Naz Dossa examines how to ensure worker safety comes first as we emerge from the pandemic and face a new working environment.

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With violence and threatening behaviour against NHS workers increasing, Don Cameron takes a look at what can be done to protect these frontline lone workers.

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Changes in working environments and collective efforts to respond to COVID-19 have necessarily altered approaches to risk management and, in turn, how organisations specify personal safety solutions for lone workers. The latest webinar run by Health and Safety Matters’ sister magazine Security Matters addressed this issue in great detail. Brian Sims reports

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As employees continue to work from home and we are faced with a nation of lone workers, Chris Potts looks at how employers must adapt to adequately safeguard their employees.

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WHEN YOU'RE responsible for the health and safety of a large and varied workforce, with workers carrying out different roles within distinct departments and facing unique risks, ensuring that everyone has the tools they need to work safely can be a real challenge.

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As we strive to stop the spread of the coronavirus, more workers are finding themselves working alone and some companies find they have lone workers for the first time. Naz Dossa looks at the safety at wellbeing of this emerging community.

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International travel increases risks for lone workers and employers are just as responsible for keeping their staff safe when they are travelling for work as they are in the regular confines of the workplace, says Mathew Colley.

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This month HSM puts the spotlight on Sarah Neal to find out from a small acorn she grew her international Health and Safety business.

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Craig Swallow explores how emerging lone worker technology allows us to revisit long-standing areas of risk with less trepidation.

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In June the lone worker safety company, SoloProtect, announced a new generation personal safety device (PSD) to the market.

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Safe lone working requires employers to adopt a high standard of personal safety amongst their employees, says Saskia Garner.

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The past decade has seen some real changes in lone working practices across the UK, in the number of lone workers, the variety of jobs they undertake and in the training and technology available to protect them. As the Lone Worker Theatre launches at this year's Health & Safety Event, Nicole Vazquez, the organiser of its education programme, explores some of the trends and developments in this field

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As the country faces increasing threats of terrorism and rising crime rates, more companies are looking at ways to keep their workers safe. LONEALERT’s sales and marketing manager, Mathew Colley discusses.

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It is estimated that 8million people in the UK are lone workers. According to the HSE, this number is on the rise each year, yet it’s an area of employee training that can often be overlooked. With working conditions for individuals changing so quickly, Julian Roberts, CEO for EssentialSkillz, a leading eLearning and compliance specialist, says it’s important that training and risk assessments keep pace.

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It’s important that industries move with the times as technology evolves and consumer needs change. Mathew Colley, sales and marketing manager at LoneAlert, says the lone worker industry is doing just that.

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All employers have a Duty of Care to keep their staff properly trained and comfortable at work. But when it comes to lone working there’s still many grey areas, says LoneALERT sales & marketing manager, Mathew Colley.

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Mathew Colley, sales & marketing manager at LoneAlert, discusses how GPS can protect lone workers - but why some staff still have their doubts.

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Chris Shaw talks to Mathew Colley, sales & marketing manager at LoneALERT, about the current - and future - lone worker protection industry.

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With UK drivers now travelling across Europe and beyond on a regular basis, employees face long periods spent working alone, in a high risk environment where dangers like traffic accidents and physical attacks are pervasive. Mathew Colley, sales & marketing manager at LoneALERT explores the options.

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Klaus Allison, managing director of ANT Telecom, explains why businesses looking to safeguard lone workers should focus less on alarms and audit trails, and more on the processes and procedures to ensure workers get the timely help they need when faced with an SOS.

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The First Aid at Work course is designed to help employers meet legal requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and is formally certificated by the First Aid Industry Body (F.A.I.B. approved).

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Our industry renowned lone worker solutions safeguard the welfare of your lone workers, and offers assistance for Health & Safety legislation.

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This course is designed to raise awareness of risks staff may face while lone working and give them the tools they need to minimize these risks.

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