After our involvement with the ORIS Retail Risk Forum recently, Nicole was asked to write an article for Loss Prevention Magazine on Lone Working in the Retail Sector. We have received some great feedback so thought we would share it on-line… Lone Working – managing the risk in retail Lone working is increasingly commonplace in retail environments as itoffers many …
Worthwhile Team “On Location” at the North Pole (and in Evesham)
It didn’t look like the North Pole. Despite the chilly spring wind, London’s North Pole wasn’t covered in ice and snow and no polar bears were in sight. Instead, the Worthwhile Training team, including Nicole, Kristen and Ben, found a huge rectangular building housing railroad tracks. We’d come to this central London railway depot (called The North pole) to film …
Here’s to a Happy and Safe 2018!
Happy New Year to all our lovely clients (and those still to become clients!). We are excited to be starting 2018 with lots of new projects on the horizon. As well as organising the Lone worker Safety Expo which will be held in London on the 2nd October, we are thrilled to be working on some innovative new training programmes. …
Supporting Fusion Housing through our Charity Scheme
Every year Worthwhile Training supports a small number of charities by offering free or reduced fees training and consultancy. It is our way of giving back and saying “thank you” to all those people that do great charity work in difficult circumstances. In recent years we have supported a domestic violence refuge and a refugee befriending service, amongst others. This …
Support after an incident is important!
Having spent a full day supporting a lovely woman to regain her self confidence after she was verbally abused and threatened by a client, I feel compelled to send out a plea to managers. The person involved in the incident has given permission for me to talk about it, but for obvious reasons I need to be a little vague …
SHExpo 2017 Lone Worker Theatre
Well what a week that was… Last week whilst Adi was busy delivering Stress Management courses in Berkshire, Nicole and Kristen were at the Safety and Health Expo in London, chairing and speaking at the Lone Worker Theatre. They had an amazing three days meeting and talking to lots of people who share our concerns about lone and vulnerable workers. …
Oris Retail Risk Forum Drama Workshop
Chessington World of Adventures is a curious place to hold a two day conference…but on the 16th & 17th June Oris Forums held their Annual Retail Risk Forum there and it was great success! We were pleased to be invited to get involved and deliver a session on Lone Working. Nicole gave an insight into why retailers should look specifically …