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The entire team at Vatix has been hard at work all summer and we now have an exciting announcement - our new lone working app Protector Mobile is live on iOS and Android and can be downloaded from the Google Play or App Store today! Protector Mobile is just the latest way you can use…

Despite the dire economic situation that many industries are going through in the age of Coronavirus, there are some roles that are actually more in demand than ever before - many of them lone working jobs. The latest figures from CV-Library reveal that the top 5 most in-demand positions between June-August 2020 were: Warehouse Operative…

If you’re reading this, you likely want to learn more about your duty of care and how you could be protecting your at-risk and lone workers. Perhaps you already have a lone worker policy in place but want to check you’re not missing anything vital in your plans? Maybe you don’t have any idea how…

There has always been a lot of talk in the health and safety community about keeping lone workers physically safe from harm, and this is undoubtedly important, but not as much attention has historically been paid to the mental health of employees who spend the vast majority of their days working alone away from team…

Your business’s lone worker solutions should be at the centre of your workplace health and safety policy, with those working alone often at more risk of on-the-job accidents than any other part of the workforce.  Here we will discuss how to assemble a comprehensive lone worker policy with risk assessments, checklists and training, as well…

The implication of the term ‘lone worker’ is one laced with ideas of danger and risk and, with many industries currently being faced with new challenges, it’s important to prioritise risk assessment in your health and safety plans. With proper preparation, workplace accidents will be less likely to occur even in the most high-risk roles.…

Lone workers are nothing new, having been around since almost the dawn of time when hunter-gatherers were a core part of society, but the frenetic pace at which the world has evolved around lone working and employers’ duty of care has fundamentally changed how we treat health and safety policy for this growing part of…

The first step towards fostering a safe and productive environment for your at-risk workers is learning everything you can about the history of lone working. Discovering how this crucial part of the global workforce was forged and has evolved will lead decision-makers to the right choices when it comes to those for whom they’re responsible.…