Posted By John Ridd
I am assuming that VDE stands for Video Display Equipment and that you are refering to the regulatory 'option' for categorising computer (DSE) workers as 'users' or 'non-users' according to whether they fit the suggested criteria - forgive me if my assumption is incorrect.

I do not believe there is a specific requirement or expectation that the 'user' requires written notification of their categorisation. The categorisation is really only for the employer; the employee, if she/he is categorised as a 'user', should then be automatically and formally informed by virtue of becoming involved in the information, training and assessment stages that necessarily (should) follow.

It is perhaps more likely that those categorised as 'non-users' might want formal notification and to know why, and when their DSE status might be re-evaluated. This re-evaluation aspect might raise the question of what is to be gained - or more likely, what problems will be created - by establishing a two-tier computer-using workforce - the haves and the have-nots?