What is lone working?

Lone working is defined by the Health and Safety Executive as ‘those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision’.

When we think about lone working within Excel EMS, we often think about solo responders. However, there are many times when other workers might work alone.

For example:

• Cycle Response Units (CRUs)
• Incident Response Officers
• Emergency Responders
• Some Lone Worker Patient Transfer Service Staff
• Some Managers
• Some Support Service Staff