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PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT. Sarah L Young, Assistant Health and Safety Adviser Harrogate Borough Council. Presentation Content. Overview of the Council Court case and how I now work Types of users in the Council Undertaking assessments and a case study
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PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT Sarah L Young, Assistant Health and Safety Adviser Harrogate Borough Council
Presentation Content Overview of the Council Court case and how I now work Types of users in the Council Undertaking assessments and a case study Other considerations
Types of Users in the Council Agile Working Office Based Home Based Structured Agile Ad hoc Agile Mobile Worker
Regulation 2Analysis of Workstations to Assess and Reduce Risks Corporate self assessment form Reviewed annually or sooner One to one assessments
Regulation 3Requirements for Workstations All workstations meet the minimum standards Records kept of the self assessment form
Regulation 4Daily Work Routine of Users Building breaks into their day Change of activity
Regulation 5Eyes and Eyesight 50% or more time spent on the DSE Every 2 years Specsavers eye care voucher Attendance in works time
Regulation 6Provision of Training One hour training session for new starters or those becoming a user One to one assessments
Regulation 8Provision of Information During training Hand-outs covering their area of concern HSE website Council Intranet www.hse.gov.uk/mds.dse
Other Considerations Laptops • Manual handling • Personal safety Specialist kit • Council rules