What does your homeworking policy say? Do your colleagues choose to work from home, or are they employed to do so? How far do you want to go with re-arranging people's homes? If your colleagues choose to work from home rather than your regional offices, you could word your policy in such a way that the company expects the home to contain suitable working environment - and you insert any particular requirement you want - then the onus is on the homeworker rather than the employer. We have home workers in our business and I'm not aware of any home visit ever being done (this includes my colleagues on the HSEQ team!). You are after all providing the equipment they need. You could also send a link for an online DSE training & assessment, although you'll be struggling to have people complete this, I think.

Allen, PM me your email addy and I'll chuck something your way.

In my view laptops are not as ergonomically friendly as 'proper' computers so I suggest that laptop docking stations are used along with appropriate screens, keyboards and *mouse [where one is needed] and a proper chair Just because somebody is home based does not mean that we should not provide adequate kit; that said if they provide their own kit we need to ensure that their kit is adequate

Allen, I have not read the info on the links posted by Tony & Ron, but would suggest that a pragmatic approach is needed here. If as a company you ensure that the IT and comms equipment you provide meets the correct standards (possibly with docking station, separate mouse and footrest, wrist support as required), then along with a comprehensive questionnaire, you should be doing enough. You should also have a formal requirement for portable electrical items to be brought back into head office for safety checks at regular intervals. Reasonable requests should also be considered, eg a table lamp. There are greater dangers to homeowners safety than those posed by the equipment they use, which are out of your control. For example, are their escape routes adequate if there is a fire in their home? You cannot be expected to alter the layout of their house to improve this! I think the main thing is to act promptly if one of your homeworkers complains that they are suffering from aches and pains brought on by their work. This should be followed up and acted upon. Failure to do so could then lead to claims, etc., etc.