Sector – Care

  • The Ok Alone Lone Worker Blog

Home Care Lone Workers Need Safety Solution to Work Alone

A Guardian/Insight survey asked what are the key challenges facing individual care worker, and the key challenges facing their employers.…

May 24, 2016
  • Lone Working in the United Kingdom

Healthcare Industry Prioritize Lone Worker Protection Systems

Health and social care professionals met in London June 29-30 at the 2016 Health + Care Conference to learn about…

July 12, 2016
  • The Ok Alone Lone Worker Blog

Keeping Home Care Nurses Safe with a Lone Worker Safety App

In August 2016, a home health services provider in the US was fined because of an incident in which a…

August 17, 2016
  • The Ok Alone Lone Worker Blog

Are you looking out for the mental health of your lone workers?

When it comes to assessing the risks associated with working alone, it’s easy to focus on the physical dangers that…

July 11, 2017
  • Hands Free for Lone Workers

Hands Free Lone Worker Solutions Help Nurses and Health Workers

What is a Hands Free Lone Worker Solution? The latest version of our Ok Alone lone worker app provides Siri…

February 10, 2020
  • Sector – Care

Health Care Planned Inspectional Initiatives from WorksafeBC

WorksafeBC have identified Health Care as one of the four main industries at high risk of serious workplace injuries and…

October 26, 2020
  • The Ok Alone Lone Worker Blog

Lone Working in Care Homes

Within the United States there are 3,211,590 people employed as Home health and personal care aides, either in Home Health…

March 3, 2022
  • Sector – Care

Enhancing Safety for Lone Working Health Workers

Lone worker safety is a considerably more complex issue in a home visit environment, compared with providing health care services…

November 28, 2023
  • The Ok Alone Lone Worker Blog

Connecticut Launch New State Grant Program on Home Health Care Worker Safety

Introduction  In response to growing concerns about worker safety in the Connecticut home health sector, Governor Ned Lamont’s administration have…

September 5, 2024