Health and Safety for Homeworkers Training Course

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 is the primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain. This legislation sets out the duty of care employers have towards employees and members of the public. 

The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, (as amended) requires employers to undertake risk assessments and provide adequate training for work activities that have the potential to cause harm to employees. This includes hybrid/agile working arrangements.

During the COVID 19 pandemic, when the Government instructed people to work from home temporarily if possible, the HSE gave out general guidance on homeworking arrangements.

Many organisations now implement hybrid/agile working arrangements as part of employees working contracts. This requires employers to consider staff homeworking arrangements as part of the workplace. With these arrangements, employers must consider: 

• stress and poor mental health
• using equipment like computers and laptops safely
• their working environment

Employees must receive suitable information and training to ensure their health, safety and welfare while undertaking hybrid/agile working.

Our Health & Safety for Homeworkers course is designed to give employees operating hybrid/agile working arrangements the necessary information and training to undertake their work safely. 

The course will cover the following topics:

• Understanding the basics of staying safe as a homeworker.
• Recognising, and implementing control measures when dealing with potential hazards in the home.
• Understanding the importance of good posture.
• Avoiding injuries caused by poor lifting techniques.
• Fire prevention methods. 
• Evacuating their home safely during an emergency.
• Understanding how to be an effective remote worker.
• Recognising the responsibilities for their own personal safety.

This course consists of four sections including interactive questions to ensure you have understood the content.

1. Responsibilities and Legal Requirements
2. Hazards and Risks
3. Working at Home
4. Safety and Emergency Procedures

A CPD accredited downloadable certificate is available on completion of the course.

All the online training courses are:

• High quality, video based online courses.
• Compatible on any device and very simple to use.
• Thoroughly researched, accurate in content and filmed in an interesting way in order to fully engage the learner.
• Accredited and approved and can be counted towards CPD.