Author Archives: Victoria Bello

HEALTH & SAFETY 4 min read Protecting lone workers in today’s NHS Written by Alan Coulter, StaySafe With a growing number of NHS trusts implementing lone worker apps into their health and safety policies we explore how the lone worker … Read More

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we take a look at some influential women who have impacted occupational health and safety over the years. Origin of International Women’s Day Since the early 1900’s individuals around the world have come together in … Read More

HEALTH & SAFETY 4 min read Industry spotlight: how can we better protect our parking enforcement officers? Written by Lorraine Hughes, StaySafe With more than 8 out of 10 parking attendants in the UK being verbally abused at least once … Read More

HEALTH & SAFETY 4 min read Social distancing and rising levels of workplace violence have increased the need for specialist lone worker protection Written by Don Cameron, StaySafe With the pandemic set to change the way we work for the … Read More

Employers have a duty of care to protect their employees from harm. In some environments, no matter how stringent the risk assessment or safety measures put in place, the risk is too great to allow for lone working. So when is working alone not okay? … Read More

Despite most employers trying to ensure the safety of their staff, unfortunately, fatal workplace accidents can and do happen. In recent years, there have been a number of statistics that suggest workplace fatalities are steadily increasing in the US. Across … Read More