The Mobile Worker Safety Management Guide

The Complete Guide to Traveling and Lone Worker Safety

Our free in-depth guide will teach you everything you need to know to ensure your mobile worker's safety.

  • Identify and assess potential risks
  • Understand key safety legislation
  • Discover strategies and best practices to implement today

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What is a Mobile Worker?

A mobile worker carries out their work activities without the immediate and direct support of colleagues or supervisors. It is also common for mobile workers to be required to travel to various locations to complete their work. For example, a Field Services Technician would be considered a mobile worker. They perform maintenance, repairs and installations at various customer locations by themselves, frequently traveling between sites to complete their tasks.

What is the Mobile Worker Safety Guide?

This safety guide provides a comprehensive reference for safety guidelines, best practices, and regulatory information, helping industry practitioners ensure the well-being of their workforce and the environment.

What is included in the guide?

Our safety guide covers a wide range of topics and provides practical insights into enhancing safety protocols. Here are the key sections included:

  1. Identifying and Assessing Potential Risks and Hazards: Learn how to recognise potential risks and hazards specific to mobile workers. Understand the importance of risk assessment methodologies and how to implement them effectively.
  2. Overview of Key Industry Safety Legislation: Gain a thorough understanding of the key safety legislation and regulations that protect mobile workers. Stay informed about the legal requirements to ensure compliance and maintain a safe working environment.
  3. Safety Strategies and Best Practices: Discover effective safety strategies and best practices employed by industry leaders. Learn how to develop robust safety management systems, foster a safety culture, and implement preventive measures to mitigate risks.
  4. Technology Solutions for Safety Challenges: Explore how our innovative technology solutions address safety challenges faced by the industry. Discover how our cutting-edge tools and systems can enhance safety practices, streamline operations, and minimise risks.
  5. Customer Success Stories: Gain inspiration from real-life success stories that highlight how our technology and safety practices have transformed organisations within the industry. Learn from their experiences and understand how they have achieved exceptional safety standards.

FAQs

What are the biggest challenges to safety for mobile workers?

Limited human oversight, communication delays, unpredictable environments, and potential for technology malfunctions.

What are the key safety solutions in SafetyIQ for mobile workers?

For mobile workers, our suite includes Journey Management and Lone Worker Management, with advanced integrations such as IVMS, GPS Devices, an Emergency Response Centre and Risk Assessments. We also recommend combining the Mobile Worker Suite with EHS and Fatigue Management for a hollistic solution.

How to access the Mobile Worker Guide

To access the guide, simply fill out the form at the top of this landing page with your name and email address. Upon submission, you will receive a download link via email, allowing you to dive into the comprehensive guide and empower yourself with the knowledge and tools necessary for a safer and more secure work environment.

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Why use SafetyIQ?

Ensure your mobile worker operations meet the highest standards of safety and compliance with SafetyIQ. Our proactive risk management is specifically configured to manage all elements of Work Health and Safety that are unique to these workers including comprehensive EHS Management for streamlined audits, inspections and hazard and incident reporting, and advanced employee safety monitoring with Journey Management, Lone Worker and Fatigue Management.

Benefits of a Digital Solution:

  1. Efficiency and Time Savings: Digital solutions streamline your safety processes by eliminating the need for manual paperwork and slow approval processes.
  2. Advanced Reporting and Analytics: Digital solutions offer powerful reporting and analytics capabilities. Data can be analysed to identify trends and patterns, providing data-driven insights and enabling strategic decision-making.
  3. Integration with Other Systems: Our digital solution can be integrated with all your safety processes allowing for a comprehensive and streamlined approach. 

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