Apr 15, 2026 | Lone Working
At 11:47pm on a Tuesday night, a security guard patrolling a warehouse in Milton Keynes slips on a wet floor and hits his head. He’s alone. No one knows he’s injured. His phone is in his locker. He lies unconscious for three hours before the morning shift...
Dec 5, 2025 | Lone Working
One late night, Harris, the maintenance man of the plant site, stepped into the far-off grounds to carry out checks on the machinery. While inspecting the pumps, he lost his footing, and his leg was severely injured. Lying lonely in the area with poor cell phone...
Dec 5, 2025 | Lone Working
Lone workers are the unsung heroes who operate quietly behind the scenes. Security guards are often lone workers protecting vacant sites at night, and utility technicians who manage power line issues in remote places and engage in many duties that facilitate essential...
Dec 5, 2025 | Lone Working
Because working alone should never mean being left behind. In a remote Yorkshire wind farm, Martin, the maintenance technician, was just another lonely night maintenance worker. The radio sputtered once, then became silent. No one heard from him for some hours. In...
Dec 5, 2025 | Lone Working
In the modern world of work, not everyone is an office worker. Whether we think of: security guards making the nightly rounds, social workers visiting clients in remote locations, or utility technicians repairing our infrastructure or service industries in...
