On the 5th of November 2014, at Dublin airport, cargo driver John Murray fell from the dock and sustained fatal head injuries. He was unloading cargo at the warehouse and access to the designated pedestrian door had been closed. This meant he had to access the warehouse by climbing up and down a 3ft loading […]
Thankfully, my children survived their teenage years without any major issues, but the topic of their friends mental health was something they often discussed openly. As a middle aged person, I can remember being at school during the ‘gloomy 70’s’ and nobody I knew then described themselves or others as being depressed. Are people today […]
With an estimated 8 million lone workers in the UK, it has never been more important that employees are adequately protected from dangers whilst working alone. Employers have a legal responsibility to protect lone workers and risk criminal prosecution for serious accidents that occur during working hours if suitable procedures aren’t in place. With this […]
The death of lone worker Robert Geach at Falmouth Water Treatment Works in December 2013 was “an accident waiting to happen” according to the judge sitting at Truro Crown Court on 21 April 2017. Robert had fallen into a filtration tank and drowned in 6.5 feet of water. He had activated his lone worker alarm […]
There are definite risks for people who are working alone, particularly if they’re in public facing roles and especially when home visiting is required. There can be concerns about the lone worker being vulnerable to crime when out and about or that they may face aggression from the people they are dealing with. “Social Worker […]
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