S 1.44 Suitable configuration of a home workplace

Initiation responsibility: Head of Site/Bldg Technical Service, personnel committee/works council, superiors

Implementation responsibility: Site/Bldg Technical Service, staff members

It is advisable to assign a complete room for use as a workplace at home. Such a workplace should at least be separated from the rest of the premises by means of a door.

The workplace should be configured in compliance with ergonomic, security and health requirements including the following:-

These include:

• Sufficient space for furniture and the desktop monitor

• Adjustable room temperature and adequate ventilation

• Sufficient sound-proofing

• Sufficient daylight and electrical illumination

• Visual shielding of the monitor if it could be observed through a window

• Avoidance of glare and reflections at the workstation

• Telephone and electrical connections

IT equipment intended for professional purposes should be provided by the employer, and the use of these services for private purposes should be prevented by official instructions, for example.

Additional controls:

• Are employees who have a workplace at home questioned regularly or periodically as to whether their workplace complies with ergonomic and operational requirements?