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At the moment the seating in the computing labs (A, B and C) are in a variety of states ranging from acceptable to falling apart. Not all seats are adjustable, some adjustments do not hold and not all seats have good back support.
In addition, the monitors in the labs generally have poor adjustability and are too low for 'ideal' working (the University's own H&S policy says the top of the monitor should be level with the eyes - this is seldom the case.
I’m
uncomfortable
Seating/displays in computing labs are bad for posture.
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Yes, they are. I noticed this in lab B this afternoon, and will ask one of my colleagues in Health & Safety to look at all three labs from an ergonomic perspective.Comment
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I know much of the hardware has been replaced this summer - has this solved the problem?
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New monitors have been installed which help a little, however the seating has not been replaced and is still in a poor state. I brought this up at the most recent Subject Committee for the School of Computing, however we've yet to see any further progress on the issue.
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I will be checking the chairs, and ordering replacements for any that are broken. I will upadte this week once I have an idea of numbers.
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I’m
happy
I was emailed the following response to this over Christmas:
"This is a quick follow up to the issue of chairs in the Comp Labs which
was raised at the recent Subject Committee meeting and subsequently
appeared on the "Get Satisfaction" web site. An audit of chairs has been
carried out and it appears approximately 16 are due for replacement.
This will be done over the Christmas break. As we have had several
rounds of partial replacements of chairs we have ended up with a bit of
a hotch-potch of styles and colours so we are looking at a more complete
replacement, possibly in the summer. Also I have asked Mark Aldridge who
looks after the labs to make the reporting process for broken chairs
more obvious. If we know there are broken chairs we are happy to replace
them quickly.
The other issue raised was that of adjustable monitors. Last year we
refitted CompLab B with all new computers with wide-screen monitors.
Although we followed health and safety guidance in making the purchases
it was only when they were set up and used that one or two students
raised the issue of adjustability. This summer just gone, when we
refitted CompLab A and CompLab C we ensured that adjustable monitors
were supplied. Unfortunately the cost of 60 more for Lab B was
prohibitive, especially as we'd only just bought the others a year ago.
We will look into doing that at the end of this academic year. In the
meantime, although it's not ideal, it is quite acceptable to use a
couple of old manuals or text books to raise the height of the monitor
if it is too low." -
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EMPLOYEE
1A quick update on this issue. All unsuitable chairs were replaced over Christmas. Also we have now found a firm that supplies monitor “elevators” that raise the height of the screen and we have bought a number of these. If you want to borrow one simply pop in to the Faculty Office where they will be stored for safe keeping. -
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Complab C still has a lot of broken or non-adjustable chairs in it. I noticed a small sign on the door saying please leave any broken chairs outside the room, but I think if all the unsuitable ones were removed there would be very little left to sit on in the meantime. -
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE
