Computer Health & Safety

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The Display Screen Equipment Regulations (1992) require that all workers have an assessment of their display screen use.

Seating, lighting, footrests, desk height and chairs are all known to be factors which can affect employee comfort and safety. The hazards are mostly musculo-skeletal however recent research has also made links with glaucoma associated with shortsightedness. It is considered 'reasonable' that an employer take all these factors into account and not simply expect an employee to make do with what is provided. In addition, certain workers are required to have a programme of breaks.

Programme of breaks

The main consideration is that the display screen and associated key board is unavoidably used for work (i.e. part of the job, no discretion) and that the individual normally uses the equipment for continuous spells of an hour or more.

Further considerations

Further considerations are the degree to which information must be transferred from user to the equipment at high speed, the level of training or skill required to operate the equipment and the performance requirements demanded in terms of the consequences of error.

 

The BSA display screen use assessment and recommendations provides an accepted solution. Acting on recommendations should enhance productivity and reduce risk of claims regarding musculoskeletal or eye disorders.

For further information - please call Bernard Sims Associates on 01483 467270 or e-mail bsims@bsims.co.uk