Working Alone

Quick Answer: The risks when working alone fall into four groups: an injury or medical event with nobody to help, violence or aggression with no backup, environmental and travel hazards away from a fixed site, and psychosocial harm from isolation itself. The fourth is the one most often missed, and it carries the same work […]

Quick Answer: A working alone risk assessment identifies where a worker could be left without help, and what you have put in place so they can get it. Australian employers have a specific duty here: regulation 48 of the model work health and safety regulations requires a person conducting a business or undertaking to manage […]

Working alone or remotely increases the risk of any job. Exposure to violence, poor access to emergency assistance, and psychological injuries or mental health are the main hazards that increase the risk of remote or isolated work. As a business (PCBU), you must manage the risks associated with remote or isolated work. This article sets […]

Sentrient is proud to release the new online working alone course as its latest online course that forms part of a fast-growing and comprehensive suite of online workplace compliance, social safety, and awareness courses for employers with employees, contractors and volunteers who are based in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, USA, Canada, UK, and South Africa. […]