Articles
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Lone Worker Legislation
As an employer, you have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of all your workers. You must do everything reasonably practicable to protect them from harm.
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Health & Safety: What’s in it for me?
It’s proven that better health & safety brings better employee engagement which in turn increases productivity, reduces costs and boosts employee retention.
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Highlighting cold weather risks: Frostbite and hypothermia
Lone working in rural locations during the winter months, dealing with harsher weather conditions only exacerbates risks.
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What is the definition of a lone worker and how to identify them
What is a lone worker? Businesses are often confused as to whether they employ or engage lone workers or not.
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Mental Health – is it on your agenda?
Mental health has finally become a topic of conversation and it’s critical to keep it on the agenda. Might this be the only positive to come out of Covid-19?
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Covid-19 – How do we bounce back?
Covid-19 has altered the way we live, work, consume and function in our daily lives. During this most extraordinary period we have seen so many businesses close; unable to meet…
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Managing Health & Safety with contractors
The UK has one of the leading contractor markets in Europe, enabled by more tolerant attitudes towards flexible working arrangements and more lenient regulations.
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How to improve health & safety in your organisation
Trackplot Director, Emma Thomas, attended the “What’s your health and safety focus?” webinar hosted by Health & Safety Matters and supported by SHE Health & Safety Software, which discussed the…
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Workplace fatal injuries in Great Britain, 2020
HSE (Health and Safety Executive) have published their latest report ‘Workplace fatal injuries in Great Britain, 2020’ which provides updated annual statistics of workplace fatalities across all main industries in…
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Winter weather considerations for outdoor lone workers
If you are an employer with outdoor lone workers who operate in rural locations you will already understand the risks they face: working outdoors in isolated or hazardous locations and…
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Lone worker guidance from Trackplot
The impact of Covid-19 has been wide-reaching and the increasing number of lone workers due to both health & safety and cost saving measures has implications on you as an…
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What lone workers need to know
Lone workers need health and safety measures in place which are specific to working alone to ensure they keep safe each day. In this article we explore the reasons behind…