Occupational Safety and Health (Display Screen This is a
subsidiary regulation under the Occupational Safety & Health
Ordinance (OSHO) enacted on 24 April 2002 under the Occupational
Safety and Health Ordinance. There will be a one-year grace
period before this Regulation becomes fully effective (April
2003). [Full Content of the How will the University be affected
by this Regulation? This Regulation is applicable to the
University's operations as it is enacted under the OSHO. The
Regulation aims at protecting the safety and health of employees
who use display screen equipment at work for prolonged periods
of time almost every day. "display screen equipment (DSE)"
refers to any display screen which shows letters, numbers,
characters or graphics, regardless of the display process
involved. The most common type of DSE that can be found in the
office and laboratory environments is the personal computer. to
the Code of Practice published under the Regulation, the
definition of "prolonged periods of time" means: -