Personal electronic devices..

Hazards:

There is an extensive list of hazards when using personal electronic devices a few of these are:
- Screen is too close to or too far from eyes
- Keyboard / mouse is being used at the wrong height
- Excessive eye and neck movement from poor document position when keyboarding
Possible injuries:

The possible injuries from these hazards include the following:
- Straining of eyes, resulting in headaches, bad eye sight
- RSI
- Carpul Tunnel

Minimze risk:

To minimze risk of injury the employee and employer should:
- Set monitor so employee can read top of screen without tilting head backwards to do so
- Use keyboard in a lowered position (i.e. fold away keyboard feet)
- Use an A4 document holder for touch typists placed level with and close to one side of the screen or an A3 document holder for non touch typists above keyboard, and in front of screen