Category: Lookout Call Lone Working Blog

Today is National Personal Safety Day, an annual event organised by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, to raise awareness around the simple and practical precautions that people can take to keep themselves safe. If you are researching lone worker safety systems, the Suzy Lamplugh Trust is an excellent (and objective) place to start. Their website includes […]

Some companies see investment in lone worker safety as a choice between personal safety training or a lone worker safety system. Of course, personal safety training has its place; helping staff to manage their interactions with clients, teaching them how to avoid potentially aggressive situations, and ways to calm a situation once it has escalated. […]

The nights are drawing in, the electric blankets are going back on and the UK collectively prepares for a solid six months of moaning about the weather. Lovely. Aside from the excellent Saturday night telly, winter can be a pretty bleak time in the UK and can really affect the way we interact with each […]

Personal safety is something that people tend to only think seriously about following an incident, or a ‘near miss’ event. But looking after yourself is important and there are a number of practical steps that you can take to ensure you remain safe when you are out and about on your own. Stay alert – […]

When we speak to customers about Lookout Call, the first thing we ask is: how many lone workers do you have? This may sound like an obvious question but the answer is often hard to determine. For a start, how do you define lone working? Obviously staff working remotely in the comunity count – nurses, […]