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Remote or isolated work

Note: Some of these examples of hazards may not create psychosocial risks on their own but may do so if combined with other hazards. Some hazards may only create risks on their own when severe. Consider all hazards present and the circumstances to determine what is reasonably practicable to manage the risks.

Remote or isolated work may include:

\- working in locations requiring long commutes to work sites
\- significant delays to entering or exiting the worksite (e.g. prisons, tower cranes or confined spaces)
\- limited access to resources (e.g. supplies are delivered infrequently or there are significant delays in getting additional equipment if needed)
\- limited access to recreation or opportunities to escape work issues (e.g. living in workers’ accommodation in remote areas)
\- reduced access to support networks and lower capacity to meet family commitments (e.g. fly-in fly-out or offshore work)
\- working alone (e.g. lone workers on night shift)
\- working away from the usual workplace (e.g. working in clients’ homes, offsite or from home)
\- where there is limited access to reliable communication and technology (e.g. no phone reception or IT systems are frequently offline), and
\- difficulties or long delays accessing help in an emergency (e.g. community nurses in remote areas, working in underground mines).