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Article #136: The Serious Risks to your Health from Using a Computer

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Did you know there were serious risks to health and safety and common sense.
your health when working with a computer Also given that the foreseeable risk,
at home or at work? that the employer failed to take
The rise in general computer usage in reasonable steps to prevent or reduce the
modern society using keyboards that risk of injury to the employee and that
permit high speed typing have resulted in the employee's injury was caused, or
an epidemic of injuries of the hands, contributed to, by the work the employee
arms, and shoulders. Use of pointing was required to carry out and the
devices like mice and trackballs are as employer's breach of duty.
much a cause, if not more so. The So how can you and your employer protect
thousands of repeated keystrokes and long your safety whilst working with computers
periods of clutching and dragging mice whilst at work? The most important tool
slowly accumulates damage to the upper for anyone to use in this instance is to
body limbs. complete a Computer Usage Risk Assessment
The symptoms of RSI known as Repetitive otherwise known as a DSE assessment or
Strain Injuries include aches, pain, Workstation assessment.
swelling, numbness, tingling, weakness The areas risk assessed include how long
and cramps. RSI is caused by a you work on a computer, do you take
combination of overuse and repetition, regular breaks,are all your computer
awkward or static posture and equipment set up correctly to prevent
insufficient recovery time. RSI is injury, is there glare on the monitor
preventable and treatable. It is vital screen, seat and posture ,space to move
not to ignore the early warning signs. If legs, space in front of the keyboard to
you have any of the symptoms of RSI take rest your arms, noise distractions,can
action now on prevention. If symptoms your feet touch the floor, can you place
persist seek treatment immediately. all your equipment around you without
If you are encountering any of the needing to stretch etc.
following ailments including Tingling, If your employer does not know how to
coldness, or numbness in the hands at carry out a suitable and sufficient
anytime even after a period of using your assessment of the risks to your health
keyboard,some loss of strength and whilst at work, then recommend they do
coordination in the hands, Pain that so immediately to prevent further damage
wakes you up at night sometimes , Feeling to you and your colleagues health whilst
the need to massage your hands after using computers.
keying in data, wrists, and arms and Pain Dont become one of the may thousands of
in the upper back, shoulders or neck, people suffering from the painful
this will be most likely due to the condition of RSI and other computer usage
repeated use of a computer. related health conditions in the world
If you are encountering any of the today, act now before its too late!
ailments described above and you use a For helpful information on how to carry
computer for more than three hours a day out a DSE / Workstation assessment on the
whilst at work, then your employer is not risks to your health when using a
preventing your health problems,you can computer at home or at work, visit our
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court of law for this breach in Did you know there are serious risks to
regulations. your health from using a computer
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