Audible alarms are handy in most situations. Your car alarm is perfect for scaring the would-be car thief away, and so is your home burglar alarm. The deafening ring of the building fire alarm sounders or the beeping of your nearly-invisible smoke detector serves a practical purpose. It's all well ...
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Lone Workers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) define lone workers as “Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision.” This definition applies to a variety of roles both in industrial locations as well as other sectors such as healthcare. The number of people who fall ...
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Lone Workers
Lone working is a challenging subject for companies and employees alike. There often arises a misunderstanding as to the meaning of the term “lone worker”. Many employees and even some employers seem to think it means solitary workers. This may well be true in some instances, but the term can refer ...
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Lone Workers
Working for a water company poses various risks to workers. From working alone in remote pumping stations to digging up the ground in search of water leaks, the work poses inherent risks. However, adequate training, risk assessments and other measures all contribute to limiting the risks and making ...
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Lone Workers
When England first went into lockdown, many businesses became quickly uncertain about the impact of Covid restrictions and the future, causing many to batten down the hatches and concentrate on survival. This resulted in essential business-critical decisions necessary to keep companies growing and ...
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Health and Safety,
Home Worker
The use of technology is becoming increasingly intertwined with our everyday lives, and even more so within numerous industry operations. Covid-19 has of course exacerbated this fact, highlighting the importance of technology and encouraging companies to think innovatively to overcome the ...
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Health and Safety,
Critical Alarm Management
As we begin 2021, it is clear that businesses have had no choice but to make significant changes to mitigate the disruption that the global Coronavirus pandemic has caused. One major change that looks likely to remain long-term is the rise of working from home and this will become a key ...
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Health and Safety,
Home Worker
