How safe are lone working staff? Stefan Olsberg of unified communications specialists Voice Connect (www.voiceconnect.co.uk) looks at the ways of protecting lone workers.

All employers, from owner managed businesses with several staff to large public sector organisations, have a duty of care towards their staff – both morally and legally. The Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) stipulates that employers should ensure the health, safety and welfare of their employees whilst they are at work, whilst the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999) state that every employer should assess risks to the health and safety of employees whilst at work. Furthermore, the number of corporate manslaughter cases opened by the Crown Prosecution Service under the Corporate Manslaughter Act (2007) rose by 40% between 2011 and 2012, according to figures published by law firm Pinsent Masons.

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