Home workers need the same safety standard as office staff, but many of the risks sit in spaces the employer does not control. This checklist sets the assessment out in the order it is done: the workstation, the equipment, the home environment, wellbeing, and a sign-off that records the actions and a review date. Each section gives the questions to ask, the answer to record and the owner for any fix.

The sample is an assessment for a dispatch planner at Lindenhurst Logistics who works from home three days a week. It shows the workstation rules, a layered view of the home environment and network, a wellbeing article and a sign-off with the agreed terms. Every name and figure is fictional. Replace the policy wording, the allowance and the contacts, then check the arrangement with occupational health or your health and safety adviser.