Ideas and Insights
for Safety Champions

When we think of lone worker protection, we often think of those who work alone in industrial settings—oil field, mines, etc.—or those who work night shifts alone. Drivers, however, represent a large block of lone workers as well. Their trade requires working alone, sometimes for long hours, and often in remote areas. Lone drivers—be they cross country truckers, taxi or ride sharing driver, local delivery drivers or any other kind of driver that typically travels without a colleague—face safety dangers from a variety of different sources.

Property management might not seem like a dangerous job at first glance, but in reality, property managers—along with maintenance workers and cleaning staff—often face clear and present dangers.

Those who work in mental health, addiction and homecare are working towards the greater good. For low pay and often adverse conditions, they do what they do because they truly believe in helping others in times of need.

If your business employs people who work alone either part or full-time, or are in environments where safety can be compromised, you’re no stranger to workforce safety concerns—and have most likely put in place at least some worker safety provisions, at least for compliance reasons.  Lone worker safety, though, is about more than just compliance—it affects both people and businesses.

Safety training for workers—especially for lone workers—is a no-brainer for any organization with employees. It is not, however, as simple as just having a training session and calling it a day. How you implement worker safety training can have a major effect on the outcome of that training.