Lone Worker

Latest Lone Worker Articles

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  Hazards

  Using Technology to Protect Employees from Workplace Violence

  Violence is an occupational hazard that can affect employees in any field or industry. OSHA defines workplace violence as an act or threat of “physical violence,...

  By: Yasmine Mustafa | Co-Founder & CEO

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  EHS Programs

  The 5 Elements Your Lone Worker Policy Needs to Have

  Writing a lone worker policy can be one of the most important steps to creating an optimally safe environment for workers.This is because a lone worker policy helps...

  By: Adrian Garces

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  Transportation Safety

  How Truck Drivers Can Stay Safe on the Long Haul

  Driving a truck can be a long haul - both literally and figuratively. The demands of the industry mean that American truckers work an average of 60 hours per week and...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Ergonomics

  Implementing Virtual Ergonomics to Prevent Remote Worker Injuries

  A few months into 2021, it seems that we’re approaching a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic that may see more of the country relaxing public health guidelines...

  By: Kevin Lombardo | CEO & President

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  Education

  Got Staff Working Remotely? Using Your Working Alone Procedures During COVID-19

  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working remotely. We're at home, self-isolating, quarantined, or on a government-imposed lock-down...

  By: Henry Skjerven

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  Best Practices

  Lone Worker Management: Your Guide to Lone Worker Monitoring Solutions

  Whether a worker is completely alone on site or just working in an area by themselves, extra care is required to ensure that this solitude doesn’t create a...

  By: Daniel Clark | Safety and Quality Management System Specialist

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  Transportation Safety

  The Major Safety Hazards for Truckers and How to Prevent Them

  While many industries have become safer over time, recent data suggests that trucking is actually becoming deadlier.In 2017, 1,300 truckers lost their lives in motor...

  By: Safeopedia Staff

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  EHS Programs

  How to Improve Lone Worker Safety

  Working along can be a high-hazard situation. Even if the work itself isn't dangerous, the simple fact of being isolated from supervisors, co-workers, and bystanders...

  By: Henry Skjerven

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  Best Practices

  How to Perform a Lone Worker Risk Assessment

  While they may carry out the same type of work as other employees, lone workers face a unique set of risks that must be taken into account by any safety program.As the...

  By: Michael de Diego

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  PPE

  How to Inspect Your Fall Harness When Working Alone

  A van pulls up to the jobsite and a service worker gets out, ready to tackle the case of the malfunctioning street light. He prepares his bucket truck and pulls out his...

  By: Michael de Diego

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  First Aid

  Lone Worker First Aid Must-Haves: Are You Prepared for Anything?

  How well do your lone workers know first aid?Maybe you know deep down that things could be better but you don’t know where to start.If that feels like you, then...

  By: Michael de Diego

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  EHS Programs

  5 Things You Need to Consider When Working From Home

  Working from home is becoming more and more common, with the number of people doing some or all of their work from home increasing significantly over the last few years...

  By: Kurina Baksh