How do you protect workers who work alone? One part of the answer is to assess the risks they face when they perform jobs in isolation and establish safe work procedures. But that’s not all you can or should do. You should also teach workers how to assess hazards themselves. Here’s one way to do that.

The Hazards of Working Alone

Working alone means performing a job in isolation without the prospect of being able to receive immediate help in case of injury, illness or threat. Needless to say, working alone is extremely dangerous and even life-threatening. Imagine that a worker is alone […]