situations before they get out of control
- Designing effective procedures and working practices - what measures can you take to help keep staff safe
- Personal Strategies - what individuals can do to remain safe
- Using dynamic risk assessments and personal awareness to spot when situations or people are potentially a threat to your safety
Who should attend
This course is ideally suited for anyone that works alone or is responsible for the health and safety of lone workers either in the workplace or out in their work environment.
Course benefits
Additional information
Certificates
All delegates who successfully complete this course will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Trainers background
The trainer for this course has extensive experience in design and delivery of health & safety training programmes. They are qualified by NEBOSH (National Examination Board for Occupational Safety & Health) and hold Chartered Member status of IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) and is a member of the Chartered Management Institute and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management and the Association for Project Safety.
