Name: The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
SKU: 2177

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

POSSIBLE EFFECTS ON HEALTH

BODILY FATIGUE.
Caused by bad design, selection and installation of display screen equipment and inadequate design of the workplace.
UPPER LIMB PAINS AND DISCOMFORT.
Sitting in fixed positions for long periods, or awkward, rapid, or repetitive movements of the head, body or arms can cause pains or discomfort in the neck, shoulders or arms.
EYE AND EYESIGHT EFFECTS.
Symptoms such as impaired visual performance, red or sore eyes and headaches may be caused by :-
- Staying in the same position and concentrating for a long time.
- Poor positioning of the display screen equipment.
- Poor legibility of the screen or source documents.
- Poor lighting, including glare and reflections.
- A drifting, flickering or jittering image on screen.
FATIGUE AND STRESS.
Stress is likely to occur when there is poor job design or work organisation, lack of control of work by the user, under-employment of organisation, lack of control of work by the user, under-employment of stress can be minimised by careful design, selection and disposition of display screen equipment, good design of the workplace and training, consultation and involvement of the user and short frequent breaks away from the screen.
NINE STEPS TO HEALTHIER WORKING.
1. SCREEN :
readable and stable image, adjustable, glare free.
2. KEYBOARD :
usable, adjustable, key tops legible.
3. WORK SURFACE :
allow flexible arrangement, spacious, glare free, document holder as appropriate.
4. WORK CHAIR :
appropriate adjustability plus foot rest.
5. LEG ROOM AND CLEARANCES :
to facilitate postural change.
6. LIGHTING :
provision of adequate contrast, no direct or indirect glare or reflections.
7. DISTRACTING NOISE MINIMISED
8. NO EXCESSIVE HEAT :
adequate humidity.
9. SOFTWARE :
appropriate to the task and adapted to