What should my employer do to protect me if I'm working alone?

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There’s a general duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 to eliminate all risks to health and safety, and if risks cannot be eliminated they must be minimised as far as reasonably practical. Some of these duties are outlined in more detail in the Health and Safety at Work (General Risk and Workplace Management) Regulations 2016.
Because each work situation is different, risks when working alone should be assessed and minimised or eliminated on a case-by-case basis. Industry guidelines and codes of practice often provide specific help with this.
Examples of ways to keep employees working alone safe include:
• a first aid certificate
• an effective way of getting help quickly in an emergency
• regular contact with another person or, if regular contact is impractical, check in with another person at regular intervals.
In addition, the Regulations say that an employer must have an effective means of communication with an employee who performs remote or isolated work.

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