Working Alone Risk Assessment Checklist

A working alone risk assessment checklist usually lists hazards and stops there. The questions that change the outcome are about the response.

• What could go wrong here. Injury, medical episode, aggression from a client or member of the public, vehicle incident, or being unable to leave.
• How would anyone know. Check-in method, frequency, and who is monitoring at that hour.
• How long until someone noticed. Answer it in minutes or hours, honestly.
• Who would attend, and how far away are they. Distance matters more than procedure in remote settings.
• Does the worker have reception, and a charged device. Both fail more often than plans assume.
• Can the worker end the interaction and leave. Explicitly, with a manager who backs it.

The third question is the one that changes rosters.

Safe Work Australia publishes guidance on remote and isolated work. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.

See Sentrient’s risk management system and occupational violence and aggression training.