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Guidance on Regulations for Workstations The Health and Safety Executive have also issued guidance on these regulations: Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 as amended by the Health and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 – Guidance on Regulations, Published by HSE Books. (www.hsebooks.co.uk) These guidance notes further explain the regulations as follows: Work Desk or Work Surface
-	Work surface dimensions may need to be larger than for conventional non-screen office work, to take account of:
	a) the range of tasks performed (for example screen viewing, keyboard input, use of other input devices, writing on paper, use of telephone, etc); b) position and use of hands for each task; c) use and storage of working materials and equipment (documents, telephones, etc).
-	- Document holders can be useful for work with hard copy.

Guidance on Regulations for Work Chairs These guidance notes continue from the previous page, further explaining the regulations as follows:
Work Chair
-	The primary requirement here is that the work chair should allow the user to achieve a comfortable position.
-	Seat height adjustments should accommodate the needs of the users for the tasks performed.
-	The Schedule also requires the seat to be adjustable in height (i.e. relative to the ground) and the seat back to be adjustable in height (also relative to the ground) and tilt.
-	Provided the chair design meets these requirements it is not necessary for the height or tilt of the seat back to adjustable independently of the seat.
-	Remember that users may need training on how to adjust their chairs.
-	Footrests may be necessary where individual workers are unable to rest their feet flat on the floor.