Safety & Risk Management

It is the State's policy to provide a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. The California State Employees Association (CSEA) fully supports and cooperates with the policy. this VDT USER'S HANDBOOK is designed to comply with Section 10.5b of the 1992/95 Agreement between the State of California and CSEA, Bargaining Unit 4 (Office and Allied) which states:

"The State shall provide instruction in the proper operation and adjustment of VDTs and VDT workstation equipment. The State shall develop and prepare a VDT user's brochure that will be available to all departments for training purposes."

This handbook reflects Federal and general industry safety guidelines that promote safe work stations for employees who work at VDTs by informing employees of:

• Ways to adjust VDT workstation to place themselves in the proper position to avoid injuries.

• Preventive measures such as proper work habits and exercises to relieve physical tension caused by working in one position and repeating the same mechanical motions.

This handbook was not developed based on the assumption that every VDT user will be issued ergonomic furniture and equipment. VDT equipment purchases are subject to budgeting constraints within each agency.

The legal/regulatory authority for these guidelines are based on:

• 1992/95 Agreement between the State of California and the California State Employees Association, Local 1000, BU 4 (Office and Allied)

• Labor Code 6400., Safe and healthy workplace and job requirement

• Labor Code 6401., Safe and healthy equipment and practices requirement

• Labor Code 6401.7., Injury Prevention Programs

• Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Section 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program

• American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual Display Work Terminal Workstations (ANSI/HFS 100-1988)