DorsetBlue Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1412946348' post='2573549'] It's great your company take H&S seriously, but numbness in your hands could be for any number of reasons, and a wrist rest will not help if the cause of the numbness has not been diagnosed. For instance if you have ulnar or radial deviation while typing, a wrist rest won't do sh*t. Do you have DSE assessors? [/quote] Thanks for the reply. I was advised by OH to return to them straight away if the numbness continued. It didn't and I have had no symptoms since, so I think the rests have solved the issue for me. We have an online DSE assessment (I know, that is the 2 yearly ticking box one) but the OH are actually peoples and they will visit your desk if you have problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weststarx Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 One of the first thing my employer did when I started my desk job was to fill out a questionaire with all questions like if I felt comfortable with things like my chair, desk, monitors and the distance between all of them hahah. Even to the point where It was asked and they also checked that I could see all the letters clearly on the keyboard and none were faded! I did laugh at the time thinking how ridiculous is this? But it obviously done for a reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Weststarx' timestamp='1413205209' post='2575779'] One of the first thing my employer did when I started my desk job was to fill out a questionaire with all questions like if I felt comfortable with things like my chair, desk, monitors and the distance between all of them hahah. Even to the point where It was asked and they also checked that I could see all the letters clearly on the keyboard and none were faded! I did laugh at the time thinking how ridiculous is this? But it obviously done for a reason! [/quote] Believe me, it's the law, and it's there to protect you from the sort of employers the OP is working for. Y'know, people often don't think. They'll ask 'but why do they make laptops if they are so bad for you?'. They don't think that most things are potentially dangerous if you don't know how to use them safely. Edited October 13, 2014 by xilddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 [quote name='DorsetBlue' timestamp='1413194734' post='2575591'] Thanks for the reply. I was advised by OH to return to them straight away if the numbness continued. It didn't and I have had no symptoms since, so I think the rests have solved the issue for me. We have an online DSE assessment (I know, that is the 2 yearly ticking box one) but the OH are actually peoples and they will visit your desk if you have problems. [/quote] Cool. It's not box ticking, it's the most efficient way of collecting data and dealing with identified problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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