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Using Focus Groups to Gather Risk Information for Your Lone Worker Safety Policy Most often, the process of gathering risk information for your lone worker safety policy begins in a general sort of way. You might make a list of the obvious hazards, observe your employees in their working environments, or carry out a short …
Ok Alone’s shows when a lone worker has left a designated “Safety Zone”. This feature may be very valuable if a person is working remotely, has limited phone coverage or in a designated work area.
How workplace culture shapes your working alone safety policy If you have employees who work solo or in isolation, it’s essential to have a working alone safety policy in place. This critical document sets out what is required from the employer, the managers, and the lone workers themselves, and outlines the risks associated with the …
Hello, we thought you might find Ok Alone useful for protecting your team. In April’s update, discover how to find hidden hazards at work and keep your team within safe locations. Uncover Hidden Hazards Spring is a time of renewal and also a great time to review your safety procedures. This article gives you ideas for …
Human resource professionals play a vital role in ensuring the health and safety of lone workers. Of course it’s not their exclusive domain (health and safety is everyone’s business), but they are equipped with exceptional communication skills that can help mitigate the risks associated with working alone. It’s not easy to start a conversation about …
An escalation procedure is one of the most important elements of your workplace safety policy. It’s an action plan that outlines exactly what to do when a lone worker calls for help, or when they’re overdue, unaccounted for, and non-contactable. The support team needs to react quickly when lone worker alarms go off, and they …
Work Alone Call Center: The Benefits of Live Monitoring When it comes to monitoring lone workers, someone must be looking out for their safety at all times. Usually, that person is a manager, a supervisor, or another person in the office. But what if the company doesn’t have the necessary resources to monitor their teams? …
One of the simplest forms of lone worker protection is uncovering hidden hazards in the workplace. When it comes to creating a risk assessment, you’ll find that some of the hazards are quite easy to identify. Everyone is aware of the threats of working at height, with electricity, with moving machinery, or with volatile chemicals. …
It’s February already and if you need a little inspiration as you think about creating better safety policies, here are two ideas to get you going. People on their own often find themselves in uncomfortable positions. This article explores the kind of features you need in a safety app as your lone workers go into …
When you first look at this picture, what stands out to you? Anything unusual? There’s quite a spread between Carol with a 137 check-ins and Alex, with only 58. Why would that be? Are they working different shifts? Why does Alex have less than half as many check-ins as Carol? On its own, the number …
Some people need to get to work, regardless of weather conditions – doctors, nurses, medical professionals, first responders. Snowplow drivers work at all hours to make this possible. Some start at 4 am, some at midnight. Conditions get slippery, black ice is a menace, and fatigue can easily set in. When your snowplow driver is …
Work Safety Tips for Cold Winter Weather
As we bundle up and head into the winter months (in the northern hemisphere) our thoughts turn to keeping workers safe in cold conditions. For most of us in Canada, extreme cold is something we deal with every year, and we are pretty good at it!
Those whose job requires them to be outside for any
Advanced, Easy to Implement Lone Worker Protection Technology is the Future for Mining Teams
Mining has benefitted from new technologies, perhaps more than any other industry. Inherently high risk, thoughtful investment in high tech tools has already improved health and safety issues across the industry.
Lone worker monitoring systems that provide quick
A vital aspect of any lone worker monitoring procedure is the actual check-in. By legislation in the UK and in many Canadian provinces, lone workers must be monitored for safety reasons. So, what are the main aspects of a lone worker check in procedure? Here are a few tips to help you, as an employer, to devise and establish a lone worker check in procedure.
Land surveyors has special requirements when it comes to safety. Do you know what they are? This article explores 3 key areas for you to consider as you develop your safety policies…
Ok Alone’s shows when a lone worker has left a designated “Safety Zone”. This feature may be very valuable if a person is working remotely, has limited phone coverage or in a designated work area.
5 Emergency Response Plan Essentials for Education Settings
Emergencies, disasters or critical incidents that occur within an educational setting are every parents’, teachers’ and school administrators’ nightmare. The health and welfare of hundreds or thousands of children and young people could be at risk and dependent upon a thorough and well-executed emergency response plan.
The five basic all-hazard responses…
Fundraising events and canvassing for charity can be hazardous to volunteers and fundraising professionals. Where would we be without volunteers? Volunteerism contributes to a kinder, more equitable and safer society, so it’s only fair that those who go out of their way to help others should be protected themselves, right?
Ok Alone wants to give something back to the community. If your participating in a fund raising event, Ok Alone would like to donate its service free of charge to your event organisers. The program is straight forward…
How Will the New 2016 Help Great Britain Work Well Strategy Impact Your Business?
With the publication of the 2016 Help Great Britain Work Well Strategy we are seeing a renewed focus brought to occupational health and safety in the UK. This document outlines new goals and strategies for protecting and supporting workers and aims to streamline health and safety processes so that they function better, rather than just