PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT Sarah L Young, Assistant Health and Safety Adviser Harrogate Borough Council

Presentation Content Overview of the Council Court case and how I now work Types of users in the Council Undertaking assessments and a case study Other considerations

Types of Users in the Council Agile Working Office Based Home Based Structured Agile Ad hoc Agile Mobile Worker

Regulation 2 Analysis of Workstations to Assess and Reduce Risks Corporate self assessment form Reviewed annually or sooner One to one assessments

Regulation 3 Requirements for Workstations All workstations meet the minimum standards Records kept of the self assessment form

Regulation 4 Daily Work Routine of Users Building breaks into their day Change of activity

Regulation 5 Eyes and Eyesight 50% or more time spent on the DSE Every 2 years Specsavers eye care voucher Attendance in works time

Regulation 6 Provision of Training One hour training session for new starters or those becoming a user One to one assessments

Regulation 8 Provision of Information During training Hand-outs covering their area of concern HSE website Council Intranet

Other Considerations Laptops Manual handling Personal safety Specialist kit Council rules