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#1 Posted : 26 March 2001 11:56:00(UTC)
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Posted By David Martin We have a number of sales people who are now spending approx 70% of their time working from home. As we are about to supply new laptops to all of them should we be thinking about supplying office furniture? Has any one any experience or references on case law for this situation? If we supply furniture do we need to check it every so often? If we don't supply what are the issues if an injury occurs? Any help would be appreciated.
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#2 Posted : 26 March 2001 15:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Joe McNicholas David, Click on the Technical Information tab on the left of this IOSH screen and you can download a form on teleworking which, whilst not going the whole hog, you may find it useful. Best Regards Joe McNicholas
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#3 Posted : 26 March 2001 19:29:00(UTC)
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Posted By Peter Harvey You may also like to look through some old copies of the Safety and Health Practitioner, there has been a great deal written on this subject. Also if you visit HSE Books on line you could download HSG 226, which gives guidance on employees working from home.
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#4 Posted : 26 March 2001 21:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Ridd You do not say whether these workers 'choose' (for their own convenience) to work from home or whether you (the employer) 'require' or 'employ' them to work from home. If you clearly, expect them to work from home or they cannot reasonably do their work otherwise then you should consider them as 'home workers' - for the time they are at home. If they are then working with a computer you have to follow exactly the same exercise as you would do for someone in the office. That is - consider if they fall into the 'user' category and if so follow the requirements of the DSE Regs. It is most UNLIKELY that the use of a laptop (new or old) will satisfy the minimum requirements of the Regs. You would have to have an assessment of the home workplace carried out (the users themselves can do this, if properly trained)and then if necessary, provide appropriate furniture or modify the existing workstation to comply. A number of companies already provide full workstations, chairs and PCs for homeworkers and a number of suppliers provide specially developed equipment for home use of this type. One large insurance company has recently worked with a film production company to produce a short video on homeworking - this not only addresses the DSE issues but all other H&S aspects that also have to be considered. If you would like more information, please contact me.
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#5 Posted : 02 April 2001 14:22:00(UTC)
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Posted By Diane Warne BT have an excellent web site about teleworking and homeworking at http://www.wfh.co.uk/ Diane
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