How do I as an employer create a safer environment for lone workers?

2025-01-09

Creating a safer environment for lone workers requires a comprehensive approach – a thorough risk assessment, clear procedures, training and technical solutions that actually work when something goes wrong.

Identify the risks

Start with a thorough lone worker risk assessment of the work environment and tasks. Is there a risk of accidents, threats and violence, or medical emergencies? The assessment must be documented and reviewed regularly [1].

Training and procedures

Give employees the right training and clear procedures – in first aid, conflict management and emergency response. Read about safety at the workplace for HR managers for practical guidance on building these systems.

Technical solutions – personal alarm

Procedures alone are not always enough. When an employee falls, is threatened or cannot call for help, technology that responds automatically is needed. A lone worker personal alarm with an automatic man-down alert, GPS and two-way communication gives alarm recipients the ability to act quickly.

Sensorem’s personal alarm can be pre-programmed to alert silently – essential in threatening situations. Read about lone working risks and HSE lone working guidance.

Build a safety culture

A safety culture means open dialogue about safety issues and continuous improvement. It is ultimately the employer’s responsibility to ensure that measures work in practice. Failures can lead to serious legal consequences [1].

A personal alarm with man-down alert increases workplace safety

Sensorem’s personal alarm has an automatic man-down alert that calls alarm recipients via the watch’s built-in speakerphone with two-way communication. The alarm works outdoors and has built-in GPS positioning.

READ ABOUT HOW SENSOREM’S PERSONAL ALARM CAN INCREASE SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

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