Lone Working and Personal Safety

 

Who should attend:

Any staff member who has to work alone or in potentially dangerous situations.

 

Course benefits:

This course will give candidates the opportunity to learn practical advice on lone working, learn non physical diffusion and de-escalation techniques for challenging behaviour, demonstrate and practice self preservation breakaway techniques, to underline and set out the legal and statutory requirements for colleagues’ personal safety. candidates who participate in the day will be certificated by Acute for their attendance.

 

Additional information:

The course is delivered through presentation, exercises, DVD, Group Work and observed assessment

 

Certification:

Candidates who participate to the required level will receive a certificate of attendance from Essential Training

 

 

Contents:

The nature of conflict

 

Causes anger and aggression

 

The two forms of communication

 

Key Violence Risks

 

Practical advice on -

• Risk Assessments

• Reporting Practices

• During Visits

• Use of Vehicles

• Use of mobiles/ Personal Alarms

 

Warning and danger signs

 

Impact factors

Use safe distance when dealing with conflict

 

Use of “reasonable force”

 

Scenarios for dealing with possible conflicts

 

Breakaway Techniques