Lone Working in Charities
In the UK there are 880,000 paid charity workers and 19 million regular volunteers. Many of which regularly find themselves working alone.
Protecting charity workers
As well as paid staff, many charities enlist volunteers in the community and have a duty of care to protect them.
Charity staff may work alone, often during unsociable hours, in situations that involve looking after vulnerable people, interacting with the public, or collecting donations.
They face very real risks to their personal safety, including robbery, attacks from those in their care and risks associated with travelling alone, such as accidents and falls.
Benefits of using a lone worker solution for charities:
- Charity staff and volunteers have access to 24/7 emergency response
- The reliability of the service empowers individuals to carry out their work with confidence
- Volunteers and employees feel more valued and cared for
- The charitable organisation is able to fulfill its legislative duty of care
- Paid staff can do their job knowing that their community volunteers are protected
“The system is easy to operate and provides staff with the reassurance that if a situation arose in which they felt they were at risk, they have immediate access to a panic alarm to summon help.”
Alan Coleman, Project Manager
“The immediacy of the ARC service is a great benefit. The knowledge that if any of our services need assistance, the 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre will be on hand immediately sets Peoplesafe apart.”
Eileen McGuigan
“From a manager’s viewpoint it is vital for me to feel that my team (my most valuable resource) are fully protected when they are out in the field.”
Edward Tidbury, Head of Specialist Employment Support
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