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Working Alone: Remote and Isolated Work Safety
A practical, interactive course for anyone who works alone, at a distance or out of easy reach of help. Understand what remote and isolated work really means, why ordinary hazards become far more dangerous when no one is nearby, the specific WHS duty to manage these risks including communication and the controls. Check-in systems, duress alarms, journey management and scheduling, that keep isolated workers safe. Includes a real field decision scenario and quick self-checks.
Also relevant for: Farm and Rural, Construction and Trades, Electrical, Health Care, Aged Care and Community, Office and Professional, Plumbing and Gas, Retail and Hospitality, Warehouse, Transport and Logistics
What You Will Learn
- Define remote or isolated work in terms of distance, time and access to communication and assistance, not just physical solitude
- Identify the four main hazard categories: medical, violence, vehicle and environmental, and explain how isolation amplifies each
- State the WHS Regulations duty to manage risks associated with remote or isolated work, including the requirement to provide a means of communication
- Select appropriate controls such as check-in and duress systems, journey management, training and scheduling using the hierarchy of controls
- Describe the responsibilities of both the business and the individual worker before and during isolated work
Course Content
Final Assessment: 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available
Who This Course Is For
Field service technicians, community and home-care workers, real estate agents, farmers and station hands, security guards, cleaners, night-shift staff, transport drivers, tradespeople and anyone who sometimes works on their own or in isolated locations.
Sources and Legal References
This course is aligned to 18 official sources. Legal and regulatory references checked between 31 August 2026 and 1 November 2026.
Sources and Further Reading
This course draws on the following official sources. Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (SA)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011 (NT)As at 31/08/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)As at 31/08/2026
- Regulator guidanceSafe Work Australia, Psychosocial hazardsAs at 31/08/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (ACT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2025 (NSW)As at 01/11/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 (NT)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulation 2011 (Qld)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA)As at 13/09/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety Regulations 2022 (Tas)As at 31/10/2026
- LegislationOccupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017 (Vic)As at 01/11/2026
- LegislationWork Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WA)As at 31/10/2026
Always rely on the current version on the regulator’s website.
Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training (for example first aid, four-wheel-driving, remote-area or high-risk work training) required in your state or territory.
$39.00
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What You Get
Certificate of Completion
This is to certify that
Sample Learner
has successfully completed
Working Alone: Remote and Isolated Work Safety
All learning modules and the final assessment
Scan the QR code, or enter certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 at workproof.com.au/verify
Kam Askari
Director, Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd
This is a certificate of completion of a non-accredited professional development course. It is not a nationally recognised qualification, a VET statement of attainment, a competency card, a licence, or evidence of competency. It is issued by Creative Directions Management Consulting Pty Ltd, which is not a Registered Training Organisation.
Sample layout. Certificate ID WP-SAMPLE-0001 verifies as Hazardous Manual Tasks and Manual Handling Safety.
- Certificate verified by its ID
- 100% online, self-paced
- Six months of access
Bought for yourself: six months of access from the day you pay. Team seat: six months from the day the worker activates their code.
