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MANAGING HEALTH AT WORK
Annex 1
Identifying lone workers
| Staff group | Example occupations |
1 | Staff working alone in fixed establishments | |
2 | Staff working outwith normal work hours | |
3 | Mobile workers working away from their fixed basestaff | Community nursing and midwifery Chiropody and podiatry staff Speech and language therapy staff
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Annex 2
Sample risk assessment for domiciliary visits
Annex 3
Sample risk assessment for working alone in buildings
APPENDIX 5.C
References
Croner | The A - Z Guide to Health and Safety, Croner Group Ltd, Surrey, 2001, Product Code EHS |
Health and Safety Executive | Working alone in safety: Controlling the risks of solitary work, HSE Books, London, 1998, ISBN 0717615073 Also available at:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg73.pdf |
Recommended further reading
Royal College of Nursing and the NHS Executive | Safer Working In The Community: A Guidefor NHS Managers and Staff on Reducing theRisks from Violence and Aggression, RCN, London, 1998, ISBN 187 385 2304 |
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust | Personal Safety at Work: Guidance For All Employees, The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, London 1998 (No ISBN) |
UNISON | Working Alone: A Health and Safety Guide On Lone Working for Safety Representatives, UNISON, London, 2000, Product Code 1750
http://www.unison.org.uk |
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