Display Screen Equipment Safety Briefing

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Display Screen EquipmentSafety Briefing

• HAZARDS are not widely appreciated
• Musculoskeletal problems
• Upper Limb pains and discomfort (RSI)
• Back , neck shoulder aches and pains
• Eye and Eyesight effects
• Fatigue and Stress
• Electromagnetic Radiation ??
• RISKS relate to
• Duration frequency of use
• User practice
• Equipment design
• HEALTH PROBLEMS caused by long term use
• are REAL

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Rights and Responsibilities

• Rights of Users
• Properly equipped workstation
• Training
• Eye tests
• Contribution from employer to the cost of
  corrective eyewear for work related to use of DSE
• Responsibility
• To operate responsibly, making proper use of
  equipment
• To report problems

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Are you a USER ?

• Display Screen Equipment regulations
• Average use more than 2 hours a day
• Single periods of intensive use
• (exceeding 1 hour duration)
• School interpretation
• It is your main task and requires extended
• periods of intensive continuous use
• e.g. Theory/Astronomy/MRI

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Assessments

• Self assessment forms on web to be completed and
  sent to
• Chris Pateman Safety Technician
• B222 x15182
• Christopher.Pateman _at_nottingham.ac.uk
• Recommendations
• Costs met by individual groups
• Eye tests
• Forms from Chris Pateman
• Performed by Occupational Health
• More information
• University safety office website
• www.nottingham.ac.uk/safety/ under policy and
  guidance