HEALTH EFFECT WORKING WITH VDU DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT

Collection of 5 documents and technical papers on:

HEALTH EFFECTS OF WORKING WITH VDU DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT

The documents are all in very good to excellent condition.

Individual details as outlined below:

 

1.  DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT WORK: guidance on regulations, Health & Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

Health & Safety Executive, published by HMSO, 1992

A4 paperback, iv + 48 pages

• Introduction
• New general regulations
• Structure of this booklet
• Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
• Analysis of workstations
• Requirements for workstations
• Daily work routine of users
• Eyes and eyesight
• Provision of training
• Provision of information
• Exemption certificates
• Extension outside Great Britain
• Guidance on workstation minimum requirements
• Display screen equipment: possible effects on heatlh
• Further sources of information

 

2.  WORK WITH DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT: proposals regulations and guidance

[This is the original public consultation document issued prior to publication of the official guidance document above]

Health & Safety Commission, 1992

A4 paperback, 56 pages

• Introduction
• Possible risks from using display screen equipment
• Existing legal obligations on employers
• National and international standards on visual display terminals
• The proposed regulations
• Commentary on particular issues
• Costs and benefits
• Draft regulations
• Proposed guide to the regulations
• European Council Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment

 

3.  YOUR EYES AND VDUs

Association of Optometrists, 1990

A5 booklet, 15 x 21 cm, 9 pages

• Re-view your VDU
• Eyestrain
• Development of the eye
• The use of spectacles
• Astigmatism
• Contact lenses
• Eye coordination
• Eye exercises
• Colour deficiency
• Eye examination checklist for users
• Vision screening
• Medical history
• The work environment
• Microfiche
• Positioning the equipment
• Lighting
• Screen and filters
• Document holders
• Psychological considerations

 

4.  WORKING WITH VDUs

Health & Safety Executive, 1992

A5 booklet, 15 x 21 cm, 16 pages

• Introduction
• Am I at risk?
• Can work with VDUs affect eyesight?
• I wear bi-focals. Will I be able to use a VDU?
• I wear contact lenses. Does this cause any special problems with a VDU?
• I sometimes see a coloured after-image after working with a VDU. Is this serious?
• Are aches and pains caused by using a VDU?
• Can work with VDUs be stressful?
• Can VDUs cause headaches?
• How long should I work with a VDU?
• Do VDUs give out harmful levels of radiation?
• What should I do if I am pregnant?
• Can working with VDUs causes skin disorders?
• Can VDUs trigger epileptic seizures?
• I am taking drugs prescribed by my doctor. Can I still use a VDU?
• Why have new regulations been introduced?
• What are the regulations?
• Who is affected?
• What do employers have to do to comply?
• How are self-employed workers covered?
• Are workers at home covered?
• What can I do to help myself?
• What should I do if I have any problems?

 

5.  THE VDU IN THE DOCK

Single-sided A3 sheet (folded - 2 sides A4) photocopy

From: Computing Supplement, March 20, 1986, 29-29

"The debate on possible effects of working with VDUs goes on. Lesley Bolton looks at some of the arguments noting particular concerns regarding the VDU and pregnancy."

 

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