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Both the UK governemnt and the European Union have laid down the laws that explain the duties of employers to provide a safe and healthy place of work. Several of these touch on the potential dangers of using information technology. Computer users should be aware of a range of health and safety issues involved in using information technology, including: stress eye strain repetitive strain injury (RSI) radiation hazards like electrical faults, fire and obstruction health and safety legislation relating to compters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eye strain Looking at VDU for a long time can strain your eyes, particularly if the screen is small, blurres or flickering. You can reduce eye strain by: taking regular breaks when using a computer adjusting the position of the VDU. Repetitive strain injury (RSI) Some people who use a computer keyboard a lot get sore and swollen hands and lower arms.That is RSI. In extreme cases it causes pain and prevent people from doing their jobs. It can be reduce or avoid it by: using wrist support using special designed keyboard and taking regular breaks Radiation All VDU's give off small amount of radiation, this is bad because you sit closer to them. Hazards Like all electrical equipment, computers can be dangerous. Electrical faults can give users a shock or start a fire. To avoid this, you must check regularly. Computer equipmnet can also cause accidents if place in a wrong place, like blocking the fire exit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Health & Safet legislation | One of the most important pieces of health and safety legislation is aimed at the computer users is the health and safety regulations 1992 This states that: VDU's must not flicker, must be free from glare, and must swivel and tilt Keyboards must tilt, be free from glare, and must have enough space in front operators to rest their forearms desks must be free from glare and ahve enough space to arrange all equipment and documents chairs must be adjustable in height, and in the angle of the back radiation must be reduced to negligible levels screen work must be interrupted by regular breaks free eyesight testing must be offered to employees training must be provided so that equipment is used properly.
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