Personal Safety for Lone Workers Online Training

Our lone working training addresses the unique challenges to your personal safety when working independently, helping you take practical steps to minimise risks and work with greater confidence.

Thousands of people work in isolation daily without colleagues nearby for protection, advice or assistance. This lone working course recognises whether you're serving customers, interacting with the public, or working entirely alone, the absence of support creates distinct vulnerabilities. These safety risks become particularly significant in emergencies - imagine a robbery leaving a lone worker traumatised, injured, and unable to return to work, while also damaging the business financially and reputationally.

These lone working training courses equip you with essential strategies to protect both your wellbeing and the business you represent. You'll learn practical techniques to reduce risks when working alone, effectively safeguarding yourself and your workplace while developing the confidence to handle challenging situations independently.

Who should take this lone working training course?

The Personal Safety for Lone Workers course is for anyone who works alone with customers or members of the public. This includes night-time petrol station workers, shop assistants, community carers, teachers, and many other independent roles. You'll learn how to conduct effective risk assessments specific to lone working and implement practical control measures to protect yourself in your unique work environment.

What does this lone working training cover?

Personal Safety for Lone Workers covers the following lesson plan:

• Introduction and Learning Outcomes
• Lone Working Risks and Responsibilities
• Risk Assessments and Self-Assessment
• Technology that Keeps you Safe
• Safety for Home Working and Travelling
• Psychological Wellbeing and Conflict Management

After completing the lone working training, learners will know:

• What lone working is and why it is an issue worth finding out about
• The personal safety responsibilities that both employer and employee have
• The basic process of how people's roles are assessed to see what potential risks exist from lone working
• Key questions you can ask yourself in order to assess your own situation each time you work alone
• Important advice on how to act and what precautions to take in order to reduce the risks of lone working

Personal safety training course duration

This personal safety training course should take 30 - 45 minutes to complete, but e-learning is self-paced, so it depends entirely on your individual learning speed and how quickly you absorb the study material.

The training is saved automatically as you make progress you can complete it at your convenience.

Accreditation

This lone worker training course is RoSPA assured and has been certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines, on completion you will earn 1 CPD point.

This lone worker online course includes all the latest guidance and legislation.

Personal safety for lone workers certification

After completing this lone working course, you will be able to download and print a Virtual College lone working training certificate for your records.

To download the certificate you will need to pass the end of course assessment, the pass mark is 80% and there are 20 multiple choice questions. The assessment can be taken as many times as is required.

Loan working online training entry requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this workplace lone working training course.

Further Training

Why not get up to speed with all of the other health and safety knowledge you need to stay safe and responsible at work?

Find your next course here at Virtual College:

• Complete Health & Safety Package
• First Aid at Work Course: Primary Survey
• Awareness of Health and Safety at Work

All 100% online and created with subject matter experts in line with the latest legislation.