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Reduced daylight hours during Autumn and Winter bring additional hazards, particularly for those working evening or night shifts or early mornings. By considering the heightened risks your workers face when working at night and agreeing how they will work you’ll improve their safety. Increased risks could include slips, trips and falls; harsh weather conditions for outdoor workers; and fatigue for those driving. Tips from the Trackplot Limited team: - Take heed of weather warnings and local conditions. - Check the safety of your vehicle regularly. - Dress appropriately – hi-vis vest, layers of warm clothing and take spare clothing, appropriate footwear. - Bring the right equipment - torch and / or headtorch, spare batteries, food and drink. Trackplot Limited article: https://lnkd.in/eXU2BHCY #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

With the increase in the number of lone workers worldwide Trackplot Limited aims to improve awareness amongst employers of their health and safety responsibilities towards them. High on the safety list should be extreme weather preparedness due to the increasing number of severe weather events and natural disasters. Lone workers are particularly vulnerable and Trackplot Limited’s Environmental Mapping Service and Met Office Weather Warning Service can help anticipate and plan ahead. Trackplot Limited article: https://lnkd.in/eFyPXmRs #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

An estimated 15% of the US overall workforce are lone workers (Verdantix, 2021b) and in the UK it is a significant 22% of the total working population. That's a lot of people. And the percentage of lone workers is expected to continue increasing due to continuing demand for greater working flexibility and increased worker autonomy, a requirement for greater utilisation of resources, and to add to that business travel (which is usually a solitary activity) is expected to continue to grow in 2024. Lone workers are prevalent in all sectors from local authorities, healthcare, construction and engineering, utilities to charities. To keep lone workers safe the risks associated with different industries and occupations require different deployment strategies and safety measures. Remember no one solution fits all. Trackplot Limited article: https://lnkd.in/eFyPXmRs #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

The trend for lone working continues to rise globally. Be aware that although lone workers encounter many of the same hazards as those who work alongside others, working alone can increase both the likelihood of incidents and the severity of adverse outcomes. A survey in 2021 reported that 68% of companies surveyed reported experiencing an incident involving a lone worker in the past three years, with 20% described as “quite severe” or “very severe” (National Safety Council 2023). Trackplot Limited article: https://lnkd.in/eFyPXmRs #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

A thunder cell can happen very quickly. Trackplot’s “Nowcasting” functionality, which detects the development of a rapidly developing thunderstorm, uses satellite data and a number of parameters including motion, cooling rate and cloud top height. Read the Trackplot Limited article in Forestry Journal & essentialARB: https://lnkd.in/dW4jG5ma #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

This Trackplot Limited Guide outlines procedures for your lone workers in an emergency situation. It includes: 1. When to dial 999. 2. Using the textphone service 18000 if you have hearing or speech impairments. 3. When to use the EmergencySMS service. 4. What to do if there is no mobile phone signal to raise the alarm. Trackplot Limited Guide: Lone worker emergency 999 procedures https://lnkd.in/e-z7M7ZH #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

This Trackplot Limited guide explains how to evaluate mobile phone coverage in the locations where your lone workers operate to establish reliability for health and safety use. Good, reliable reception is crucial for communications and you may need to consider satellite communications if the mobile phone coverage is poor. Read the Trackplot Limited Guide: https://lnkd.in/ehxRAApM #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

If you are responsible for lone workers be prepared and develop your emergency 999 escalation procedures. Identify any vulnerable workers and circulate your procedures to your lone workers and their managers. Make it clear to your lone workers it is never too early to contact the Emergency Services, they prefer to stand down from a less severe situation than to be alerted too late with a life at risk. Trackplot Limited Guide: Lone worker emergency 999 procedures https://lnkd.in/e-z7M7ZH #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

For basic mobile phone users, Trackplot Limited Mobile can be deployed using SMS messaging. A range of short SMS commands allow the lone worker to communicate with the Trackplot Portal without the need of a smartphone or the Trackplot Mobile App. Trackplot Limited Mobile lone worker monitoring system: https://lnkd.in/dye5FvW2 #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety

Amber Weather Warning for Rain for Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 May 2024 which may cause flooding and disruption. Affecting East Midlands, North West England, North Wales and West Yorkshire. Trackplot customers can keep track of conditions and how it may affect their workers in their Trackplot Limited Portal using the Weather Warnings powered by the Met Office and Environmental Mapping functionality. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eZPSTWpu #loneworker #safety #healthandsafety