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Introduction to Personal Safety for Lone Workers
Online Course
IIRSM & IOSH Approved
Course Description
Every day, thousands of people are exposed to situations where they are left alone in work premises, when visiting members of the public during their working day, or working from home.
There are many risks associated with working in isolation, without the support of colleagues. These risks can include accidents and violence.
This course acts as an introduction to personal safety for lone workers and applies to those that work alone within business premises, mobile workers and homeworkers.
It covers the legal responsibilities of both employers and employees, some of the common security precautions that can be implemented, practical steps you can take to avoid conflict in lone worker situations and other elements that can contribute to lone worker safety.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at anyone who works alone or manages people that work alone
Advantages
IIRSM approval means that this course meets the rigorous standards of this leading industry body.
Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective, so candidates can progress through the modules at their own pace, in their own time, making it easy to fit the training around their work and personal life
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Identify the definition of a lone worker
Demonstrate understanding of risk factors to lone workers, and identify methods of reducing risk
Recognise the key components of relevant legislation including the responsibilities of employees and employers as defined by the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations
Define dynamic risk assessments and understand multi-agency collaboration and issues associated with attending remote locations, including travel.
State where to go for additional training and guidance provided by both internal and external agencies.
Introduction to Personal Safety for Lone Workers Online Course Details
Course Duration: 45 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in anyway for loading time or thinking time on the questions.
Register for your account today and enjoy the first module of the course for free
Further Progress
Courses that would complement this one would be:
Display Screen Equipment for anyone who works from home.
Conflict Resolution for anyone who may find themselves in a conflict situation or that has to work with difficult people as part of their job.
Sales Skills for those people working in a sales role
Recommended System Requirements
Browser: Up to date web browser
Video: Up to date video drivers
Memory: 1Gb+ RAM
Download speed: Broadband (3Mb+)
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