1. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
HOUSEKEEPING
Fire Alarms
Toilets
Mobile Phones (no cheating)
Room Cleanliness

2. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
Aims & Objectives –
By the end of the session, delegates will have a raised awareness and understanding of:
Health & Safety Law & Legislation – Lone Working
Risk Assessment Process for Lone Working
Incident Reporting

3. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Employers’ Responsibilities:
Your employer has a duty to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, your health, safety and welfare at work
Your employer must consult you or your safety representative on matters relating to your health and safety at work
Your employer must assess the risks

4. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
Employers’ Responsibilities - cont
Your employer must draw up a health and safety policy
Co-operate with other employers where workplaces are shared – in Health & Safety matters
Provide Personal Protective Equipment – free of charge
Appoint someone competent to assist with Health & Safety arrangements

5. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
Employees’ Responsibilities
Take reasonable care of themselves and others that their actions may affect
Co-operate with their employer, including following policies and procedures and attending training
Correctly use work items provided
Not interfere with or misuse anything provided for H&S
Report any shortcomings in H&S arrangements

6. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
- REGULATIONS -
The Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974
Management of H&S at Work Regs 1999

7. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
What is risk assessment?
“A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that you can weigh up if you have taken enough precautions or should do more to prevent harm. Workers and others have a right to be protected from harm caused by a failure to take reasonable control measures.
Source: HSE 5 Steps to risk assessment

8. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
What is a hazard?
A hazard is anything that has
the POTENTIAL to cause harm,
injury, ill-health, damage or loss

9. Risk = likelihood x consequence
What is risk?
Risk can be defined as the likelihood that something harmful may occur:
The consequences of the risk depend on how often it happens and what the result is:
Risk = likelihood x consequence

11. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
RISK REDUCTION
Risk Management arrangements
Risk Assessment
Policies & Procedures
Emergency Procedures
Mandatory, Induction & other training eg Conflict Resolution
Incident Reporting
Practice Meetings
Sharing Information

12. INCIDENT REPORTING
R I D D O R
THE REPORTING OF INJURIES, DISEASES AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES REGULATIONS 1995

13. INCIDENT REPORTING (IR1)
What is an incident?
Any unplanned or unexpected event or omission that has, or could have, led to death, physical or psychological injury, ill health, damage or other loss – this includes the common understanding of accidents.

14. Who’s responsible for reporting an Incident?
INCIDENT REPORTING
Who’s responsible for reporting an Incident?
Every member of staff has a duty – refer to your local Policy

15. HEALTH & SAFETY – LONE WORKING
Summarisation – Handouts &
Any Questions ????