Members of staff or students working alone on University premises may be injured, or unable to summon assistance in an emergency increasing the risk of serious injury and harm.
A lone worker is defined as someone who works on their own with no close or direct supervision.
Lone Working is not where individuals experience transient situations in which they find themselves alone, but where individuals are knowingly and foreseeably placed in circumstances in which they undertake work activities without direct or close supervision. In practical terms, people are considered to be working alone if they have neither visual nor audible communication with someone who can summon assistance in the event of an accident or illness.
Lone Working is undertaken by a range of University employees and students either by virtue of their working hours, remote location, or methods of working.
To satisfy the legislative requirements and to ensure lone working activities are conducted safely, it is necessary for the risks associated with lone working to be assessed. For more information, please see the Lone Working Procedures (June 2022 v1).
There is also a homepage that lists the range of Health and Safety risks identified as relevant to the University's activities and facilities, together with information on the University's policies and arrangements on how these risks are to be managed and controlled.
