Health and Safety is a big issue these days as more and more companies are being fined for breaches. A Hemel Hempstead company hit the news when it was fined £1m after one of its workers was crushed to death by falling machinery - the company hadn't made sure that workers were adequately trained ...
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Working alone can be a dangerous job. If something happens, who is there to help? How can you call for help? What if you lose consciousness or are unable to alert anyone that you have been hurt? It’s can be a scary job, which is why your company needs a lone worker alarm system in place to maximise ...
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Lone Workers
Do you have the right system in place to protect your employees and business? Are you at risk for legal issues, and possibly even imprisonment that you didn't even know was possible? Our experts can answer all of your questions, and give you tips for how you should move forward. Whether you already ...
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Since lone workers work without supervision, they are exposed to a much greater risk than employees working side-by-side with others. The biggest reason for this lies in the simplicity of the fact that lone workers work…well, alone. With no one else around, it can be scary if something happens to ...
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Lone Workers
Manufacturing plants have accidents. Machines malfunction, employees get in disagreements, workers are negligent. These incidents occur all over the world, not just in dilapidated factories with little supervision in third world countries. They occur in Japan, in the United States, and closer to ...
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Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical
Do you have the right system in place to protect your lone working employees and business? With an estimated 6.8 million lone workers in the UK, it’s never been more important for employers to check how many of their workers operate in remote locations and isolated environments, as they have a duty ...
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Lone Workers
The vast majority of organisations have lone workers in some form or fashion. This is especially true for companies in the manufacturing sector. Far too often, however, these roles are diminished and the fact that the worker is alone is forgotten. This isn’t on purpose, it is simply due to the fact ...
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