Online Working Alone / Lone Working Awareness Training Course

Did you know these facts about working alone?

Working alone is working anywhere a person is unable to get immediate assistance from colleagues and other people, and increases the likelihood of:

• Exposure to violence
• Poor access to emergency assistance
• Increased severity of workplace injuries because a person is unable to get immediate assistance from colleagues or others

Course Overview

This online course on working alone will help employees, contractors, and volunteers understand how to identify and control the risks associated with working alone. It provides an awareness of the different levels of risk that a lone worker faces and explains the impacts that working alone can have on individuals and the workplace. It also helps lone workers understand how to control the risks of working alone and raise awareness that everyone has a responsibility to contribute to a workplace that is safe when working alone, at their regular place of work, or in an off-site or remote work location.

This online working-alone training course is legally compliant, kept up to date with legislation for all states and territories in Australia and New Zealand. It has been written together with Mills Oakley Law Firm for Australia and Simpson Grierson Law Firm for New Zealand.

Course target audience

This lone-worker training is suitable for all people or groups, including employees, contractors and volunteers who work alone, in your regular place of work, or in an off-site or remote work location.

Topics covered

The following topics are covered in this working alone online learning:

• What is working alone?
• Different levels of risks that a lone worker faces
• How to control the risks of working alone
• Identify, report and resolve incidents when working alone
• Contributing to a safe workplace when working alone

Duration

This working-alone eLearning course will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Learner experience

This online course for lone workers is simple to navigate, easy to understand and will accommodate all learning styles. It can be delivered through the Sentrient online workplace compliance system or human resource management platform or via your existing learning management system if you already have one. During this working alone training, learners will undertake case studies and learning activities to reinforce practical ways to ensure they understand the impacts that working alone can have on individuals and the workplace. At the end of this lone workers course, there is a short online assessment. There is also a declaration that everyone will contribute to a workplace that is safe, whether working alone, in your regular place of work, or in a remote work location.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course for working alone, your employees, contractors and volunteers will be able to:

• Define what is working alone
• Understand the risks that lone workers face
• Control the risks associated with working alone
• Identify, report and resolve incidents when working alone
• Contribute to a workplace that is safe when working alone

Business outcomes

Once your staff have completed this online working alone course, you will achieve the following benefits:

• Ensure people understand the risks associated with working alone
• Minimise the risk of occupational violence for lone workers
• Reduce the risk of bullying, harassment and discrimination to lone workers
• Reduce the risk of accidents and injuries for lone workers
• Promote a workplace that is safe when working alone
• Provide a healthy and safe workplace

Other related online compliance courses

The working alone training can be completed as stand-alone eLearning, or it can be rolled out with other Sentrient online workplace compliance training at induction and as regular refresher training. Other related compliance and code of conduct courses by Sentrient include alcohol and drugs at work, occupational violence and aggression, equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, work health and safety and workplace bullying.