• Working in the dark - truck with headlights on being driven at night in the snow. Image courtesy of Dan Cook on unsplash.

    Articles

    Staying safe whilst working in the dark

    Reduced daylight hours bring additional hazards particularly for those working evening or night shifts or early mornings. Working in the dark is further impacted the more northerly your location as…

  • Montage image of a lone working ecologist, an illustration of a globe and an increasing bar chart to represent the global growth in lone working.

    Articles

    The growth of global lone working

    More than likely your organisation will employ or contract lone workers. Since 2021 a surge in lone working has been witnessed on a global scale and will continue to rise.

  • Photograph of a wildfire producing lots of smoke on Y Fron in Wales with a firefighter working to control the fire.

    Articles

    The impact and danger of wildfires

    This article explains what a wildfire is, the status of wildfires globally and in the UK, the impact of wildfires and how Trackplot’s Fire Weather Index and Active Fires data…

  • Icon depicting a Trackplot website article in the Resources section.

    Articles

    How to successfully implement Trackplot

    5 recommendations from Trackplot to successfully implement your lone worker solution across your organisation – to ensure you protect both your lone workers and senior management.

  • Icon depicting a Trackplot website article in the Resources section.

    Articles

    Top 5 reasons to choose Trackplot

    We know it can be difficult to understand the differences between the various lone worker solutions on the market and what they offer. To help your decision making here are…

  • Image displaying title of article "Health and Safety Leadership"

    Articles

    Why you need to drive health and safety from the top

    As with any business priority health and safety needs to be driven from the top. Senior management led safety cultures have more impact across the organisation as a whole and…

  • Photo of a lone working female veterinary surgeon inspecting a cow in a field.

    Articles

    Overcoming objections to a lone worker monitoring system

    Trackplot has been working with organisations large and small since 2009 to keep their lone workers safe. We have collaborated with many customers to overcome objections and fears to help…

  • Image showing the letters SOS to indicate an emergency.

    Articles

    Do you have an SOS plan?

    No one wants to think about the worst but as an employer you have to. Having a plan in place to efficiently handle a life threatening emergency could save a…

  • Icon depicting a Trackplot website article in the Resources section.

    Articles

    Who is liable to protect lone workers?

    The answer is both employers and the lone workers themselves. In this article we look at who has responsibility for health and safety, who is liable if risks are not…

  • Photograph of a lone working senior construction site manager visually inspecting a building project.

    Articles

    Do you have a Lone Working Policy?

    As an employer you have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of all your workers. This means making sure they are protected from anything that may cause harm and…

  • Venn diagram of 3 components Technology, Procedures and Support and how Trackplot intersects the three.

    Articles

    Why procedures, training and support are essential

    Adopting a new system into your business is a team effort involving both your team as the customer, and our team as your supplier. This article explains how we work…

  • Image of lone working forester inspecting tree.

    Articles

    Lone working examples

    This article gives examples of the types of lone workers to be found in industry to help you identify lone workers in your organisation.

You'd like to speak with us?

Trackplot's team are here to help – to discuss your lone working requirements or to give advice and customer support.

Get in touch