LO 5 asks: what do you inspect for with a lone worker?

How do you look for loneliness - it is almost a contradiction in terms? You could inspect to see if there were any procedures in place - either verbal or written.

The most dangerous time is when the person working alone cannot communicate. How often should they be checked?

You may also consider how the lone worker could communicated with - and try out mobile.

LO6 says: Check that your system conforms to law.

The first prosecution for an agricultural concern in respect of lone working gives us guidance.

The breach in law (H&S Work at Act) concerned "failing to provide a means of communication or carrying out a risk assessment".

As risk assessments are built into all H&S actions, we will need to develop competencies for carrying out a H&S risk assessment, which we will do in Unit 2...