Certificate in Lone Working

This course has been assured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) qualifications

The law requires employers to carefully consider, and deal with, any health and safety risks for their lone workers. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, employers have a legal duty to assess all risks to health and safety, including the risk of lone working. 

Developed by James Whelan, chartered health and safety expert, this online lone worker training course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand the legislative requirements associated with lone working and how to identify, assess and manage the risks to create a safe lone working environment. 

Please note: This training course for lone workers consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting. 

Designed in line with the following policies:

•  Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Important note for non-UK learners: Although this lone working training course reflects best practice principles and might be useful for learners outside the UK, please note that it is based solely on UK guidance and legislation. Please make sure you also adhere to relevant legislation applicable in your own country.