Can anyone help? Can anyone advise what regulations, guidance and/or approved codes of practice are used in Russia and Brazil for the management of DSE? Many thanks, Jon

Well that was massively helpful to a new forum user. Jon, in answer to your question In Brazil, the provisions for DSE are set out in Regulatory Norm 17 (NR-17) on Ergonomics. DSE must comply with the following: • the screen can be adjusted to the lighting conditions at the workplace; • the keyboard can be independently moved, allowing the employee to adjust it to the work tasks; • the screen, the keyboard and the document support are arranged at equal distances from eye-screen, eye-keyboard and eye-document support; • the work surface is adjustable in height. Data entry should not exceed 5 hours per day, and the rest of the working hours must be spent with other activities. For every 50 minutes of data entry, a break of at least 10 minutes must be given which is not deducted from normal working hours. Ordinance 9/2007 of 30 March 2007 established specific ergonomics rules for call centers. In Russia the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Inspection organization use GOST 21552-84 to check compliance with the health and safety requirements associated with the use of electronic equipment: Sanitary Rules and Norms (SanPiN 2.2.2./2.4.1340-03)approved by Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation of 3 June 2003 No118 establishes that working area for a single DSE user with flat monitors must not be less than - 4.5 m2. Pregnant women must be transferred to jobs where use of DSE is not required or limited (no more than 3 hours per working shift).

Mike I also use ILO but tend to go directly to national source where possible. for instance http://portal.mte.gov.br & http://portal.mte.gov.br...2BEFBAD7064803/nr_17.pdf Most Brazilian law promulgates ILO convention in any case. From a global perspective, the law is either covered by a labour law act or specific regulatory requirements. Then things get further complicated when looking at Federal V's state requirements. regards

Hi Mike Am familiar and up to speed with EHS legislation in approx. 80 countries across the globe. If you ever need information/clarification beyond ILO, give me a shout. regards