ABSTRACT

HEALTH AND SAFETY (DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT) REGULATIONS 1992 SI 1992/2792

Regulation 1

Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

(1) ...

(2) In these Regulations-

(a) ‘display screen equipment’ means any alphanumeric or graphic display screen, regardless of the display process involved;

(b) ‘operator’ means a self-employed person who habitually uses display screen equipment as a significant part of his normal work;

(c) ‘use’ means for or in connection with work;

(d) ‘user’ means an employee who habitually uses display screen equipment as a significant part of his normal work; and

(e) ‘workstation’ means an assembly comprising-

(i) display screen equipment (whether provided with software determining the interface between the equipment and its operator or user, a keyboard or any other input device),

(ii) any optional accessories to the display screen equipment,

(iii) any disk drive, telephone, modem, printer, document holder, work chair, work desk, work surface or other item peripheral to the display screen equipment, and

(iv) the immediate work environment around the display screen equipment.