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It's always an interesting argument when you get into that discussion that allowing working from home even if not a contractual home work confers the same duty of care essentially. As for RAs... I came accross one in a past employment where they had the employee measuring the room, taking photos, removing furniture,installing alarms etc (for commmercially sensitive R&D data) etc ,,, we soon got them to look at whether supporting home working was actually a viable work arrangement for every one and for those identified as suitable we really streamlined it down. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: 26 June 2012 09:14 Subject: Re: [OCC-HEALTH] DSE and Homeworking To: [log in to unmask] I can see your point Car. was making the asumption that this was a job which required the individual to undertake homeworking as part of their contract. Either way, they are both still responsible for H&S under the HASAWA 1974. As an aside: we have been having interesting discussions with our H&S department re homeworking during the Olympics. The risk assessment which they had initially required was extremely detailed and included questions along the lines of “Do you have any pets in the house?” and “will you be working alone?”. Needless to say interesting discussions ensued and I gather the requirement to complete this risk assessment form was eventually scrapped. For most people the risk of coming into work (eg crossing a busy road) was greater than the risk they faced undertaking homeworking. Anne On 26/06/2012 07:30, "Carr Barnes" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: However if it's not in her contract be prepared for the employer to argue that she chooses to work from home rather than go into an equipped office. Regards, Carr On Jun 25, 2012 11:59 PM, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: I would apply legal requirements to a worker no matter where they work, whether that is in their own home or in a more traditional environment. Anne On 25/06/2012 10:56, "Rachael Mclachlan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > HI All, I hope that you all had a great weekend! This is probably a silly > question, but think I have left my head in bed this morning. > > I have recently rolled out an online self assessment tool for DSE users for > 100 of our office workers. I was wondering whether anyone can advise me on > this. I have a regional sales manager, who raised in her assessment that she > uses a laptop for work, and also sits on a visitors chair (non 5 point base) > when she is home. It is flagged up as an actionable issue as a '5 point based > chair is a DSE requirement'. > > Am I right in saying that the DSE regs also apply to homeworkers (irrespective > of the fact they are 400 miles away from the base)? > > I am also planning to request that she be provided with a laptop riser, > separate keyboard and mouse. I think she should also be provided with a > proper office task chair. Any thoughts/guidance would be much appreciated! > > Rgds > Rachael > > ******************************** > Please remove this footer before replying. > > OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html > > CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH ******************************** Please remove this footer before replying. OCC-HEALTH ARCHIVES: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html CONFERENCES AND STUDY DAYS: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/filearea.cgi?LMGT1=OCC-HEALTH