Display screen equipment assessment

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 implement an EC Directive and came into effect from January 1993 (some small changes were made in 2002). The Regulations require employers to minimise the risks in VDU work by ensuring that the workplaces and jobs are well designed.

The employer is required to

• Analyse workstations, and assess and reduce risks
• Ensure workstations meet minimum requirements
• Plan work so there are breaks or changes of activity
• On request arrange eye tests,and provide spectacles if special ones are needed
• provide health and safet training and information

Assessment

• Tawsa Ltd will complete display Screen Assessments for each of your work stasions;

• we will document all findings good and bad & discuss the issues with you and your employees;

• each employee will be issued with an information leaflet to help them understand how to maintain a good work station and job design;

• We will train employees as required