As an employer, you have a legal obligation to ensure the health and safety of all your employees, including lone workers, homeworkers and temporary workers.
Lone working is defined by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) as people who work by themselves without close or direct supervision. This doesn't necessarily mean that the worker is physically alone; it means they are in a separate location to the rest of their team or manager.
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 – sometimes referred to as HSW, HSWA, HASAW 1974 or HASAWA - is the primary piece of legislation that governs workplace health and safety in Great Britain.
It’s supported by statutory instruments (secondary and complementary pieces of legislation) which areable to make minor changes, updates or additions to the existing health and safety law, including:
