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Assessing Display Screen Equipment

Assessing Display Screen Equipment

16 Lessons

3 hours 10 mins

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Overview of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Assessment: We'll provide a brief explanation of DSE and discuss why it's important to conduct an accurate assessment. Understanding DSE is the first step to ensuring your comfort and well-being while using it.

Identifying Risks and Hazards: Now that you understand what DSE is, let's examine the potential risks and hazards it can pose. We'll discuss common issues that can arise from incorrect DSE use, such as musculoskeletal pain and eye strain. Understanding these hazards is crucial for effective risk assessment and mitigation.

Comfort and Ergonomics: Next, we'll explore ergonomics and how to adjust your DSE for optimal comfort and efficiency. Learn about proper keyboard placement, monitor positioning, and chair and desk heights to reduce physical strain. Prioritizing ergonomics is key to maintaining a healthy DSE setup.

Regular Assessment Procedures: We'll also discuss the importance of regularly assessing your DSE setup. Your DSE needs may change over time, so it's important to adapt your setup accordingly. Learn simple methods for self-assessment and adjustment to ensure ongoing safety and comfort.

Practical Advice and Resources: Finally, we'll provide you with a toolkit of practical advice and resources to help you assess your DSE. From online tutorials to ergonomic equipment, you'll discover where to find helpful support and guidance in optimizing your DSE setup.

 

Lessons

  1. Brief Description of Assessing Display Screen Equipment

    Easy

    2 mins

    This course is meant to be taken by personnel who will be responsible for evaluating the display screen equipment (also known as DSE) set-ups of employees working for businesses that employ people who use display screen equipment (also known as DSE).

  2. Module 1: Introduction to DSE for Risk Assessors

    Easy

    13 mins

    The course is for companies that employ DSE users or somebody who uses display screen technology frequently at work.

  3. Module 2: Legislation

    Easy

    13 mins

    The 1992 health and safety display screen equipment regulations and 2002 modifications include DSE safety directives.

  4. Module 3: Protecting Your Body

    Easy

    12 mins

    For DSE use at work, this module covers body protection. Not following instructions. When using DSES can harm your health.

  5. Module 4: Adjusting Your Chair

    Easy

    12 mins

    If you use DSE for more than an hour at work, you're probably sitting down. Chairs differ in design, so when making workplace improvements

  6. Module 5: Adjusting Your Screen

    Easy

    13 mins

    Now that we're comfortable, let's view your screen. Consider the screen's physical position first. It needs a solid horizontal work surface. Glare from or on the screen must be minimized.

  7. Module 6: Work Arrangements

    Easy

    13 mins

    After creating a safe and comfortable workplace, assess your work arrangements. We focus more on schedules, habits, and patterns than actual space when considering work arrangements.

  8. Module 7: Adjusting the Layout of Your Workstation

    Easy

    13 mins

    Comfort is important when sitting at your desk, your arms, wrists, hands, and forearms should be horizontal and your eyes should be at screen height.

  9. Module 8: Adjusting Your Work Environment

    Easy

    14 mins

    We've seen how crucial good chair, work table, screen, and input device setup is for posture. Beyond the physical environment to the DSE technology itself,

  10. Module 9: Risk Assessment Overview

    Easy

    15 mins

    The remaining modules in this course are for individuals who want to perform professional DSE risk assessments in their daily work.

  11. Module 10: Principles of Sensible Risk Management

    Easy

    7 mins

    DSE equipment dangers can be controlled. We understand the necessity of adjusting risk assessment to user demands. Such situations require consistency in approach.

  12. Module 11: Key Health and Safety Legislation

    Easy

    13 mins

    We'll expand on past awareness lessons in this module. All information comes from the 1992 health and safety DSE regulations and 2002 modifications.

  13. Module 12: DSE Hazards and Risks

    Easy

    13 mins

    We often use hazard and risk interchangeably, yet they're different. This example illustrates the distinction. Imagine a room with a water spill that causes slipping before it's wiped up.

  14. Module 13: DSE Assessments

    Easy

    16 mins

    We addressed generic risk assessments for the entire work environment and individual risk assessments for users and their workstations, including any DSE as a risk assessor.

  15. Module 14: Control and Prevention Strategies

    Easy

    15 mins

    We've covered DSE health and safety rules in earlier modules. We investigated the precise improvements needed for a safe and comfortable workplace.

  16. Module 15: Practical Element

    Easy

    6 mins

    Course completion is approaching. Finally, in this section, evaluate your observation skills to see what you learned from each image.

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