There are roles across a wide variety of sectors that require people to work alone. The hazards may be no different to those who are working with others, but working in isolation brings with it its own unique risks, or exacerbates others. The legislation around safe...
Carpets or vinyl, desks or kitchen worktops – your businesses’ slips, trips, and falls opportunities are not necessarily going to be the same as the next, even if you do work in the same sector. Either way, the stats are clear: slips trips and falls account for...
What is a lone worker? According to the Health & Safety Executive, the meaning of lone worker is simply an employee who “performs tasks or works in isolation from other workers without close or direct supervision”. With around 8 million lone workers in the UK and...
Every organisation is different. Each has its own nuances and special requirements and this is true for every division or department too. It’s unlikely given the variation across different areas of an organisation that every employee risk profile will be the same, as...
Lone working in the UK has increased significantly over the last decade. But while the number of lone workers has increased over the years, there has been a lack of formal research into the size and shape of lone working in the UK to this point. In Summer 2021 Pick...
Working from home has become a way of life for millions of us since March 2020, and as restrictions lift, there has been a noticeable shift in the way we view our working life. Many employees may not want to come back to the office on a full-time basis, or perhaps...
