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Lone Worker Risk Assessment

by Craig Needham, from the Community

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This lone worker risk assessment template helps manufacturers evaluate risks for employees working without direct supervision. Review workplace hazards such as machinery operation, hazardous substances, and heavy lifting. Consider medical conditions, training needs, and emergency procedures. Identify persons at risk including employees, contractors, visitors, young persons, and disabled individuals. Document control measures for manual handling, supervision, training, and emergency readiness. Record corrective and preventative actions and schedule follow-ups to improve safety and compliance with applicable regulations such as the Health and Safety at Work Act and Management of Health and Safety Regulations.

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Lone Worker Hazard Assessment
This document provides a structured framework for assessing and managing risks associated with lone worker situations. It covers essential aspects including direct supervision requirements, worker qualifications, training needs, and medical considerations. The assessment addresses workplace security, equipment operation safety, communication protocols, and emergency response procedures. Key components include hazard identification, work area evaluation, communication systems, and emergency management protocols. The document concludes with an action plan template for implementing necessary controls and improvements. This guide helps organizations ensure the safety and well-being of employees working alone while maintaining compliance with safety regulations and best practices.
by Nicole Diotte, from the Community
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Lone Working Risk Assessment Template
This lone working risk assessment template helps organizations protect employees who work alone by systematically identifying hazards, evaluating controls, and documenting findings. Managers and safety officers can list lone workers, verify medical fitness, outline supervision and communication methods, and confirm training and competency. The checklist covers site security, access and egress, emergency alerts, first aid, and welfare facilities. It also highlights common risks such as electrical equipment, slips and trips, chemicals, heavy machinery, and manual handling. Capture notes, attach photos, assign corrective actions to responsible teams, and complete reports with digital signatures to strengthen compliance and safety outcomes.
by Marta Zelazko, from the Community
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Health and Safety General Risk Assessment and Audit Report
This Health and Safety general risk assessment and audit report template helps organizations identify hazards, evaluate risks, and document controls to meet legal duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. It covers objectives, executive summary, hazard definitions, and a walk around checklist spanning policy and notices, DSE, manual handling, COSHH, PPE and RPE, first aid and RIDDOR, working environment, lifting equipment, pressure systems, electricity, visitors and contractors, and environmental and waste management. Includes priority ratings from very high to low, evidence prompts, and signature fields for member and auditor.
by Aslam Vaid, from the Community
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Worker Health and Safety Induction Record
This worker health and safety induction record template helps organizations document new worker inductions against their Health and Safety Management Plan. It covers key terms and responsibilities, training and supervision requirements, access to HSMP resources, worker engagement and participation, hazard identification and risk controls, exposure and health monitoring, hazardous substances management, incident reporting and investigation, rehabilitation and return to work, and emergency response procedures. The form also notes the location of critical equipment such as first aid kits, fire extinguishers, and spill kits, and captures confirmations via signatures from the worker and company representative.
by Tania Curtin, from the Community
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Lone Worker Risk Assessment

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