EYE AND EYESIGHT TESTING
VDU users and those who are become users VDU equipment can
request eye and eyesight test that free charge them.
. Users are
also entitled further tests regular intervals but the user’s normal
glasses are suitable for VDU work, then the employer not required pay
for them.
The length break required not fixed the law; the time will vary depend-
ing upon the work being done.
● Hands can rest the work surface front the keyboard with fin-
gers outstretched over the keys. Some questions cannot be
answered until user has had opportunity try the workstation.
Otherwise, plan for users take breaks away from theVDU screen possible.
Users, trainers and assessors should focus those aspects which have
changed.
A risk assessment should always carried out new workstation or
when new operator takes over workstation.Safe systems working
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out other tasks such taking telephone calls, filing and photocopying. Breaks should taken before users become
tired and short frequent breaks are better than longer infrequent ones.3
A document holder typically used word
processing VDU operator.
WORKSTATIONS
Make sure that new workstations comply with the regulations when:
● major changes the workstation display screen equipment, furni-
ture software are made
● new users start work change workstations
● workstations are re-sited
● the nature the work changes considerably.
FIGURE 8. For
example, does the user find the layout comfortable operate, are there
reflections the screen different times the day the sun moves
around the building?
To comfortable the operator should adjust the chair and equipment so
that:
● Arms are horizontal and eyes are roughly the height the top of
the VDU casing. the test
shows that they need glasses specifically carry out their VDU work, then
their employer must pay for basic pair frames and lenses. For example:
● the location the workstation has changed, the lighting ade-
quate, lighting sunlight now reflecting off the display unit?
● different users have different needs replacing tall user with a
short user may mean that footrest required
● users working from number source documents will need more
desk space than users who are word processing
