1. Other Legislation

2. Health and Safety Act 1974 Organisations must ensure the working environment of their employees is both safe and reasonably comfortable These include Adequate ventilation Sufficient good light Comfortable temperature

3. Health and Safety Act 1974 It also affects computer users and the equipment in the following ways: Monitors should be adjustable with anti glare screens if needed Chairs should be adjustable to allow users to position themselves comfortably at the keyboard and monitor Regular breaks from using the computer should be encouraged (this does not mean a coffee break every 15 minutes, it could be phone call or other office work) Desks and floors should be free form obstacles and trailing wires Computer users should not tamper with electrical equipment, consume food or drink while working at the computer, in case of spillage.

4. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 protects the owners of creative and literary works this includes not only books but computer programmes, music and preparatory design material. This means that the owner has exclusive rights to copy the work, issue copies of the work to the public, to rent or lend their work to the public and to perform, show or play the work in public. Copyright is automatic on creation of work and lasts up to 70 years after death of the author. It is the expression of the idea that is copyrighted not the idea itself.

5. Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 This Act also includes moral rights. These give the author of the work the right to be identified as the author of the work, object to derogatory treatment of the work and not have the work falsely attributed to them. You may copy 10% of a book or a chapter depending on the size.

6. Group Work Design a Poster Aimed at office workers To support the Health and Safety Act 1974 Examples http://www.safetyworld.com/images/32.gif http://safetytoons.com/store/images/TN120. gif http://safetytoons.com/store/images/TN120. gif