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Lone Worker Policy Guide and Template
A lone worker policy is an effective way to ensure that your lone workers are well-educated on your company’s work-alone rules and have extensive knowledge of all workplace hazards that could be encountered on the job.
Hazard Assessment Guide
In the process of doing a hazard assessment for your workplace, it is almost a certainty you’ll learn information about the operational aspects of your organization you were unaware of before the assessment.
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Develop a Free Lone Worker Program for Small Teams
Developing a free lone worker check-in system is a simple process for small teams that any organization can implement.
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Hazards and the Growing Need for Safety in Community Healthcare
As an increasing number of health authorities move towards providing more and more care in the comfort of the patient’s home, so does the incidence of assaults and abuse towards these health care workers who are venturing into the community alone to provide the needed care.
Are Health and Community Care Workers Classified As Lone Workers?
In the health care industry, employees and patients spend a lot of time alone. Known as “code whites”, it is predicated that violent or potentially violent interactions with patients or clients occur up to 10 times per day.
Nurses Call for Personal Alarms After Attack by Patient
It is estimated that violent or potentially violent interactions with patients or clients, also known as "code white", happen as many as 10 times a day. Nurses, who interact with these type of violent patients on a more frequent basis than doctors, are calling for more security including personal alarms.