Our business is undergoing significant change through 2011/12 with staff being given the opportunity to work from home on either full or part time basis. The number of staff now working from home is in excess of 350, 50% of which are full time and all of whom are involved in office work. We have a home worker assessment process in place which works well. I’m now looking at providing guidance on lone working a personal safety. Do you have any experience of such guidance or know of any examples that I can compare my draft with. I have a copy of the HSE guidance.

Do your staff deal with clients? We do not allow our homeworkers to receive clients at their homes. Our homeworkers are supposed to keep in regular touch with their managers, particularly if they are visiting clients.

Ron, it's finally dawned on me why so many posts on this forum appear wierd. Being normal is a lonely pastime!