Working from home
Home-Based Work (HBW) enables employees to do work from home that would previously have been done in the workplace.
Home-Based Work (HBW) enables employees to do work from home that would previously have been done in the workplace.
Usually, under HBW arrangements, employees will work a proportion of their normal weekly hours of duty at home.
| Duration | 0.5 day |
| Requirements | Clients to provide lunch and morning tea |
| Venue | Client to provide venue |
| Cost per training | $1,500 + $65 black and white or $150 colour booklet fee per participant |
Objectives
- Understand employee and employer legal obligations.
- Understand your company's relevant policies and programs.
- Conducting home based risk assessments.
- Designing home based safety check lists.
- Understand the requirements for working from home across different states of Australia
Outline of the program:
- What Is Working from Home?
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- Who Can Work From Home?
- What Positions Are Suitable For Working From Home?
- Advantages of Working from Home
- Disadvantages of Working from Home
- Working from Home Agreements
- When Can A Working From Home Agreement Be Altered Or Terminated?
- Responsibilities
- Requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act/Workplace Health and Safety Act
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- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- New Zealand
- Working from Home Checklist
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- Employee Responsibilities
- Lighting in Office Environments
- Noise in Office Environments
- Air Quality
- Furniture and Storage
- Computer Monitors
- Document Holders
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Office Accessories and Non Routine Processes
- Chairs
- Desk
- Standing height benches
- Leg Well Space
- Accident investigation
- Basic hazard identification
- Confined spaces
- Contractor management
- Dangerous goods
- Environmental and ISO 14001
- Ergonomics training
- Executive briefing
- Fire warden
- Fatigue management
- Hazardous substance regulations
- Lock out and isolation
- Manual handling
- Safety committee
- Safety map 4th edition auditing
- Supervisor safety
- Working at heights
- Workplace hazard identification, risk assessment and control training
- Working from home

