Red Flag Weekly · Edition 20
Red Flag Weekly Edition 20
Housing assaults rose again in 2025. The safety duty has not changed. Postal staff still face 38 dog attacks a week, and lone social-work visits are treated as normal.
Safety Hub
Practical insight and resources built from thirty years at the frontline.
Workplace violence and aggression
Practical controls for violence, aggression, conflict, reporting and review.
Lone Worker Safety Centre
Guidance for staff who work alone, visit, travel, or need check-in and escalation.
Managing challenging phone calls
Abusive calls, repeated contact, boundary setting, records and escalation.
Notice, record and refer
What non-specialist staff should notice, record in fact, and refer.
Recognising boundary drift
Gifts, over-familiarity, unofficial contact and pressure to bend the rules.
Dog risk for visiting staff
What to check before a visit, and what to do if a dog is present.
Why live practice matters
How scenario practice tests real workplace decisions without theatrical conflict.
Personal safety away from the workplace
Travel, walking and public transport. Written for employers to share with staff.
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