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Written by Health Safety and Security Advisor
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Throughout this document the term "lone workers" refers to those members of the Trust's staff who work by themselves without close or direct supervision. They include but not exclusively:
- People in fixed establishments where only one person works on the premises e.g. in small workshops.
- People who work outside normal hours as cleaners, security, shift workers, maintenance and repair staff.
- Community nursing staff and similar professionals visiting domestic and commercial premises.
Training is particularly important where there is limited supervision. Lone workers need to be sufficiently experienced to understand the risks and precautions required and should be competent to deal with unusual or new circumstances beyond their training. There should be set limits as to what may or may not be done whilst working alone and staff should know when to stop and seek advice.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 December 2010 16:05 )
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