Lone Worker

Lone Worker Members

Our Lone Worker Section members specialise in providing an accredited service that supports people 24/7 when they are working alone. If an employee cannot be seen or heard by a colleague, they are lone working – whether that is for all or just part of their working day. It is estimated that up to 8 million people in the UK are lone workers.

Technology can offer protection to lone workers. Typically they will either carry a lone working device or have a lone working app installed on their smartphone which connects them to their lone working service provider. Each solution will have a red alert feature. When this is pressed, an alarm will be raised to an approved Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) who will start to handle the incident.

People working alone can also face environmental risks that can place them in danger. A Man Down Alarm (often referred to as an "Incapacitation Alert", "Person Down Alarm" or "Man Down Alert") is part of a lone working solution that provides a quick emergency response if a Man Down Device senses the user has suffered a slip, trip, fall, attack, health issue, or has become immobile for any other reason.

Lone worker alarms are provided to people working alone so that they can signal for help when no one else is around. Without colleagues nearby, the outcome of any incident is likely to be more severe. Implementing a lone worker service helps employers meet their duty of care and provides a solution that is specifically designed to monitor the safety of those people working alone.