Posted By Richard Mathews
OK Steve you don't want much do you?
Here goes then and happy reading:
3 Requirements for workstations
Every employer shall ensure that any workstation which may be used for the purposes of his undertaking meets the requirements laid down in the Schedule to these Regulations, to the extent specified in paragraph 1 thereof.
Reg. 3 was substituted for the former reg. 3 by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(a), as from 17 September 2002. The former reg. 3 read as follows:
3 Requirements for workstations
3(1) Every employer shall ensure that any workstation first put into service on or after 1st January 1993 which—
(a) (regardless of who has provided it) may be used for the purposes of his undertaking by users; or
(b) has been provided by him and may be used for the purposes of his undertaking by operators,
meets the requirements laid down in the Schedule to these Regulations to the extent specified in paragraph 1 thereof.
3(2) Every employer shall ensure that any workstation first put into service on or before 31st December 1992 which—
(a) (regardless of who provided it) may be used for the purposes of his undertaking by users; or
(b) was provided by him and may be used for the purposes of his undertaking by operators,
meets the requirements laid down in the Schedule to these Regulations to the extent specified in paragraph 1 thereof not later than 31st December 1996.
5(1) Where a person —
(a) is a user in the undertaking in which he is employed; or
(b) is to become a user in the undertaking in which he is, or is to become, employed, the employer who carries on the undertaking shall, if requested by that person, ensure that an appropriate eye and eyesight test is carried out on him by a competent person within the time specified in paragraph (2).
Reg. 5(1) was substituted for the former reg. 5(1) by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(b), as from 17 September 2002. The former reg. 5(1) read as follows:
5(1) Where a person—
(a) is already a user on the date of coming into force of these Regulations; or
(b) is an employee who does not habitually use display screen equipment as a significant part of his normal work but is to become a user in the undertaking in which he is already employed,
his employer shall ensure that he is provided at his request with an appropriate eye and eyesight test, any such test to be carried out by a competent person.
5(2) The time referred to in paragraph (1) is —
(a) in the case of a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a), as soon as practicable after the request; and
(b) in the case of a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), before he becomes a user.
Reg. 5(2) was substituted for the former reg. 5(2) by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(b), as from 17 September 2002. The former reg. 5(2) read as follows:
5(2) An eye and eyesight test provided in accordance with paragraph (1) shall —
(a) in any case to which sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph applies, be carried out as soon as practicable after being requested by the user concerned; and
(b) in any case to which sub-paragraph (b) of that paragraph applies, be carried out before the employee concerned becomes a user.
5(3) At regular intervals after an employee has been provided (whether before or after becoming an employee) with an eye and eyesight test in accordance with paragraphs (1) and (2), his employer shall, subject to paragraph (6), ensure that he is provided with a further eye and eyesight test of an appropriate nature, any such test to be carried out by a competent person.
The words "(whether before or after becoming an employee)" were added after the words "has been provided" by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(c), as from 17 September 2002.
6(1) Where a person —
(a) is a user in the undertaking in which he is employed; or
(b) is to become a user in the undertaking in which he is, or is to become, employed, the employer who carries on the undertaking shall ensure that he is provided with adequate health and safety training in the use of any workstation upon which he may be required to work.
Reg. 6(1) was substituted for the former reg. 6(1) by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(c), as from 17 September 2002. The former reg. 6(1) read as follows:
6(1) Where a person—
(a) is already a user on the date of coming into force of these Regulations; or
(b) is an employee who does not habitually use display screen equipment as a significant part of his normal work but is to become a user in the undertaking in which he is already employed,
his employer shall ensure that he is provided with adequate health and safety training in the use of any workstation upon which he may be required to work.
6(1A) In the case of a person mentioned in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) the training shall be provided before he becomes a user.
Reg. 6(1A) was added by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 (2002/2174), reg. 3(c), as from 17 September 2002.
If I've missed anything, I'm sure someone will let us know.
Richard