Cost £16 members, £32 non-members
Course length – 35 minutes
Any employer that employs individuals who are desk-based for more than 2 hours a day are legally obliged to analyse workstations, assess and reduce risks. This course ensures organisations comply with the Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Health and Safety Regulations. It will also help reduce absenteeism and injuries in employees, and improve staff well-being and performance.
Much more than just another DSE course, this course also includes extensive all-embracing information about posture. It provides learners with fundamentals on posture, as well as a practical manual on making adjustments to their workstation.
This course was designed in collaboration with industry expert, Rachel Stevens, from Optimum Performance Training Ltd.
Optimum Performance Training has over 30 years’ experience in offering display screen equipment (DSE) workstation assessments, posture training, and musculoskeletal advice.
Objectives
This course will enable you to assess your own workstation, to make sure it’s as well arranged and safe as it can be!
By the end of the course you should be able to:
- Understand the importance of DSE workstation assessments
- Identify whether you are a high, medium or low-risk user
- Recognise the effects of poor posture
- Adjust your posture so you have a good posture while working
- Adjust your workstation to suit you
- Carry out a DSE risk assessment
This training ensures:
- Your employers meet health and safety requirements
- The risk of injuries and absenteeism is reduced
- Staff wellbeing and performance is maintained or improved
Topics
- Health and Safety DSE Regulations
- DSE user risk levels
- Good and poor posture
- Step-by-step adjustments to workstations
- Workplace assessment