Health and Safety

Proper health and safety around the computer station is a standard procedure in proper WHS in the computer/office area. If there was an accident in the workplace around a computer station. Such things as liquid spills and food around the workplace can lead to spills on the computer or anything connected to it including cords, keyboard, mouse or any other piece of computer hardware connected to the computer or the desktop could lead to sparks and loss of data, not to mention complete loss of the built-in hardware.

Other Health and Safety issues include Back problems, by being slouched over a computer all day, people can develop a very bad posture. Another injury that one can get from using a computer is Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). this usually happens in the wrist with prolonged use of computers such as laptops, or using a keyboard and mouse for a long time. Shoulders and arms may ache from prolonged use at a computer, as well as blurry vision and eye strain from staring at a computer screen for too long. But, by taking short breaks, you have a less of a chance of developing any of these health and safety risks.