Managers should always make lone worker safety one of their key priorities when formulating and implementing health and safety policies at work. Lone workers are subject to unique vulnerabilities that are directly tied to their lone worker status. This article explains some of the main way in which ...
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Lone Workers,
Manufacturing Industry,
Health and Safety,
Critical Alarm Management
Can’t get in the office? There are a number of external factors that can significantly impact a business of any size, especially for employees travelling to and from work and to customer meetings. From extreme weather conditions, train strikes and industrial action to road delays and national ...
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Business Telecom
From engineers servicing wind farms to workers employed in the soft drinks manufacturing industry, employees in many different sectors can find themselves at risk from toxic gases. Lone workers are at a particularly enhanced risk as they do not have the benefit of work colleagues on site with them ...
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Lone Workers,
ATEX
Communication is at the heart of all businesses. From how they receive and handle customer calls and enquiries to liaising with staff internally and externally, ensuring voice and internet speeds meet the needs of all stakeholders is vital....
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Business Telecom
Let’s face it, no one wants to over complicate tasks and prolong them unnecessarily but often taking a simple, short-term approach can have long lasting consequences. Take for example, the task of finding a solution to protect staff working alone. A quick Google search could offer a range of ...
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Lone Workers,
Health and Safety
Statistics indicate that, after substantial downward trend over the long term, the number of fatalities in the workplace has started to level off, and is now beginning to rise. This article explains the challenges involved in ensuring lone worker safety in a variety of sectors, and then elucidates ...
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Topics:
Lone Workers,
Health and Safety
The journey to becoming a fully-fledged teacher isn't short, nor the decision to embark on such a career a light one, it's a profession earning a bad reputation for itself these days. A love of learning, perhaps inspired by a few good teachers during their own school years, is a reason most people ...
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Schools,
Health and Safety
