Lone worker safety

Safety for electricians.

An electrician working alone faces a hazard that can incapacitate instantly and silently. Nobody hears a shock. The person who could raise the alarm is the person on the floor.

The risk

What electricians are actually up against

Electrical shock, arc flash and falls, frequently in roof spaces, plant rooms and empty properties where an incapacitated worker would not be found quickly.

  • A shock or arc flash in a plant room with nobody else on site
  • A fall from a ladder in a roof space or ceiling void
  • A job that runs into the evening in a building everyone else has left

Roughly one FY26 alarm in six was raised automatically, by fall detection, a missed check-in or an expired timer, rather than by a person. See the data ›

Questions

Common questions

Do electricians need a man-down alarm?
Where they work alone, it is the single most relevant feature. Electrical incidents and falls both tend to incapacitate, which is precisely the case a hand-pressed button does not cover. Pair it with a check-in so a device left in the van is still noticed.
Can an electrician work alone on live equipment?
Working on or near live parts is tightly restricted and usually requires it to be unavoidable, authorised and controlled, with the specific rules set by the electrical safety law in your jurisdiction. Isolation is the expected default, and a duress device does not change that requirement.

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