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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/health-and-safety-display-screen-equipment-regulations-1992/schedule/paragraph-wrapper2n1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1992/2792",
  "legislation_title": "The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992",
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  "heading": null,
  "text": "2.Equipment\n(a) General comment\nThe use as such of the equipment must not be a source of risk for operators or users.\n(b) Display screen\nThe characters on the screen shall be well-defined and clearly formed, of adequate size and with adequate spacing between the characters and lines.\nThe image on the screen should be stable, with no flickering or other forms of instability.\nThe brightness and the contrast between the characters and the background shall be easily adjustable by the operator or user, and also be easily adjustable to ambient conditions.\nThe screen must swivel and tilt easily and freely to suit the needs of the operator or user.\nIt shall be possible to use a separate base for the screen or an adjustable table.\nThe screen shall be free of reflective glare and reflections liable to cause discomfort to the operator or user.\n(c) Keyboard\nThe keyboard shall be tiltable and separate from the screen so as to allow the operator or user to find a comfortable working position avoiding fatigue in the arms or hands.\nThe space in front of the keyboard shall be sufficient to provide support for the hands and arms of the operator or user.\nThe keyboard shall have a matt surface to avoid reflective glare.\nThe arrangement of the keyboard and the characteristics of the keys shall be such as to facilitate the use of the keyboard.\nThe symbols on the keys shall be adequately contrasted and legible from the design working position.\n(d) Work desk or work surface\nThe work desk or work surface shall have a sufficiently large, low-reflectance surface and allow a flexible arrangement of the screen, keyboard, documents and related equipment.\nThe document holder shall be stable and adjustable and shall be positioned so as to minimise the need for uncomfortable head and eye movements.\nThere shall be adequate space for operators or users to find a comfortable position.\n(e) Work chair\nThe work chair shall be stable and allow the operator or user easy freedom of movement and a comfortable position.\nThe seat shall be adjustable in height.\nThe seat back shall be adjustable in both height and tilt.\nA footrest shall be made available to any operator or user who wishes one.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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