Introduction to Personal Safety for Lone Workers
Price: £30 + VAT
Approx. duration: 1 hour
Every day, thousands of people are exposed to situations where they are left alone in work premises, or when visiting members of the public during their working day. There are many risks associated with working in isolation and without the support of colleagues, including 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.
On successful completion of the course you will obtain a certificate. Your certificate will be available to download as soon as you have passed your course.
The Introduction to personal safety for lone workers online course is approved by The International Institute of Risk & Safety Management IIRSM.
– Package Discounts available (+5 courses)
- Lone Worker Personal Safety: The Basics
- The Law: Responsibilities
- Assessing the Risks
- Personal Safety Solutions
- Practical Tips to Avoid Conflict
- Reporting and Recording Incidents
- Anyone working alone within business premises, mobile workers and homeworkers.
- Anyone wishing to understand the risk associated with working in isolation.
- Develop skills, knowledge and understanding to keep safe while alone in work premises or visiting members of the public as part of their work.
The course’s assessment method is multiple choice questions. You are able to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will have 3 chances per module. All modules must have a 70% score to achieve a pass.
This course has an approximate duration of 1 hour depending on your review system and thinking time to answer the questions. The amount of video content shown is approx. 45 mins.
E-learning. This course is available online.
