Employer and lone worker advice and guidance
As outdoor lone worker safety experts, we’ve created a range of content from health and safety topics to industry updates to help you research this important subject and understand your options. You’ll find quick-tip blogs, insightful guides and the latest news from Trackplot. Use the search bar or filters below to sort through our resources.
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FAQs
Our Frequently Asked Questions address questions regularly asked to give you more in-depth information about our system and how it works. If you have a question we’ve not covered please…
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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…
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Choosing the right solution
Step by step guide to choosing the best lone worker monitoring system for your needs.
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Takeaways from the latest HSE statistics for outdoor sectors
HSE have released their annual health and safety report and statistics for 2024/25. Here’s Trackplot’s assessment of the figures for outdoor industries and key takeaways.
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Emergency first aid to save a life
How you react if you are involved in an emergency incident or are first on the scene may be critical to saving lives. This applies to both personal and work…
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Met Office Case Study and Insights article on Trackplot weather services
Recounting Trackplot’s journey working with the Met Office to deliver new weather services.
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Worker tracking versus monitoring
Understand the difference between worker monitoring and worker tracking, the benefits of each and how they complement each other, to establish how to use them in your organisation.
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Trackplot’s remote work solutions
Working with Trackplot is simple. Our remote work solutions are a complete package. We provide practical advice. Personal support is included (yes you speak with a person). Transparent and clear…
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Wellbeing at work – article in BAGMA Bulletin
Wellbeing at work is crucial for sound decision making when operating in uncertain environments such as isolated locations or working alone. Trackplot has featured in the May-June 2025 issue of…
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Vicarious liability
This month’s article focuses on Vicarious Liability and expands on last month’s Duty of Care article. It explains the responsibilities employers bear for their employees’ wrongdoings.
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Duty of care
This article explains what duty of care is, how it applies to employers, employees and self-employed people, and what can happen if you don’t take responsibility for it.
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Personal Severe Weather Notifications (UK) and Flooding (England) – new Trackplot services
Trackplot launches UK-wide Personal Severe Weather Notifications and Flooding (England) Warnings and Alerts to help customers review schedules to keep staff safe and crisis manage a situation if a lone…
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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…
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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.