Dear Anna
We have lots of lab seating here at NIBSC and they are genrally
specifically for lab work. They are non fabric to allow for cleaning and
are taller to allow good posture whilst working at a lab bench whether
they come under any specific legislation I'm unsure.
Hope this helps
Helen Riches
Occupational Health Adviser
NIBSC
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From: Bacons [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 06 March 2004 15:19
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Subject: Lab seating
Dear all, Apologies for length of this email - I work for an NHS trust
and hope someone can advise me! I recently was asked to do a workstation
assessment for a lab worker because she says her chair is too low and
she has to stretch to look into the microscope thus giving her neck
pain.Her manager said she has often requested new seats but is always
told 'no money'. The seats they have in the lab are the standard 5-base
adjustable chairs designed for work stations. They all appear to have
been adjusted to full height because the lab benches are higher than a
standard desk and this would seem to be the 1st complaint about them.
However on observation, this lab worker certainly appeared to have to
stretch to look into the microscope. My question is, are there any HSE
regulations specifically for labs & lab seating or does it just come
under the Workplace,Health & Safety regs(11) that they must have
suitable seating? Our H&S officer sent me a general HSE document about
seating but it wasn't specific to labs. I know special lab seats exist
but I don't know of a regulation that says labs must have them. All
comments gratefully received!
Anna Bacon
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