LONE WORKER PROTECTION | LoneALERT
STAY ALERT OF LONE WORKERS
Mathew Colley, Sales & Marketing Manager at LoneALERT, explores how
companies can ensure their workers, especially their lone workers, stay in touch and out of trouble.
Lone workers, are people at risk. These workers can become ill, injured or maybe stranded for hours without help before they are missed or discovered. Companies need to have plans in place to monitor these workers and to empower them to get assistance if needed.
Solutions like lone worker alarms, man down alarms combined with a lone working operating system are ideal for helping to keep lone workers safe and secure.
Here are some examples of different types of lone workers you may identify in your company and consider putting protective measures in place for:
Maintenance workers who complete
repairs alone Maintenance workers spend countless hours working alone or remotely fixing machinery, working at height, with tools or with high voltage electricity, many of which are unaccounted for. A sudden illness, fall or accident are very real dangers for the maintenance worker who moves freely around a facility all day.
Factory/manufacturing
workers isolated on the shop floor Workers isolated on the shop floor are amongst the most at risk for falling victim to job-related accidents. Employees may find themselves operating heavy machinery and working in loud environments, if working alone risks are greatly increased. These lone workers need to be contacted regularly to check on their well-being.
Drivers spending hours alone on the road Certain employees can spend hours travelling alone including couriers, LGV/HGV drivers, sales agents, taxi drivers, bus drivers. They require protection - both for their personal safety and to protect cargo. Not only do they face risk whilst driving, they also face risk when they are stationary or making a drop. Drivers often work in unfamiliar areas at all hours of the day, leaving them, and the cargo, at risk.
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The office workers who work long into
the evening When it comes to lone working, office based workers are at less risk of violence and accidents than those that work in a higher risk environment. However, that is no reason to avoid protecting your lone working office staff. Many office workers work outside of the normal office hours, and are often working alone or remotely within the building. These workers are still classed as lone workers and require adequate protection to remain safe.
The customer-facing worker Many workers can find themselves working alone or remotely in many of the customer facing industries. Lone working within these sectors are so entrenched into the daily routine that they are often overlooked to be at risk.
Solutions There are a variety of solutions to help protect all of these workers. For those that are considered a lower level risk the Call and Text-In service is ideal. This allows workers to log in and out of the system periodically throughout their shift by a phone located on site.
The Smartphone App, is ideal for workers still considered a lower level, but may travel or work on larger sites. This app offers the same benefit as the Call and Text-In services, but with the added feature of a GPS location meaning you can get help to the right place, quickly.
For lone workers that are considered a higher risk, the Man Down and Man Down Plus devices would be the correct solution. These all have the same features as identified above, but with the added safety measure of an automatic alarm activation if the worker should fall.
Coupled with our devices is our intuitive operating system. Through this system companies are able to streamline and speed up the process of monitoring lone workers. Our system allows you to set up personalised or companywide escalation procedure that will come into effect as soon as the alarm is raised.
www.lonealert.co.uk TOMORROW’S HEALTH & SAFETY YEARBOOK 2016/17
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