Course Overview
This eLearning bundle consists of these 4 courses:
- Lone Working – Health & Safety
- The Adventures of the Lone Ranger (Lone Working)
- Lone Working (Managers Version)
- Lone Working (Employees Version)
Course Topics
Lone Working – Health & Safety – 5 minutes
The course discusses the risks and potential consequences associated with working alone, and provides helpful tips to keep yourself safe. The course begins by reviewing what constitutes working alone and discusses the responsibilities of your employer. Next, you’ll review the importance of conducting a dynamic risk assessment to identify and eliminate or control potential hazards. The course then shows you 4 simple safety techniques that can help you avoid dangerous situations when working alone.
The Adventures of the Lone Ranger (Lone Working) – 20 minutes
Lone Worker training is an essential part of all workplace risk management and is vital for those who employ or manage someone who is required to work in isolation from others or without direct supervision. They might be a community nurse making home visits, a globetrotting truck driver or even home workers. You see, lone workers are exposed to specific risks that their office-based counterparts are less likely to encounter. So, it’s vital they are spotted early, and effective measures put in place.
Lone Working (Managers Version) – 38 minutes
If you supervise or manage lone workers, you will almost certainly need to take additional measures to keep them safe. This course describes the different sorts of lone worker and the risks they might face; it reviews the legislation and legal responsibilities, explains how to assess risks and the kinds of safety measures that can be put in place to keep lone workers safe. The course is ideal for Managers who are involved in writing their organisation’s lone working policy.
Lone Working (Employees Version) – 45 minutes
Do your employees need to work alone as part of their roles? Lone Workers face different risks due to the nature of their job; if they become ill or have an accident there is often nobody there to help them. This course describes the different sorts of lone worker and the risks they might face; it reviews the legislation and legal responsibilities, explains how to assess risks and the kinds of safety measures that can be put in place to keep lone workers safe.
