Risk Assesment

Risks• Physical fatigue, aches and pains in joints and limbs with possible development of more

serious long, term musculo-skeletal problems. These could arise from inadequate adjustment of workstations poor ergonomics and bad posture.

• Eyestrain and possible acute effects such as headaches caused by glare and long periods of close focus work. (There is no evidence that using a computer can cause permanent deterioration in the eyesight).

• Regular prolonged use of the keyboard and mouse may result in some people developing WRULDs such as carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis.

• Stress may be caused by repeated problems with software or hardware as well as excessive working hours and demanding deadlines.

• Radiation levels from visual display units (VDUs) are extremely low. Research has shown that there is no evidence of any hazardous effects from radiation on computer users.

• Noise levels from computers and printers are insufficient to damage the users hearing, they may be at a level to cause a nuisance.

• Printers can produce dust and fume emissions at levels that may cause irritation in some people.

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Control Measurements• We can do things such as sitting in the chair straight to as a control so that our

backs do not strain too far.• Also, we can take short breaks to make sure that we do not cause any eye strain

and that it would not cause any difficulties further into our lives.• We could also control he noise level by not having it on too noisy.