Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Engagement with Chairperson of the Health and Safety Authority
Ms Patricia Byron:
It came up in my short time with the authority in terms of our own people and in terms of what we require of other employers. They need to be sure that somebody is at home, the screen is at the correct height, the chair is right, they have a safe place, the lighting is right and so on. Many of us, myself included, have found our eyesight has deteriorated over Covid with screen work. I would imagine I probably should have had more attention to my own health and safety regarding that. Yes, we have a role in that. We carry out ergonomic inspections for our own staff. It is more intensive now because we have more people working at home.
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