Course Summary
Lone working is something which effects every person, every role and every workplace and is a broad term which considers situations when professionals may be isolated from colleagues, leading to an increase in vulnerability and risk.
This training course broadens out the term lone working to consider the wider range of situations and risks associated with a physical place of work and also when working in communities without supervision, including ‘out of hours’ tasks, being in unfamiliar locations and encountering unknown people.
This training course considers ways of reducing risk by ensuring that all colleagues are traceable and accountable at all times and discusses ways of encouraging colleagues to identify with lone working risks, act accordingly and recognise their own limitations. This is a Level 3 accredited course.
Course Learning Outcomes
Below are the main topics covered in this course, expand each one to see the criteria.
- 1.1Describe what is meant by the term ‘lone working’
- 1.2Define and evaluate the definition of a lone working as identified by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- 1.3Define the term flexible working conditions and provide examples of types of roles which include flexible working conditions
- 1.4Define the piece of legislation which relates to employment health and safety
- 1.5Analyse different health and safety regulations which relate to lone working tasks and environments
- 1.6Explain how the Data Protection Act (2018) relates to lone working tasks
- 2.1Describe reasons why people may consider themselves to be 'low risk' in terms of lone working
- 2.2Describe different types of lone working tasks and lone working environments
- 2.3Compare the different lone working responsibilities of employers and employees
- 2.4Explain the difference between an accident, incident and near miss, giving examples of each
- 2.5Describe the difference between a written risk assessment and a dynamic risk assessment
- 2.6Define factors which can influence dynamic risk assessing
- 2.7Explain the components of a P.E.T lone working risk assessment
- 3.1Define the meaning of the terms 'traceable' and 'accountable'
- 3.2Explain the different stages of ensuring that you always remain traceable and accountable
- 4.1Explain the different components of a lone working policy and procedure
- 4.2Describe ways of ensuring that a lone working policy is implemented as part of good working practices
- 4.3Explain why reporting of lone working concerns and incidents is important
- 4.4Define the meaning of 'debriefing'
- 4.5Define different ways of debriefing
- 4.6Explain and evaluate the effects of incident debriefing
- 5.1Define the meaning of the terms 'traceable' and 'accountable'
- 5.2Explain the different stages of ensuring that you remain traceable and accountable at all times
- 6.1Explain the different components of a lone working policy and procedure
- 6.2Describe ways of ensuring that a lone working policy is implemented as part of good working practices
- 6.3Explain why reporting of lone working concerns and incidents is important
- 7.1Define the meaning of 'debriefing'
- 7.2Define different ways of debriefing
- 7.3Explain and evaluate the effects of incident debriefing
Who is this course for?
This Lone Working training course is designed for professionals working with children and young people including support teams, education professionals and foster carers. This course is also suitable for professionals supporting adults.
Duration
1 day course - we can be flexible on start and finish times to suit your needs such as school run friendly times.
Availability
This lone worker in social care sector course is offered in two delivery formats:
- Remote Online: Led by a live tutor via Zoom or Microsoft Teams, allowing participants to join remotely. (Also known as virtual classroom training)
- Face-to-Face: Delivered in person at your location or a venue you arrange. (Also referred to as on-site training)
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Certification
Each learner completing this course will receive a digital (PDF) certificate of learning.
Accreditation
The course contents are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
Choose the learning environment that works best for you: our expert-led training is offered in two convenient formats - remote tutor led online or in person face to face.
Flexible start and finish times to suit you. Contact us for available dates.
The course contents are accredited by the Open College Network (OCN) Credit4Learning as a Level 3 course.
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