Are you sitting comfortably? The hidden dangers of office life

Hulls, R.

Are you sitting comfortably? The hidden dangers of office life - 2001 - CSM April 2001, 27(1) .

Discusses the health and safety requirements that employers are obliged to follow in order to look after their employees health. The Health and Safety Regulations Act 1999 makes it compulsory for employers to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to health and safety and in workplaces with more than 5 staff a written record must be kept of all significant findings. Mentions the risks of litigation if inadequate thought is given to health and safety and stresses particular importance on the risks involved with working with keyboarding and display screen equipment.


MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK REGULATIONS 1999
REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY
OFFICE LAYOUT
RISK ASSESSMENT
ERGONOMICS
WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT