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1 Introduction
2 Eyes and vision
Workstation and workplace factors affecting vision
The workstation
The screen
Lighting
Glare
Job design factors affecting vision
Eye and eyesight testing
When should the tests be carried out?
What type of tests?
How often should the test be carried out?
Who is a 'competent' person?
Corrective appliances
Who pays for eye tests and glasses?
Long-term eye damage, epilepsy and cataracts
Static electricity
Stress
Conception and infertility
Miscarriage
Epidemiological studies
Experimental studies on spontaneous abortion
Abnormalities and defects
Mechanisms for effects
Chance
Stress and psychosocial factors
Ergonomics and physical stress
Electromagnetic radiation
Combined effects
Pregnancy and the law
Negotiated agreements
Inland Revenue Staff Federation (IRSF)
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) BBC World Service
National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO)[now UNISON]
Checklist
Causes of RSI
Diagnosis and treatment
Prevention of RSI
Workstation design
Job design
Work load
Payment systems
Workplace conditions
Early reporting of symptoms
Training
Organising for safety
Muscular stress
Environmental factors
Hardware and software design
Job design factors
Cancer
Ion effects and electrostatic fields
Electrical hypersensitivity
Ozone from printers
Radiation emissions from CRTs
Ionising radiation
Non-ionising radiation
Biological effects of EMFs
Electrostatic fields
Effects of electrostatic fields
Standards for CRTs
Alternatives to CRTs
Costs for industry or workers?
Who is responsible?
Health and Safety at Work Act
Employers' duties
'So far as is reasonably practicable'
Employees' duties
Assessing and reducing risks
Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
Appointing safety representatives
Safety representatives' rights
Inspections
Rights to information
Safety committees
New rights for representatives
Management of Health and Safety of Work (MHSW) Regulations
Assessments
Health surveillance
Workplace regulations
The Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations
Sub standards in the UK
What equipment is covered?
Who is covered?
Operators
Who should do the assessments?
Reviewing assessments
Reducing the risks
Eyes and eyesight
Provision of training
Provision of information
Laws full of flaws?
Improving the working environment
Screens
Document holders
Keyboards
Non-keyboard accessories
Work desks
Footrests
Chairs
Lighting
Noise
Temperature and humidity
Radiation
Fumes and static electricity
Job design
Software
Making best use of the regulations
VDU workstation inspection checklist
VDU Work and the Hazards to Health: Table of Contents
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