{"id":6157,"date":"2015-05-22T09:26:30","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T08:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.protrainings.eu\/?p=6157"},"modified":"2015-05-22T09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T08:26:30","slug":"course-of-the-week-lone-worker-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/course-of-the-week-lone-worker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Course of the week &#8211; Lone Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chainsaw-Cutting-Trees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-6158\" src=\"http:\/\/www.protrainings.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Chainsaw-Cutting-Trees-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Chainsaw Cutting Trees\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Working alone is not in itself against the law, and it will often be safe to do so, however the law requires employers and others to think about and deal with any health and safety risks and or hazards of the work before people should be allowed to work alone. \u00a0Employers have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare at work of all of their employees. 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