Health and Safety
- Created by: jessicabrown00
- Created on: 17-02-17 14:29
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- Health and Safety
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Risk Assessment
- Identify the hazards the user is exposed to
- Identify the risks those hazards can produe
- Put safety precautions in place to reduce the risks
- Train workers to deal with any risks that remain
- Check regularly to see that the situation has not become worse for any reason
- Encourage staff to report any health and safety problems they they encounter
- Risk Assessment
- Back pain and Spinal Damage
- Workstation Design
- Chairs should be adjustable in height and provide good back support
- Monitors should tilt and swivel
- Keyboards should be adjustable in height
- There should be enough work space provided for documents and any other equipment needed
- Document holders may be useful to avoid awkward neck and eye movements
- Some workers may find a foot rest helpful
- Job Design
- Workers shouldn't spend a long time at a keyboard without doing anything else
- Regular breaks should be provided to all employees who spend a long time at the computer
- Share duties so people using the computer get a chance to answer the telephone or file some documents
- Training
- It is important that users are aware of the risks and know how to prevent them happening
- They should be encouraged to change position regularly be moving and stretching
- Workers should be shown how to organise their work to prevent them spending too long at the computer
- Workstation Design
- RSI
- Keyboards
- They should be height adjustable so that users can find a comfortable keying position
- A space in front of the keyboard is useful for resting the hands and wrists when not keying
- Ergonomically designed keyboards can be comfortable
- Mouse
- The mouse should be easy to reach and can be used with the wrist straight
- Keyboards
- Eye Strain and Headaches
- Focusing on a screen for long periods can cause eyes to tire and cause headaches
- The monitor should be positioned 20-24 inches from the eyes
- The monitor height should be so the top of the screen is 5-15 degrees below horizontal line of sight
- Software Design
- Background and font colours should not cause strain to the eyes, with good contrast to make text stand out clearly
- Font sizes should be large enough to read but not so big that the user has to scroll unnecessarily
- Logical menus
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Health and Safety at Work Act
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