Are your lone workers safe?

There are many established safe systems for working with heavy plants – whether at heights, or moving heavy equipment. 

All systems, no matter how closely followed, can have failure. Accidents always find gaps in procedure.

So what happens when an incident occurs?

A driver collecting plant from a site that’s now finished who slips. A cherry picker operator cutting branches from trees who has an accident with a chainsaw. An engineer repairing faulty equipment who has health problems. Opportunist thieves attempting to steal plant or tools.

People are often available to assist.

But what if the accident occurs while the worker is working alone, remotely, or without direct supervision?

How does the employee call for assistance if they are unconscious, or threatened? How does the employer show that they have given their staff means to summon assistance and a safe system of work to cover these eventualities?

So, how can you help keep your lone workers safe?

This technology includes discrete alarms, man down devices, and mobile phone/smartphone solutions. If a worker feels threatened, they can press a panic button and an operator can listen in and access their GPS position to send help to the exact location, quickly. If a worker falls, the alarm is raised automatically. If a particularly hazardous activity is about to be undertaken, the worker can log-in and set up an automated check call.

Visit www.lonealert.co.ukto find out more about the broad range of solutions and applications that are available to help you protect your staff. Call 0121 501 2288 to discuss specific applications or scenarios that cause you concern, and ways to alleviate the risk and follow on twitter @loneworking