Lone workers

A care company that provides housing support services for vulnerable adults and children has been fined £20,000 after one of its employees was raped by a service user, despite concerns being raised about this particular service user for more that 25 years.

The parent company of a contractor that was building a wind farm in Scotland and a security firm that employed staff to guard the remote site have admitted safety breaches after a security guard was trapped in snow for four and half hours and later died from hypothermia.

The European Commission has said it will review and update EU rules on workplace safety in light of the Covid-19 pandemic to better reflect the fact that millions of people are now working from home.

Remote working will remain a permanent fixture of work life, writes Nicole Vazquez. Employers should be prepared to tackle the challenges of isolation, stress and anxiety lone workers can face.

In episode 6 we discuss lone workers with Don Cameron, CEO of StaySafe – including the grey areas in legislation and how advice on keeping lone workers safe differs internationally.

Join IOSH's very own Duncan Spencer, head of policy and advice, along with Aaron Davis from Intelex Technologies ULC to learn more about how continued advancements in connected safety and connected worker technologies are changing how we manage facets of our HSE management programmes.

The UK Health and Safety Executive’s guidance INDG73 on the risks of lone working has been updated.

After years of fearing digital dehumanisation, COVID-19, has caused our lives to become increasingly reliant on technological communication.

Fresh guidance from the HSE on protecting remote workers during the pandemic

The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is calling on employers to sign up to its new charter to help keep lone working employees safer.