TOP TEN TIPS FOR USING DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT

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Use of Display Screen Equipment – Top Ten Tips

1) Adjust your screen so top edge is at eye level, tilt screen so that it is at right angles and the distance betweeb eyes and screen no less than 600mm.

2) Position your screen to avoid glare.

3) Adjust brightness and contrast controls on screen.

4) Adjust your chair to ensure lower back is supported.

5) Adjust chair height so your feet rest firmly on the floor and there is a two finger gap between back of knee and the chair.

6) Ensure that you do not sit in the same position for long periods.

7) Ensure that you have space for hand and arm support when using the keyboard and mouse.

Organise your workstation to ensure that the most frequently used objects are within easy reach.

9) Report any health problems associated with the use of display screen equipment to your manager or Occupational Health. Don’t ignore any aches or pains no matter how small they may seem!

10) Have a break! Mix screen and non-screen work.


Suze

[peana]

Perfect timing!  We're in the process of reorganising our offices and I'm slowly getting used to my new desk having been moved over the weekend (I've had to move it 3 times today already)!  

The worst thing happend though - despite labelling it clearly, my chair has got mixed up with all the other spare chairs.  I'm now having to get used to a new chair - I'm sure by the end of the week I'll have adjusted it 'just right', but at the moment it's driving me mad and I have to keep fiddling with it.  It's amazing what a bad temper such a trivial thing can put you into.