Employer regulations

The law states that an employer must provide or ensure:

• tiltable screens
• anti-glare screen filters
• adjustable chairs
• foot supports
• suitable lighting
• workstations are not cramped
• when working working on a computer there are frequent breaks
• appropriate eye and eyesight tests by an optician

Note: These regulations apply only to offices - not to students or pupils in schools or colleges.

In order to provide the satisfactory equipment for their employees, employers use ergonomics to assist the equipment design process. It is the science concerned with designing safe and comfortable machines for humans. This includes furniture design and the design of parts of the computer like keyboards.