UK Statutory Instrument SI 1992 United Kingdom

Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

Subject to the exception specified in paragraph 2 below, these Regulations give effect as respects Great Britain to the substantive provisions of Council Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment (OJ No. L156, 21.6.90, p.14) These Regulations do not purport to give …

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Enforced by
HSE
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 4 of 10 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Analysis of workstations (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Assess and reduce health and safety risks at display screen workstationsEmployer

Unlimited fine

s.003 Requirements for workstations (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Ensure all workstations meet health and safety standardsEmployer
s.004 Daily work routine of users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Plan regular breaks or activity changes for computer usersEmployer
s.005 Eyes and eyesight (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Provide eye tests and corrective glasses for display screen usersEmployer

Unlimited fine

s.006 Provision of training (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide health and safety training for display screen equipment (DSE) usersEmployer
s.007 Provision of information (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Provide employees with health and safety information for DSE useEmployer

Unlimited fine

3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement, interpretation and application (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Exemption certificates (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Extension outside Great Britain (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

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s.schedule (WHICH SETS OUT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKSTATIONS WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN THE ANNEX TO COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 90/270/EEC ON THE MINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK WITH DISPLAY SCREEN EQUIPMENT ) Prosecution
  • Ensure workstations meet minimum health and safety standardsEmployer

Unlimited fine

s.schedule/paragraph/p1 1.Extent to which employers must ensure that workstations meet the... Regulated
  • Ensure workstations meet minimum safety requirementsEmployer
s.schedule/paragraph/wrapper2n2 2.Equipment (a) General comment The use as such of the... Regulated
  • Provide safe and ergonomic display screen equipmentEmployee
s.schedule/paragraph/wrapper3n2 3. Environment (a) Space requirements The workstation shall be dimensioned... Regulated
  • Design DSE workstation to meet space, lighting, noise, heat, radiation, humidityEmployer
1 other schedule
s.schedule/paragraph/p17 4.Interface between computer and operator/user In designing, selecting, commissioning and...

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