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
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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
Isolation for the oil and gas industry
Lock out and isolation
Manual handling
Plant hazard identification
Risk management
Safety committee
Safety map 4th edition auditing
Supervisor safety
Working at heights
Workplace hazard identification, risk assessment and control training
Working from home

