VDT Worker
The Technical Guide of Royal Decree 488/1997 related to the RD on Visual Display Units clarifies that in general a VDU worker is any worker who habitually and during a significant part of their normal work uses equipment with a visual display unit.
If you are a VDT worker and need a footrest:
You must send your personal data to Servicio.Prevencion@uclm.es, without any medical report. This email serves as a request.
If you are a VDT worker and need an ergonomic wrist rest for the mouse:
You must send your personal data to Servicio.Prevencion@uclm.es, without any medical report. This email serves as a request.
If you are a VDT worker and need a mouse with specific ergonomic features:
You must send an email to Servicio.Prevencion@uclm.es, including a recent report detailing the need for a mouse with specific ergonomic features and its characteristics based on the pathology you suffer from. Based on this report, we will draft a favorable report for its acquisition. Note that the use of an ergonomic mouse is incompatible with the simultaneous use of an ergonomic wrist rest for a conventional mouse.
If you are a VDT worker and need a seat with specific ergonomic features:
If you are a VDT (Display Screen Equipment) user and believe that your current chair or any other element of your workstation does not meet the minimum requirements established in current regulations (Royal Decree 488/97), you may request a review of your workstation by contacting Servicio.Prevencion@uclm.es.
Following this request, and once it has been verified that the current chair does not meet these requirements, the Occupational Health and Safety Service will inform your line manager of the need to purchase a new chair.
If there is any specific requirement due to health reasons (supported by a medical report), a report detailing the specific characteristics required will be issued. In this case, the chair must accompany the employee if they change their workstation within UCLM. If this applies to you, you may request a medical assessment by contacting Vigilancia.Salud@uclm.es.
If your chair is broken or deteriorated, intervention by the Occupational Health and Safety Service is not required. In such cases, it should be handled like any other piece of work equipment (a desk, a computer, etc.) that has broken down, and a replacement should be requested directly from your immediate supervisor, who will arrange its supply through the appropriate channels.
Minimum requirements for work chairs according to Royal Decree 488/97 and its Technical Guide:
- Seat height must be adjustable within the range required for the user population.
- The backrest must have a gentle prominence to support the lumbar region and include mechanisms to adjust both height and tilt.
- Adjustable seat depth, allowing the user to use the backrest without the seat edge pressing against the legs.
- Adjustment mechanisms must be easily accessible and operable from a seated position, and designed to prevent unintentional changes.
- The use of chairs with five floor supports is recommended.
- It is also advisable that the chair include castors, especially when the nature of the work so requires. The castors must be suitable for the type of flooring in order to prevent involuntary movement.
If you are a VDT worker and need more information about the possible risks and preventive measures of your VDT workstation:
You can contact us (Servicio.Prevencion@uclm.es), or access:
