Lone Worker Policy
- 100% Compliant with Australian WHS Acts & Regulations
- Fully Editable MS Word & PDF Formats Included
- Pre-filled Content – Ready to Deploy Immediately
- Customisable – Easily Add Your Logo & Site Details
- Includes 2 Years of Free Compliance Updates
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Product Overview
This Lone Worker Policy template is a comprehensive, Australian-focused work health and safety resource designed to help organisations manage the unique risks of workers who operate alone or in isolation. Whether your people are providing in-home aged care, patrolling sites as security officers, working solo on farms, inspecting properties, or driving long-haul freight, this policy gives you a clear, practical framework to keep them safe and meet WHS obligations.
Developed specifically for Australian conditions and legislation, it addresses real-world lone worker scenarios across disability and aged care, security services, farming and agriculture, real estate, and transport and logistics. The document is ready to customise and slot straight into your existing safety documentation system, saving you time while strengthening WHS compliance.
Key Features
- Detailed definitions of lone work, remote and isolated work, and key WHS roles.
- Clear responsibilities for officers, managers, supervisors, workers, contractors and HSRs.
- Step-by-step guidance on hazard identification and risk assessment for lone workers.
- Sector-specific controls and examples for care workers, security officers, farm workers, real estate agents and drivers.
- Comprehensive communication and welfare check-in procedures, including escalation steps for missed check-ins.
- Practical emergency planning and response guidance tailored to lone work.
- Structured training and competency requirements, including psychosocial risk management.
- Implementation and compliance checklists to support day-to-day management.
Benefits
- Supports strong WHS compliance with Australian work health and safety legislation and guidance on remote and isolated work.
- Reduces the risk of serious incidents, occupational violence, fatigue and delayed emergency response for lone workers.
- Saves significant time compared to drafting a lone worker policy from scratch.
- Improves consistency and quality of safety documentation across multiple sites and service lines.
- Provides clear, defensible processes for communication, monitoring and emergency response.
- Helps demonstrate due diligence by officers and robust risk management to regulators, auditors and clients.
Who is this for?
This Lone Worker Policy is ideal for:
- Disability and aged care providers delivering in-home and community-based services.
- Security companies conducting patrols, alarm responses and static guarding.
- Farming and agricultural operations with workers in remote paddocks or using plant alone.
- Real estate agencies and property managers conducting inspections and open homes.
- Transport and logistics operators with single-driver runs and after-hours depot work.
- Safety managers, HR professionals and business owners seeking robust, ready-made WHS documentation.
Legislation & References
This template is aligned with key Australian work health and safety requirements, including the WHS Act and Regulations in applicable jurisdictions, and contemporary guidance on remote and isolated work. It is written in plain, practical Australian English so your teams can understand and apply it easily, while supporting a strong, auditable WHS management system.
$29
Includes all formats + 2 years updates
Lone Worker Policy
- • 100% Compliant with Australian WHS Acts & Regulations
- • Fully Editable MS Word & PDF Formats Included
- • Pre-filled Content – Ready to Deploy Immediately
- • Customisable – Easily Add Your Logo & Site Details
- • Includes 2 Years of Free Compliance Updates
Lone Worker Policy
Product Overview
This Lone Worker Policy template is a comprehensive, Australian-focused work health and safety resource designed to help organisations manage the unique risks of workers who operate alone or in isolation. Whether your people are providing in-home aged care, patrolling sites as security officers, working solo on farms, inspecting properties, or driving long-haul freight, this policy gives you a clear, practical framework to keep them safe and meet WHS obligations.
Developed specifically for Australian conditions and legislation, it addresses real-world lone worker scenarios across disability and aged care, security services, farming and agriculture, real estate, and transport and logistics. The document is ready to customise and slot straight into your existing safety documentation system, saving you time while strengthening WHS compliance.
Key Features
- Detailed definitions of lone work, remote and isolated work, and key WHS roles.
- Clear responsibilities for officers, managers, supervisors, workers, contractors and HSRs.
- Step-by-step guidance on hazard identification and risk assessment for lone workers.
- Sector-specific controls and examples for care workers, security officers, farm workers, real estate agents and drivers.
- Comprehensive communication and welfare check-in procedures, including escalation steps for missed check-ins.
- Practical emergency planning and response guidance tailored to lone work.
- Structured training and competency requirements, including psychosocial risk management.
- Implementation and compliance checklists to support day-to-day management.
Benefits
- Supports strong WHS compliance with Australian work health and safety legislation and guidance on remote and isolated work.
- Reduces the risk of serious incidents, occupational violence, fatigue and delayed emergency response for lone workers.
- Saves significant time compared to drafting a lone worker policy from scratch.
- Improves consistency and quality of safety documentation across multiple sites and service lines.
- Provides clear, defensible processes for communication, monitoring and emergency response.
- Helps demonstrate due diligence by officers and robust risk management to regulators, auditors and clients.
Who is this for?
This Lone Worker Policy is ideal for:
- Disability and aged care providers delivering in-home and community-based services.
- Security companies conducting patrols, alarm responses and static guarding.
- Farming and agricultural operations with workers in remote paddocks or using plant alone.
- Real estate agencies and property managers conducting inspections and open homes.
- Transport and logistics operators with single-driver runs and after-hours depot work.
- Safety managers, HR professionals and business owners seeking robust, ready-made WHS documentation.
Legislation & References
This template is aligned with key Australian work health and safety requirements, including the WHS Act and Regulations in applicable jurisdictions, and contemporary guidance on remote and isolated work. It is written in plain, practical Australian English so your teams can understand and apply it easily, while supporting a strong, auditable WHS management system.
$29