This booklet has been written to help you, the VDU user, to make the best use of your computer, with a maximum of comfort and a minimum chance of discomfort or injury. It contains specific advice on how to keep comfortable at your workstation, and related advice on your office environment. It accompanies the Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Visual Display Units, which contains more detailed information for employers and others with responsibility for the welfare of employees.

Table of Contents

Promoting Workstation Comfort

1. Why We Get Discomfort
2. Relaxation
3. Body Positions
4. Getting Comfortable At Your Workstation
5. Workplace Exercises
6. Preventing Visual And Ocular Discomfort
7. Finger And Wrist Techniques For Keyboard Users

General Advice

8. Lighting Vdu Work For Comfort
9. Noise In Offices
10. Thermal Comfort And Air Quality
11. Electromagnetic Fields