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Any business that has hazardous areas on site should have stringent health and safety policies in place – but policies and protocols are merely the foundations and cannot create a truly safe workplace alone. Instead, safety must become embedded within a company’s culture, to ensure that everyone is always looking after themselves and their colleagues. ...
Keeping employees healthy and safe is a challenge for many employers – perhaps none more so than those whose staff work in hazardous environments. Fortunately for these organisations – many of which are now responsible for a higher number of lone workers – safety technology is evolving rapidly, with mobile solutions now providing a high level of protection for workers in even the most hazardous of workplaces....
New research amongst over 120 health and safety specialists has highlighted the rising importance of technology to help prevent, manage and respond to workplace risks and adapt to changing working practices. The report, published by Peoplesafe, documents how COVID has created a rise in employee safety requirements and lone working for more than three quarters (77%) of businesses, accelerating technology adoption....
Peoplesafe has entered into a strategic partnership with Bullitt Group, the global licensee for Cat® phones, to offer a lone worker service in the UK that better protects workers in harsh and unforgiving environments....
While organisations are now getting back to business post-lockdown, ongoing social distancing rules and increased health and safety processes mean that for many, it’s not ‘business-as-usual’ yet. And while these new measures are necessary to reduce the risk of Covid-19, they may actually expose some workers to new risks, as it’s likely that the number of lone workers will rise....