Working alone: Is it legal and is it safe?
If you have been asked to work alone, you may be asking whether this is legal, whether it’s safe, and what your rights are.
Browse a wide selection of informative articles on lone working, health and safety, sector safety, and more!
If you have been asked to work alone, you may be asking whether this is legal, whether it’s safe, and what your rights are.
Could you or someone you employ be classed as a ‘lone worker’? From care to construction, agriculture to retail, nearly every sector hires lone workers.
Working from home is on the rise. But what about those who are using their home as a base, but who often have to work outside of the office?
A health and social care worker is assaulted every 30 minutes in the UK. In fact, health and social care workers suffer some of the highest rates of workplace violence in the UK.
Violence at work affects hundreds of thousands of UK workers each year, and lone workers face some of the highest risks. This summary outlines how to reduce those risks through clear policies, targeted training, practical controls, and strong incident reporting and support.
Learn how to manage stress as a lone worker and how employees and employers can make positive changes to reduce stress at work
“There were 694,000 incidents of violence at work in 2017/18. That’s the equivalent of more than one violent incident a minute.” It’s easy to agree
Learn how lone workers and their employers share the responsibility for good health and safety practice and what they can do to improve safety across their organisation.
Find out what your health and safety rights are as a lone worker and what responsibilities employers have to their lone working staff with Safepoint, the lone worker safety solution.
Want to know how employers with lone working staff should protect their lone workers? Safepoint has you covered with our lone working tips and best practices.
