Coinford would prefer that employees do not have to work alone, however it accepts there may be occasion where this cannot be reasonably practically avoided.  Where lone working is necessary, the Company will take all reasonable steps to ensure the health and safety of employees working alone.

Coinford will ensure that a risk assessment is conducted and that arrangements are in place prior to employees working alone.

The department manager will:

• Ensure lone working is avoided as far as is reasonably practicable;

• emergency procedures are in place so that members of staff working alone can obtain assistance if required;

• a risk assessment is completed by a person competent to do so prior to employees working alone;

• any employee working alone can undertake the work alone;

• arrangements are in place so that someone else is always aware of a lone worker’s whereabouts;

• persons working alone are provided with adequate information, instruction and training to understand the hazards and risks and the safe working procedures associated with working alone;

• training records are kept; and

• ensure that individuals' personal data, including information about their health, collected during lone working assessments is handled in accordance with Coinford’s data protection policy / policy on processing special categories of personal data.

The person conducting the lone working assessment will:

• give consideration to the greater risks to expectant mothers and young persons;

• involve the employee who is working alone in the assessment process and the development of safe working methods;

• advise the employee undertaking the lone working of the findings of the assessment;

• maintain a file of all lone working assessments; and

• ensure that individuals' personal data, including information about their health, collected during lone working assessments is handled in accordance with Coinford’s data protection policy / policy on processing special categories of personal data.

The person conducting the lone working assessment will:

• follow the safe working arrangements developed by the Company for lone working;

• take reasonable steps to ensure their own safety; and

• inform their line manager/assessor of any incidents or safety concerns.