Local Authority failure in Lone Working linked to assault and £100k fine in HSE Prosecution
Two social workers were assaulted during a routine home visit — and the local authority paid a heavy price for failing to protect them. This case study from the Health and Safety Executive highlights the critical importance of lone worker safety policies in the social care sector. The Incident Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how, on […]
Training Lone Workers: Who should go on the visit?
Training Lone Workers: Who Should Go on the Visit? This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Training lone workers sometimes means making sure they carefully decide whether a visit should go ahead — and how many people should attend. Sometimes, client history means no visit at all. In a rough-cut […]
Lone Working Staff Safety through Supervision and Monitoring
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Director of Training and Lone Working Staff Safety expert Gerard O’Dea discusses a key story about the tragic loss of a lone worker in the area of social care and home care. The issues of lone worker supervision, diary management, and monitoring of […]
Keeping Lone Workers Safe: Information Sharing
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. In this rough-cut video clip from a recent Lone Worker Personal Safety Training programme, our Director of Training and Keeping Lone Workers Safe expert trainer Gerard O’Dea discusses one important case where a lone worker was seriously attacked by a person who had […]