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Factories Ordinance - Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1996

Jurisdiction Gibraltar
Year 1996
Published in English
Serial title Gibraltar Gazette
Source 29 Feb. 1996, No.2901, p.242-251.
Serial number Legal Notice No.26 of 1996 (Gibraltar)
Descriptors [Primary] Gibraltar, design of equipment, visual display terminals, workplace design
[Secondary] eye examinations, hazard evaluation, information of personnel, law, lighting, man-computer interfaces, responsibilities of employers
Subject category Physical hazards
Abstract Regulations concerning the requirements for users of display screen equipment. Provisions relate to: the duty of employers to assess the health and safety risks of each workstation and to reduce the risks as far as possible; ensuring that workstations meet the minimum requirements laid down in the Schedule to these Regulations (design of the display screen, keyboard, work surface and chair, the general environment, and the computer/user interface); daily work routine and provision of work breaks; eye and eyesight tests; health and safety information and training.
CIS No. 97-381
Database ID 68797

 

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