Health and Safety

For your Comfort and Safety

You should change position regularly and take frequent 10-minute breaks away from the computer to stretch your limbs and rest your eyes. You should be comfortably positioned with easy access to all equipment.

We especially advise that you use the computers for no more than three hours a day (one-and-a-half hours for younger users), with a break between each session.

Screens

You can change the angle and height of the screens. The top of the screen should be roughly at eye level. You can also control brightness, screen colours and type fonts.

Keyboard

You have the option to have the keyboard flat or tilted. Move the keyboard to a more comfortable position on the desk to suit. It is important to develop a good keyboard technique to reduce the risk of upper limb disorders (including pains in the neck, arms, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers).

Seating

The height of the chair to the desk is adjustable and you should be aiming for a particular posture when operating computer equipment: the lower arms should be roughly horizontal when working with knees fitting comfortably under the desk with thighs roughly horizontal.

Headphones and speakers

Adjust the volume so that it is not too loud, for your own health and safety and also out of consideration for other users. Hygiene should also be considered, particularly when using in-ear headphones, so don't share! You can purchase headphones from the library.