In order to minimize your risks and keep you safe while you are lone working, we’ve put together a list of tips and practices that workers should and shouldn’t do when working alone. Employers should also consider creating a lone worker safety program, a lone worker safety policy, and a lone worker check-in system, as well as providing a lone worker safety app and lone worker safety training.

According to the International Labor Organization, roughly 2.3 million workers succumb to work-related injuries and diseases from a wide range of safety risks and hazards - that works out to more than 6,000 deaths at work every day. But in which occupations do these injuries and deaths take place? What are the most dangerous occupations to work in? In an article from HR Director Canada, they list five of the most dangerous jobs in the world, highlighting why we should make workplace safety a priority.

Did you know that one in 12 jobs in the United States is dependent on the agriculture industry in some way? According to PayScale, more than 22 million workers were employed in an agriculture-related field in 2018. With contributions of over $100 billion to the US economy, the agriculture industry is a key driver of economic growth in the United States.

Why invest in workplace safety? Employees have the right to a safe and healthy workplace environment. If this is not the case, then workers will be inhibited from performing at their full potential. Productivity and safety go hand in hand. Thus, an organization that invests in safety will be rewarded with more productive employees. 

It is difficult and somewhat complicated to describe what a safe workplace is. However, just because it isn’t easy, that does not mean we should give up on this definition as the safety and wellbeing of our teams and our companies are at a serious stake.

At Safetyline Lone Worker, we have witnessed our partners, clients and even our own team members adapt and evolve to the ever-changing workplace environment

The hospitality industry captures a broad range of professions within the service sector, including food and drink services, lodging, transportation, event planning, and other jobs within the tourism industry. It contributed over $570 billion to the US economy in 2017, making it the second-largest contributor to the country’s GDP falling only behind the Government. According to Statista, the hospitality industry employed over 16.5 million Americans in 2018, representing a 2% increase from 2017.

On the SafetyLine blog, we have published articles about the constantly changing safety landscape, providing you with information that will help keep you safe while out on the job. So which blogs were the most popular and resonated with you most? Of the more than 50 blogs we published last year, here are the top 5 most-read blog posts by our awesome readers. 

SafetyLine Lone Worker protects workers in several essential industries such as community service, public utility, and local or municipal government. Here is what some of our appreciative customers have said about SafetyLine Lone Worker and how it has helped protect their teams when working alone.

Safety monitoring apps on smartphones like SafetyLine or simply a service that allows workers to check in, provide monitors GPS locations, and easily call for help in the event of an emergency. Most lone worker safety monitoring devices help employers easily determine the location and specific circumstances of their lone workers so that appropriate help can be sent quickly when

The many benefits of music and work

So just like you would invest in PPE or other equipment to keep your workers physically safe, you should also invest in steps that would improve their mental health. In fact, according to a 2005 study, The effect of music listening on work performance - music was found to improve both the worker’s mood and productivity.

It is no secret that lone workers are faced with infinitely more risks than many other workers within a company, given the isolated nature of their work. Any organization that employs lone workers must provide those workers with the necessary knowledge and tools to work safely. A lone worker policy is an effective way to ensure that your lone workers are well-educated on your company’s work-alone rules and have extensive knowledge of all workplace hazards that could be encountered on the job. It’s a useful tool that ensures both employers and employees know the risks

The safety needs of your team can be complicated and sometimes costly. But as the employer, it is your responsibility to provide everything possible to protect your staff who, in some cases, may be putting their safety at risk to do their job. Include the added layer of COVID-19 protection and the requirements of your workers become significantly more challenging and complex as you are now looking at not only safety and mental health needs, but what is essential to increased remote work and considerations around new social distancing guidelines.

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and whatever holiday you’ll be celebrating is going to be different this year. There might be socially distanced get-togethers with family (if at all), the annual shopping trips to the mall will be replaced with online orders and for many of us, we will be celebrating and working in our homes where there will be unique safety hazards that have never really been considered before the pandemic. While this season may feel like uncharted waters, there are a number of holiday safety hazards in the home that can be eliminated, or at least mitigated, to ensure your safety while working from home.

Investing in safety isn’t just buying reflective jackets, at least on its own. It’s something that is ongoing and involves a lot of reflecting on how your organization manages risk, protects employees, and actively works towards introducing incremental changes that can add up over time.

As we approach the final month of a surreal year, the temperatures continue to plummet and depending on where you live, snow, sleet and rain will fall even harder. Here in rainy Pacific Northwest where SafetyLine’s headquarter is located, winter brings us increasingly wet streets, walkways, and surfaces, resulting in more injuries (some very serious) from slips, trips and falls at work, at home, and in public.

If you’re concerned that workplace violence is currently an issue or has the potential to become a safety hazard with your team and lone workers – even if it’s at home – you need to determine if you have a violence prevention and mitigation program available through your employer and what the next steps are; if not, you should ask your employer to develop one.

Did you know that there are about 3,000 satellites orbiting above our heads, transmitting billions of signals, relaying important information? Some of that valuable data include the locations of workers who are out on the job and without a cellular connection. Satellite technology can save the lives of those working remotely, empowering employers to send help to the right location when seconds can make the difference between life or death in a work emergency.

When COVID-19 turned our world upside down last spring, the global labor market responded, sending many of its workers to perform their jobs remotely and at home. According to Stats Canada, nearly 40% of Canadians were working from home in the last week of March and those numbers have undoubtedly increased over the summer. And according to the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, as of June, 42% of the

While most of us can adapt to working by themselves and/or remotely, it takes a particular kind of person with special expertise to thrive in these new conditions. For example, an anxious person could find lone work difficult as there are less structure and more responsibility and unpredictability. If some of your team members are struggling with this new professional world, hopefully, this article will provide you with some insight to help them out, increasing productivity and well-being as a result.

Working from home safety is not a new concept or challenge. But the significant number of people now working from home or remotely is a phenomenon we haven’t experienced before. Because of that, many organizations are trying to learn and adapt as the new normal becomes more and more, well, normal.