Display Screen Equipment / VDU Assessment
The Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992 requires that ALL users of Display Screens / VDU equipment and workstations must be assessed for risk.
Staff who spend more than a couple of hours per day sat at a desk may experience headaches, neck and lower back pain, sore arms and shoulders or a combination of these problems.
As an employer you MUST take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety and well being of all people using your equipment.
EH Systems will come to your premises and carry out a full and comprehensive assessment of all your workstations. This will entail correcting instances of bad seating and posture, looking at the general environment, improving desk lay out and general ergonomic awareness.
This includes off site personnel, staff working from home or using shared / serviced offices
A detailed report is prepared with corrective actions, for all workstations and can always be referred back to. This is especially useful if you have new starters, agency / temporary staff or have contractors who come to your offices.
DSE / VDU Train the Trainer
Display Screen Assessment Training
The course entails training the delegate to complete a thorough assessment of a workstation(s).
Subjects covered include, basic legislation, posture, demonstration, documentation and the assessment process.
Workstations can then be assessed for bad posture, incorrect seat positioning, bad ergonomic set up and general environment.
Once assessed corrective actions are suggested and can then be put straight into action. A full and comprehensive checklist is prepared which is very useful for new starters, if you employ temporary staff or if you have staff returning to work after a period of absence, like maternity / paternity leave or long term sickness.
Assessments will be carried out on selected workstations with the nominated trainees, this way there will continuity when the time comes for them to carry out further assessments. Upon completion the delegate should be able to:
- Understand the reasons why assessments are undertaken
- Have an understanding of current legislation
- Be able to explain the main hazards associated with incorrect set up
- Demonstrate to the user correct set up, techniques and posture
- Carry out a basic DSE assessment and record the findings
The course is conducted in-house.
The maximum number of delegates per training session is 4. Each session takes around 3 ½ - 4 hours.