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Admin		#1 Posted : 14 October 2003 20:18:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By keith wigley my girlfriend works in a shop ( trade only ) and often ends up working on her own (no other employee's in the shop ) is this practice legal. what's the law say about working on your own . what if she get's held-up and robbed. or has a fall and injured herself. regards keith


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Admin		#2 Posted : 14 October 2003 20:40:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Steve Sedgwick Keith down load the free leaflet from the HSE web site for guidance. http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg73.pdf regards Steve


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Admin		#3 Posted : 14 October 2003 21:41:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Lesley McDonald There is no law against being a lone worker as in some industries this cant be helped but a risk asessment must be done for lone working and all foreseeable issues must be addressed . lesley


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Admin		#4 Posted : 16 October 2003 11:36:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Martin J Morley Fresh today on the HSE site HSE LAUNCHES NEW STUDIES TO HELP MANAGE THE RISKS OF VIOLENCE TO LONE WORKERS at http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2003/e03201.htm The case studies are available on the HSE website at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/violence martin morley


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Admin		#5 Posted : 16 October 2003 13:35:00(UTC)
Rank: Guest		Posted By Gilly Margrave The shopworkers union USDAW are currently running a campaign called "Freedon from Fear" which is centered around risks of violence and abuse to shopworkers. As part of this they have produced a Risk Assesment checklist. Have a look at http://www.usdaw.org.uk/...es/1060349329_22516.html


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