{"id":14353,"date":"2021-02-23T14:50:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T13:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6582"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:32","slug":"uk-hse-guidance-to-protect-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-home-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-hse-guidance-to-protect-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-home-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"UK: HSE guidance to protect the health and wellbeing of home workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>   <li><a>train, supervise and monitor lone workers<\/a><\/li>   <li>keep in touch with them and respond to any incident<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><strong>Definition<\/strong><\/h2> Lone workers are those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision, for example: <ul>   <li>as delivery drivers, health workers or engineers<\/li>   <li>as security staff or cleaners<\/li>   <li>in warehouses or petrol stations<\/li>   <li>at home<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><strong>Risks to consider<\/strong><\/h2> Risks that particularly affect lone workers include: <ul>   <li><a>violence in the workplace<\/a><\/li>   <li><a>stress and mental health or wellbeing<\/a><\/li>   <li>a person\u2019s <a>medical suitability<\/a> to work alone<\/li>   <li>the workplace itself, for example if it\u2019s in a rural or isolated area<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><strong>High-risk work<\/strong><\/h2> Certain high-risk work requires at least one other person. This includes work: <ul>   <li>in a confined space, where a supervisor may need to be there, along with someone in a rescue role<\/li>   <li>near exposed live electricity conductors<\/li>   <li>in diving operations<\/li>   <li>in vehicles carrying explosives<\/li>   <li>with fumigation<\/li> <\/ul> <h2><strong>Working from home<\/strong><\/h2> You have the same health and safety responsibilities for homeworkers and the same liability for accident or injury as for any other workers. This means you must provide supervision, education and training, as well as implementing enough control measures to protect the homeworker. Find out more about <a>homeworking<\/a>. 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