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Hi all,
We have recently installed spilt screens in our sales/finance department so with due diligence I go to carry out their DSE assessments.
I advise them that they should have the screens so the don't have to turn heads to look at the screen correctly. This is all fine while the screens are not widescreen which is causing an issue with some individuals. I have advised that they sit further back from their desks to allow for the panoramic view that they now need to have, its surprising how many people don't like change.
Does anyone have any experience that they are willing to share regarding overcoming this issue.
Cheers
Jo
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I use split screens. From where I am sat now, in the DSE Acop approved posture, I can just reach the monitor with my outstretched finger tips.
Vision wise, I can take in the whole panorama but will move my eyes to the screen i'm working on.
Main benefit for me is the additional virtual deskspace created and the ability to have my reference materials on one screen, work in progress on the other.
The monitors are secured on a twin arm vertical support bracket attached to back of the desk by a substantial clamp. Gives me a nice bit of additonal desktop space (real not virtual) where monitor stands would once have stood.
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My experience of this was as above but also to increase the size of the writing on screen as being further away from screen small size can lead to peering to read letters.
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At work, I use a laptop and a separate monitor side by side and I would echo Stevie40's comments.
It's not all just about ergonomic set up; I would say that having work on one screen and reference stuff on another speeds up my work and stops me being frustrated by having to toggle between windows and software applications on one screen. I would argue that you could bracket this under the software question (Q4) in the HSE workstation checklist ("help the user carry out the task, minimise stress and be user-friendly")!
At home, I have a Mac and so don't have this problem!
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