The Lone Worker Storybook - Part 1

A guide to Lone Working The Adventures of Lone Ranger - Part 1 What is Lone Working?

HEY THERE KE-MO SAH-BEE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE FICTIONAL CHARACTER TONTO? OF COURSE, YOU HAVE.

CACTUS PETE BROUGHT HIM IN TO STOP THE LONE RANGER GOING NUTS.

AND KEEP AN EYE ON HIM IF HE FELL OFF HIS HORSE. PROBABLY.

YOU SEE, THE PROBLEM WITH THE LONE RANGER WAS THAT, HE INSISTED ON WORKING...WELL..

ALONE. HENCE THE NAME.

AND THIS WAS FRAUGHT WITH RISKS, FROM HORSE INJURIES...

...GETTING TANGLED UP IN HIS NOOSE...

...TO FAINTING FROM THE DESSERT HEAT.

IT WAS OK THOUGH BECAUSE HE HAD SOMEONE KEEPING AN EYE OUT. YOU SEE, LONE WORKING MEANS WORKING BY YOURSELF, OR WITHOUT SUPERVISION.

HEY, I’M TONTO

AND THIS IS WHAT THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT. HELPING PEOPLE WHO EMPLOY, MANAGE OR SUPERVISE LONE WORKERS.

AND TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS POSED BY LONE WORKING SO THAT THEY CAN IMPLEMENT AN EFFECTIVE SAFE SYSTEM OF WORK.

PROCEDURES MUST BE PUT IN PLACE TO MONITOR LONE WORKERS AS EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION ARE ESSENTIAL. THESE MAY INCLUDE: • SUPERVISORS PERIODICALLY VISITING AND OBSERVING PEOPLE WORKING ALONE • PRE-AGREED INTERVALS OF REGULAR CONTACT BETWEEN THE LONE WORKER AND SUPERVISOR, USING PHONES, RADIOS OR EMAIL, BEARING IN MIND THE WORKER’S UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH • MANUALLY OPERATED OR AUTOMATIC WARNING DEVICES WHICH TRIGGER IF SPECIFIC SIGNALS ARE NOT RECEIVED PERIODICALLY FROM THE LONE WORKER, EG STAFF SECURITY SYSTEMS • IMPLEMENTING ROBUST SYSTEM TO ENSURE A LONE WORKER HAS RETURNED TO THEIR BASE OR HOME ONCE THEIR TASK IS COMPLETED.

SADLY, THIS COURSE DOESN’T COVER HEALTH & SAFETY FOR COWBOYS. YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT OUR FICTION SECTION FOR THAT…

HI HO SILVER!

CLICK FOR PART 2 WHAT IS A LONE WORKER?