Monitors and UK Health and Safety Law
 

Not sure where to post this question but I thought I would try here. If
anyone knows of a better place please let me know.

An office reorganisation (in the UK) is taking place at my work and the
unions are saying that all people with monitors which are 15 inch or
smaller need to be upgraded under Health and Saftey Rules.

Not got a problem upgrading 15 inch CRT monitors to 17 inch CRT
monitors.
However some monitors are 15 inch LCD. Does health and safety
legislation mention about monitor sizes?

Can anyone explain if 15 inch LCD screens can compare to 17 inch CRT.
Regards

Steve

Re: Monitors and UK Health and Safety Law
 

Steve F wrote:
>> Not sure where to post this question but I thought I would try here.
>> If anyone knows of a better place please let me know.
>>
>> An office reorganisation (in the UK) is taking place at my work and
>> the unions are saying that all people with monitors which are 15
>> inch or smaller need to be upgraded under Health and Saftey Rules.
>>
>> Not got a problem upgrading 15 inch CRT monitors to 17 inch CRT
>> monitors.
>> However some monitors are 15 inch LCD. Does health and safety
>> legislation mention about monitor sizes?
>>
>> Can anyone explain if 15 inch LCD screens can compare to 17 inch CRT.
>> Regards
>>
>> Steve

Although I make no claim as to any expertise in H&S, this sounds like
complete *******s to me. Some dick has decided in his/her capacity as a
HSE rep that people will squint less at a larger monitor or some such
codswallop.
I had a similar experience the other day, when someone from a County
Council, had been advised by a mental deficient posing as the "Data
Protection Officer", that to give out a postcode contravened the Data
Protection Act! Give me strength.
--
One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman
that even a bargain costs money. -- Edgar Watson Howe

Re: Monitors and UK Health and Safety Law
 

"Scrote" <scrote@nospam.dontwork.sodoff.net> wrote in message
news:9ZmdndtNFJhOqyXcRVnyhw@brightview.com...
> Steve F wrote:
>>> Not sure where to post this question but I thought I would try here.
>>> If anyone knows of a better place please let me know.
>>>
>>> An office reorganisation (in the UK) is taking place at my work and
>>> the unions are saying that all people with monitors which are 15
>>> inch or smaller need to be upgraded under Health and Saftey Rules.
>>>
>>> Not got a problem upgrading 15 inch CRT monitors to 17 inch CRT
>>> monitors.
>>> However some monitors are 15 inch LCD. Does health and safety
>>> legislation mention about monitor sizes?
>>>
>>> Can anyone explain if 15 inch LCD screens can compare to 17 inch CRT.
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Steve
>
> Although I make no claim as to any expertise in H&S, this sounds like
> complete *******s to me. Some dick has decided in his/her capacity as a
> HSE rep that people will squint less at a larger monitor or some such
> codswallop.
> I had a similar experience the other day, when someone from a County
> Council, had been advised by a mental deficient posing as the "Data
> Protection Officer", that to give out a postcode contravened the Data
> Protection Act! Give me strength.
> --
> One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman
> that even a bargain costs money. -- Edgar Watson Howe
>
Between the HSE and the EEC this country is being brought to its knees, all
these petty little ****in beaurocrats that arent good enough to cut it in
the Private Sector

Re: Monitors and UK Health and Safety Law
 

"Steve F" <scfisher@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1102589705.032349.254570@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> Not sure where to post this question but I thought I would try here. If
> anyone knows of a better place please let me know.
>
> An office reorganisation (in the UK) is taking place at my work and the
> unions are saying that all people with monitors which are 15 inch or
> smaller need to be upgraded under Health and Saftey Rules.
>
> Not got a problem upgrading 15 inch CRT monitors to 17 inch CRT
> monitors.
> However some monitors are 15 inch LCD. Does health and safety
> legislation mention about monitor sizes?
>
> Can anyone explain if 15 inch LCD screens can compare to 17 inch CRT.
> Regards
>
> Steve
>
Try looking Here:
http://www.lasa.org.uk/knowledgebase...thsafety.shtml

Re: Monitors and UK Health and Safety Law
 

On 9 Dec 2004 02:55:05 -0800, Steve F wrote:

>Not sure where to post this question but I thought I would try here. If
>anyone knows of a better place please let me know.
>
>An office reorganisation (in the UK) is taking place at my work and the
>unions are saying that all people with monitors which are 15 inch or
>smaller need to be upgraded under Health and Saftey Rules.
>
>Not got a problem upgrading 15 inch CRT monitors to 17 inch CRT
>monitors.
>However some monitors are 15 inch LCD. Does health and safety
>legislation mention about monitor sizes?

Try the following, it's only a few links I have pasted from other
sources and can't say any thing regarding content.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/

http://www.hse.gov.uk/lau/lacs/16-1.htm
DSE 1992

http://www.freesafetycheck.co.uk/june9.html

http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg...mId=1073793585

>Can anyone explain if 15 inch LCD screens can compare to 17 inch CRT.
>Regards

Nope. Although I am had to argue a similar point at work. A 19"CRT to
15" LCD issue a while ago, I have been told they are equivalent despite
the fact the LCD max res is 1024x768, while the CRT is 1152x864 and 120%
zoom on the display font size. The lack of resolution and enlarged font
doesn't work on a 15" screen 'for me'.

>Steve

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