Assessing Display Screen Equipment

About this course

Our display screen equipment courses are aimed at users of display screen equipment (DSE) and those responsible for assessing display screen equipment. A ‘user’, is anyone who regularly uses display screen equipment for a significant part of their normal work. In practice, if you use display screen equipment continuously for more than one hour a day, then you’re a ‘user’.

So what do we mean by display screen equipment?

The first thing most people think of is a computer monitor. But that’s not the only thing it refers to Display screen equipment could also mean laptops, tablet PCs, televisions, smartphones, CNC control pads, portable diagnostic screens or equipment containing cathode ray tubes, or CRTs.

The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations contain special directives covering DSE safety. Both employers and employee‐users have responsibilities under the legislation.

This course fulfils your statutory training obligations and covers among other things, the correct way to set up and use your display screen equipment safely. Reducing the risk of work related conditions.

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at users of computers and other types of display screen equipment.

Course modules

Introduction

Legislation

Protecting Your Body

Adjusting Your Chair

Adjusting Your Screen

Work Arrangements

Adjusting the Layout of Your Workstation

Adjusting Your Work Environment

Risk Assessment Overview

Principles of Sensible Risk Management

Key Health and Safety Legislation

DSE Hazards and Risks

DSE Assessments

Control and Prevention Strategies

Practical Element

Duration

110 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).

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