The Display Screen Equipment Regulations require all workstations are assessed, to identify risks and offer solutions to minimize the possibility of injury and/or ill health to users of Display Screen Equipment
The course is specifically designed to permit a number of courses to be conducted on the same day, offering a very cost effective solution for employers requiring large numbers of staff to be trained.
Designed for
All staff designated users Display Screen Equipment.
Objectives
On completion of the course delegates will recognize the hazards and risks associated with the use of Display Screen Equipment, know how to set up a workstation and the importance of correct posture to reduce those risks. In addition, delegates will understand the importance of work patterns in the reduction of risk.
Content
What are the risks?
Musculoskeletal
Vision
Stress and fatigue
Company policy
Training
Equipment/software selection
Duty to assess
Setting up the Workstation
General environment
Lighting
Seating
Screen adjustment
Eyesight Testing
Duty of the employer
Duty of employee
For more info visit our wesbite: www.aegis4training.com
It is not unusual that there presents a possible danger in almost everything. Not just unfortunate car accidents, crime and other visible physical incidents that cause harm but even with simple things such as the ingredients that is used to prepare for our food or the means in preparing our food might poison us, from the dangerous substances we found at work, the dangerous substances we find everywhere that cause harm whoever it is that is that had too much exposure of those substances and even technology that we use for our daily lives such as Television, tablets, phones, computers and even display screen equipment’s (DSE) may cause harm upon us.
Keeping that in mind, rules and regulations set upon by lawmakers with the help of researches done by the concerned or interested scholars has been there for all things for the purpose of lessening the risks of harm and potential abuse of the usage of industrial/commercial products or services.
The industry of Display Screen Equipments are also no exception to this.
Certainly without these safety rules and regulation regarding DSE the risk of harm presented towards the the potential users and even the manufacturers alike may be undesired.
This is why laws like The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 are there to ensure that employers are given obligations for their employees that work with heavy activities of DSE.
And without a doubt the importance of safety rules and regulation matters is not only limited towards DSE but all kinds of matters whether it’d be about agriculture, construction and engineering, services and labor, medicine and health industry are among one among the many things that rules and regulations exist to make sure that our daily lives are not only easier but also safer as well.