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Since technological advancements are changing the face of the workplace, it also poses a challenge, particularly when managing the health and safety of your workforce. For this reason, businesses need to conduct a home worker risk assessment to help manage their workforce and protect their staff and business.
.What is a home working risk assessment?
The home working risk assessment helps to ascertain if the workspace is suitable for your workers. Working from home is time-saving; it incorporates diverse talent into your workforce as well as increases the productivity of the business, but the workplace needs to be conducive enough to see the productivity graph rise
To conduct a risk assessment, you need to consider the following:
Work environment:
To conduct the homeworker workstation assessment, you need to first look at the space suitability of the workstation. Working in an enclosed place such as the attic or basement is not suitable because of the lighting conditions and ventilation.
Remove any hazardous material in the workspace and ensure that the area is well-lit and ventilated.
DSE assessment:
Conducting a homeworker DSE assessment is a crucial step in the assessment process. It considers how employees use the screen of computers or mobile devices.
Training and constantly getting feedback from your employees as regards their screen use will help you maintain workplace safety as well as meet the legal guidelines set for display screen usage.
Fire outbreak measures:
One may think that fire prevention measures are only to be considered in the office, but your home-workers are surrounded by flammable materials and ignition sources. Checking the fire alarms and escape plans should go into the risk assessment.
Ensure that cigarettes are kept away from the workstation or are carefully controlled.
Check their mental health status:
Mental health is a serious issue that businesses shouldn't overlook. Have measures in place that warrant your workers to de-stress and have social contact.
Final thoughts:
If you cannot thoroughly ascertain the safety of your home-workers, seek professional help. Remember: your workforce determines the profitability of your business, so make sure they are as safe at home as they are at the office.
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