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Sue Her GP may have recommended it be he is not responsible for her in the workplace. I would initially bring her into the OH dept and ask her what problems she is getting, particularly from a MSD point of view, assess the points of injury, map to typical WRULD areas and then perform a DSE assessment. Bear in mind that there is a significant link between diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome, if you are not convinced that this a work related problem or that a ergo keyboard would help then ask your OHP to assess, particularly for CTS. Cheers Petej >>> [log in to unmask] 28/11/2005 12:43 >>> Hi all, Can I ask the advice and thoughts of the group on behalf of a colleague please My colleague has received a management referral for someone who has diabetes and is asking for an ergonomic keyboard - supported by a GP letter. My colleague and I are in agreement that an ergonomic keyboard will not be effective in stopping upper limb problems if her diabetes is not controlled or her DSE setup is not correct. I have no evidence that the ergonomic keyboards help....has anyone got any evidence to support the use of these? Sue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please remove this footer before replying. For list archives and documents, go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/occ-health.html For jobs in Occupational Health, go to http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/OHJobs/