Document ID (ISN) | 110754 |
CIS number |
10-0415 |
Year |
2008 |
Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 622
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Author(s) |
Gervais R.L., Williamson J., Sanders V., Hopkinson J. Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Evaluation of the success in Great Britain of the Directive on minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment - A comparative assessment of the 1997 and 2007 evaluations |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2008. viii, 79p. Illus. 6 ref. |
Internet access |
HSE_Research_Report_622.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
This current report involved a comparative evaluation of the impact, including the costs and benefits, of the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Directive 90/270/EEC (see CIS 90-1069) in the United Kingdom, with the previous evaluation of the Regulations that was completed in 1997. The research is based on a structured sample of employers in the United Kingdom, in which data were collected from 1241 respondents. Overall, the results showed positive findings across a majority of the analyses. Contents: introduction; methodology; use of display screen equipment; perceived risks; alterations to workstations; daily routine of users; eye and eyesight tests; benefits and costs; the regulations; conclusions. The employers' questionnaires of 1997 and 2007 are included in appendices. |
Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; office work; man-computer interfaces; conditions of work; ergonomics |
Descriptors (secondary) |
survey; eye examinations; role of management; responsibilities of employers; comment on directive; report |
Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
Subject(s) |
Lighting, colour and vision Ergonomics and work organization
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Broad subject area(s) |
Physiology, ergonomics
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Browse category(ies) |
Office work Lighting and colour Ergonomics
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