° incorrectly positioned display screen or key board ° screen glare or flicker. Provide staff with regular breaks and changes in activity Monitor through health surveillance by managers Encourage staff to raise concerns Repeat assessment whenever equipment or layout change Ensure "Users" are aware of the entitlement to request an eye and eyesight test and provide Equipment/environment those who request one with an appropriate eye causing eye watering, and eyesight test and any special corrective headaches, tiredness and spectacles or appliances which may be visual fatigue. prescribed for VDU use by the optician Work Activity Risk In Further Action Required Ref Description Hazard (H-M-L) Control Measures Required Place By Person No when responsible 15 Use of VDU Ill health and stress due to Supervisors to: Equipment working environment, ° monitor and analyse sickness reports, and pressures and hours of work ° where necessary liaise with Health Care and Safety Team 16 Use of Audio Noise: Consider: Equipment Possibility of hearing damage ° erection of acoustic barrier or if operator needs to increase measures to reduce background noise volume to counter surrounding ° audiometric testing of staff on noise levels appointment and at regular intervals thereafter Personal issue earpieces Earpieces causing infections Provide information to on hygiene and use of earpieces
Equipment/environment causing eye watering, headaches, tiredness and visual fatigue. ° incorrectly positioned display screen or key board ° screen glare or flicker. Provide staff with regular breaks and changes in activity Monitor through health surveillance by managers Encourage staff to raise concerns Repeat assessment whenever equipment or layout change Ensure "Users" are aware of the entitlement to request an eye and eyesight test and provide those who request one with an appropriate eye and eyesight test and any special corrective spectacles or appliances which may be prescribed for VDU use by the optician Work Activity Risk In Further Action Required Ref No Description Hazard (H-M-L) Control Measures Required Place By when Person responsible 15 Use of VDU Equipment Ill health and stress due to working environment, pressures and hours of work Supervisors to: ° monitor and analyse sickness reports, and ° where necessary liaise with Health Care and Safety Team 16 Use of Audio Equipment Noise: Possibility of hearing damage if operator needs to increase volume to counter surrounding noise levels Earpieces causing infections Consider: ° erection of acoustic barrier or measures to reduce background noise ° audiometric testing of staff on appointment and at regular intervals thereafter Personal issue earpieces Provide information to on hygiene and use of earpieces
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