Pivotal Performance

Overview

To provide delegates with information and skills to conduct effective Display Screen Equipment assessments, conforming to the requirements of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.

Benefits To You And Your Organisation

By the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• Conduct effective Display Screen Equipment Assessments.
• Understand the requirements of the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations.
• Provide colleagues with the knowledge to maintain DSE in the correct manner.
• Create checklists for carrying out and Recording DSE Assessments.
• Identify British Standards for VDUs and Environment.

Course Content Includes

• An overview of the legal requirements for Risk Assessment.
• Health risks associated with Visual Display Units (VDUs).
• The Musculoskeletal system and health.
• The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations  - the main requirements.
• British Standards for VDUs and Environment.
• The assessment guide, a checklist of essential items for Planning - Carrying Out and Recording DSE Assessments.
• Practice at Conducting Practical Workplace Assessments.
• Access to a variety of work areas where actual DSE risk assessments can be carried out under the guidance of the trainer.
• Your own organisation’s risk assessment documentation can be used for this activity, alternatively generic DSE risk assessment forms can be provided.