What to expect from this course

Every day, thousands of people are exposed to situations where they are left alone in work premises, when visiting members of the public during their working day, or working from home.

There are many risks associated with working in isolation, without the support of colleagues. These risks can include accidents and violence.

This course acts as an introduction to personal safety for lone workers and applies to those who 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.

Target Audience
This course is aimed at anyone who works alone or manages people that work alone.

Advantages
IIRSM approval means that this course meets the rigorous standards of this leading industry body. Online training is flexible, efficient and cost-effective, so candidates can progress through the modules at their own pace, in their own time, making it easy to fit the training around their work and personal life.

Course content includes:

Lone Worker Personal Safety: The Basics
The Law: Responsibilities
Assessing the Risks
Personal Safety Solutions
Practical Tips to Avoid Conflict
Reporting and Recording Incidents

• Duration

  Approximately 45 minutes but you can spend as little or as much time on each subject as you wish, and go forward or back through the course at any time.

• Access

  This online course can be completed on any PC or mobile device. Study at your own pace and log in and out as often as you wish.

• Features

  Appeals to all learning styles with interactive quizzes, video and audio features.

  Allows you to work at your own pace, testing your knowledge as you progress through the course.

• Assessment

  Assessment is by a short multiple choice end of course test, on successful completion of which a IIRSM-approved certificate can be downloaded.