Assignment 5 health and safety

Health and safety

Windows should be fitted with non-reflective blinds. The screen should be positioned away from light reflection and glare. The best position is at right angles to the source of natural light.

A fire extinguisher suitable for electrical fires (such as carbon dioxide) should be available

In order to reduce eyestrain, users should look away from the screen and focus on a distant object from time to time - this will relax their eye muscles. The wearing of spectacles can help.

Work station when working at a computer there affects you can have if you are at a computer for too long for example you can get eye strain if you sharing at a computer for to long and also get headache and always make sure you have your chair in the correct direction for sitting because you don’t want to end up having back problems when at a computer make sure you give your hands and arms a rest because you don’t want them to be numb and swelling here is a few examples of what you should not have around your  desk area  

1.      There should be no trailing wires

2.      Food and drink should not be placed near a machine

3.      Electrical sockets must not be overloaded

4.      There must be adequate space around the machine

5.      Heating and ventilation must be suitable

Benches must be strong enough to support the computers

Health and safety steps when connecting peripherals

When you are working with peripherals you should always make sure that all plugs are turned off because you don’t want to get a electric shock then when you get all your peripherals connected just don’t touch any wires inside because this will lead to a electric shock if you leave It on for too long the peripherals can over heat.When connecting peripherals it is best that you keep your desk tidy so that any objects don’t get tangled up with wires or components also. If you do not keep your workstation tidy it could lead to wires over heating when any of your objects cover your components this can be a health and safety issue. Also it is very important that you don’t have any kind of liquid near your workstation this is a big health and safety issue. This could lead to you either spilling your drink over your computer which costs a lot of money or spill your drink over components this will lead to your workstation going on fire. It is best that you keep your workstation tidy so that any of these issues doesn’t happen to you.