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Health and Safety Regulations for VDUs
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations
1992 implement an EC Directive which came into effect from
January 1993.
Employers are required by law to minimize
the risks to staff from working on a VDU by ensuring workstations
and working practices are well designed.
The Regulations apply to all staff who regularly use VDUs
as a significant part of their daily work.
Employers must assess workstations to ensure they meet the
minimum requirements and take responsibility for remedying
the risks identified.
Factors that must be considered include:
- screens
- keyboards
- mice
- desks
- chairs
- lighting
- working environment
- the
job being done
- software
- special needs
of individual staff.
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