Employer Obligations

Employers

Under Health and Safety Legislation enacted under S.I. No. 44/1993: an employer has particular obligations with regard to the provision of Eye tests for VDU users as noted below :

Provision of Eye Tests and Corrective Appliances
		Every employer shall, taking into account any entitlement which an employee may have to any tests and appliances provided by the State and relating to eyesight and appliances ensure—
		( a ) that an appropriate eye and eyesight test, carried out by a competent person, is made available to every employee—
		(i) before commencing display screen work.
		(ii) at regular intervals thereafter, and
		(iii) if an employee experiences visual difficulties which may be due to display screen work,
		( b ) that, if the results of a test under this Regulation show that it is necessary, an ophthalmological examination is carried out on the employee concerned; and
		( c ) that, where the results of a test or an examination under this Regulation show that it is necessary, and if normal corrective appliances cannot be used, the employee concerned is provided with special corrective appliances appropriate to his work.