• Promptly reach out to the lone worker to confirm his or her wellbeing and potential need
for assistance, as possible.
• Escalate the alert to a supervisor or manager as may be requires for additional direction.
• Dispatch nearby coworkers, police or EMS as may be required for a given incident.
• Document all activities during the response for accurate record keeping.
• Correctly resolve the alert as according to system test, falser alert or safety incident, with or
without dispatch.
Directors are:
• Responsible for ensuring that this Lone Worker Safety Policy complies with applicable
government legislation and all other relevant [company name] policies.
• Responsible for ensuring that this policy is being followed at all levels of [company name].
• Responsible for budgeting funds to support [company name]'s Lone Worker Safety Policy.
• Responsible for conducting reviews of the overall lone worker program on a [time period]
basis.
All Personnel must:
• Follow the directives in this policy based on their role and potential classification as a lone
worker
• Follow [company name]'s sign-in/sign-out procedure (no workers, including an employee's
supervisor, is permitted to sign in or sign out for another employee except under
extraordinary circumstances).
Risk Assessments:
• Risk assessments must be conducted by supervisors or managers to identify all of the ways
in which employees may be harmed, taking into consideration their locations, accessibility,
past incidents across all locations where lone work is conducted, any special or unusual
circumstances and any risks inherent in their tasks.
• Assessments should also include the identification of hazards related to the use of
equipment, chemicals and long-term environmental hazards, such as noise levels.
• In addition to employees, all other persons who may be at risk of harm must be identified,
such as visitors, customers, vendors and temporary or contract employees.
• Each risk must be evaluated to determine if a risk can be reduced or removed.
• The findings of evaluations must be recorded and the identified risks prioritized in order of
importance.