LONE WORKING ASSESSMENT

JRL Solutions Ltd carries out risk assessments for lone workers and helps employers to meet their obligations under legislation. A lone worker is a person who works without close or direct supervision. The guidance to legislation makes it clear that lone workers are a category that may be exposed to particular risk.

The purpose of a lone working risk assessment is to:-

• Identify significant hazards
• Identify persons at risk including specific persons at greater risk
• Evaluate risk in terms of likelihood and consequence, decide if risk is managed adequately and if not make recommendations to manage the risk better
• Record the significant findings
• Be reviewed at appropriate intervals

A lone working risk assessment should include the following considerations:-

• Can risk be controlled by a person working alone?
• Is there a medical condition which may influence risk?
• Are there particular training issues to be addressed?
• Are there effective methods of supervision?
• How is work planned and how is information used?
• What happens in an emergency?