Assessing Display Screen Equipment
Employers should take the responsibility in minimizing the health risks brought up by postural stresses as it is impossible to eradicate the long-term use of computers. Taking actions to solve this dilemma in the workplace can increase the work efficiency of the employees and reduce their absences.
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Employers should take the responsibility in minimizing the health risks brought up by postural stresses as it is impossible to eradicate the long-term use of computers. Taking actions to solve this dilemma in the workplace can increase the work efficiency of the employees and reduce their absences.To assess means, to evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of. Therefore, in this course, you will know how to estimate the time you should spend in front of a display screen equipment, know the abilities of it apart from causing radiation and backpain, and of course, not only the quality of display screen equipments but to know what kind of display screen equipment is good and what is not.
Be aware, however, that the rules apply to any form of DSE, not just desktop computers, including laptops, tablets, televisions, smartphones, CNC control pads, portable diagnostic screens or, more rarely found these days, equipment containing cathode ray tubes, or CRTs.
The responsibilities, for 
both employer and employee, are spelled out in the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations, and taking action to comply can increase the work efficiency of the employees and reduce their absences.
Nonetheless, it is the employee’s obligation to take care of his own health and cooperate with the company in its pursuit for the welfare and betterment of its employees’ health. As the set-up of the equipment in the working area is a main factor, correspondingly, it is also suggested that the employee must see to it that he takes regular breaks to adjust his posture. This is due to the reason that employee’s most common cause of absence is backpain.
This course includes not only the basic details regarding Display Screen Equipment, but also the key points of its risk and hazard assessments, the principles of functional risk management, and other key topics.
Module List
| No. | Module Name | Pass % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 70 |
| 2 | Legislation | 70 |
| 3 | Protecting Your Body | 70 |
| 4 | Adjusting Your Chair | 70 |
| 5 | Adjusting Your Screen | 70 |
| 6 | Work Arrangements | 70 |
| 7 | Adjusting the Layout of Your Workstation | 70 |
| 8 | Adjusting Your Work Environment | 70 |
| 9 | Risk Assessment Overview | 70 |
| 10 | Principles of Sensible Risk Management | 70 |
| 11 | Key health and Safety Legislation | 70 |
| 12 | DSE Hazards and Risks | 70 |
| 13 | DSE Assessments | 70 |
| 14 | Control and Prevention Strategies | 70 |
| 15 | Practical Element | 70 |
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