Specsavers Corporate Eyecare is offering all public sector organisations a free guide to the Health and Safety Display Screen Equipment Regulations.

The 1992 Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations (amended in 2002) require employers to provide all employees who use visual display units (VDUs) with eye tests, when requested, and glasses, if required. Research from Specsavers has shown, however, that a staggering 81% of companies are not complying with the regulations in some way and nearly a fifth do not even have, or do not know, if they have an eyecare policy*.

Experience within the public sector has shown Specsavers that many organisations are still misunderstanding the regulations and their implications.

The free guide aims to explain the details of the sometimes confusing regulations and to clarify to whom they apply and under what circumstances. The guide includes sections on:

• Who is covered
• What the law demands
• Requirements for eye tests
• Provision of glasses
• Associated costs
• Parts of the regulations open to interpretation

For a copy of Specsavers Corporate Eyecare’s free guide to DSE regulations and employer responsibility for the public sector, please call: 0115 933 0800 or email corporateeyecare@uk.specsavers.com

*Research undertaken by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare in November 2008.