ICT- INFO 1-Unit 1- Health and Safety in relation to ICT systems

• Back Ache
• Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
• Eye Strain
• Stress

• Mainly caused by sitting with incorrect posture
• Slouching
• Sitting awkwardly at desk

Preventions:

• Adjustable Chair
• Sit up straight
• Feet on floor
• Foot support of necessary 
• Ensure screen is lined up and tilted appropriately 

Repetitive Strain Injury

• Aches and pains in hands, wrists, arms and neck
• Usually symptoms do not last
• Prevented by good workstation design and good working practices

Preventions:

• Adjustable Chair
• Enough Space
• Document holder
• Ergonomic keyboard/mouse
• Wrist rest
• Learn to type properly 

• Causes blurred vision
• Headaches
• Looking at screen for long periods of time
• Glare on the screen
• Dirt on the screen
• Lighting

Preventions:

• Clean
• Appropriate Lighting
• Blinds
• Breaks
• Regular eye tests
• Don't sit too close to the screen

• When things go wrong
• ICT providers have a responsibility to make ICT simple to use
• Too much to do in too little time
• Worry about new technology 
• Frustrating software (not designed properly)
• Loosing work
• Viruses
• Technical Problems

• Health and Safety at Work act 1974

-Ensures safe place to work and safe system at work

• Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment Regulations) 1922 

Should:-

• Tilt and swivel
• Be at a appropriate height for the user
• Have a stable image with no flickering
• Have brightness and contrast control
• No reflections
• Appropriate Size

User need to have training on:-

• How to adjust brightness and contrast
• The need to take regular breaks
• How to adjust the size of the text and other screen elements
• Why keeping the screen clean is important

Should:-

• Be adjustable in height (if person is too small provide a foot rest)
• Have seat backs which provide support
• Tilt
• Five feet with castors

Should:-

• Be big enough for computer equipment and paperwork
• Have a matt surface (reduces glare)

• Bug free
• Carefully chosen fonts and font size
• Info in an logical order
• Important items at top left
• Behave in a way that user's expect
• Help screens/desk
• Not a lot to key in
• Music/animations can be switched off/skipped 
• Short cuts to minimise mouse clicks
• Training
• Log all problems 

• Logical order (Important first)
• Tested to prevent crashes
• Tested for frustrating problems
• Minimise mouse movements
• Consistency 
• Items like buttons, menu etc where users would expect them
• Simply written help screen and tested by novice users

Health and Safety in relation to ICT Systems

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