Lone Working Safely

Description

Welcome to the Halo Staffing eLearning course for Lone Working. In this course, we will cover everything that you’ll need to know in order to be able to safely and efficiently work by yourself, without needing close or direct supervision.

The first section will contain what lone working is, and some of the relevant legislation involved in lone working.

The next section will cover the potential risks of lone working, the importance of a risk assessment, and how to mitigate risks.

After that, violence and the risks of violence will be touched on, and how best to avoid or mitigate them.

Following that, we’ll touch on health risks and stress levels, how to remain aware of them, and how best to mitigate any issues.

From there, the responsibilities that you may have as a lone worker will be covered.

Finally, training, the limits of working alone, and supervision will be touched on.

You can view the introduction video for the Lone Working Safely course below.

 

Is this for me? 

This course has been carefully designed for anyone who wants to learn more about Lone Working Safely. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.

Why should I take this course? 

You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to keep and keep people safe and if it’s important for you to understand how to work safely and effectively by yourself. Keeping in line with Skills for Care and the key legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, Health and Safety Act 1974, Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 and the General Data Protection Regulation 2018. 

What will I learn? 

This course will provide you and/or your team with an understanding of what lone working is, what the relevant legislation involved in lone working is, what the risks of lone working are, why risk assessments are important, what the risks of violence are and how best to avoid them. You will also learn about the responsibilities you may have as a lone worker and what the limits of working alone are. 

Course Duration: Up to 30 minutes.