Homeworkers' health and safety

Office workers in particular are staying away from their normal base for at least part of the working week, using a phone and computer at home to allow greater flexibility and to avoid congestion problems.

Most health and safety at work regulations apply equally to homeworkers as they do to those operating from their employer's premises. Another issue that can be overlooked is risk assessments, as can many of the hazards which exist in the office at home.

In this feature, Norwich Union Risk Services liability risk adviser Ashley Hutton looks at what employers need to be aware of whenever staff operate from home…

Part 1: The growth in working from home

Part 2: Assessing the risks of homeworking

Part 3: Use of equipment for work at home

Part 4: Working with display screens at home

Part 5: Working in isolation

Click on the links over to the left-hand-side of this page to read each part...