Workstation Safe Practice
Course Type
Private
: | This outline is available as a private course. Please contact us to arrange this course at a venue and date of your choice. |
Private courses can be held at your site or one of our training venues, and can be customised to fit your requirements.
You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.
You can choose to have a private course based on an existing outline or you can choose the most applicable lessons from a number of different outlines and consolidate them into one course.
We can also write bespoke courses to fit your specific requirements, whether you require training on a standard application or a bespoke inhouse system.
Please contact us to discuss this further on 0191 377 8377.
Course Overview
On completion of this course delegates will have an understanding of the health and safety issues surrounding display screen equipment use, appreciate the early warning signals that may indicate the onset of RSI / (Work Related Upper Limb Disorder). Delegates will understand health surveillance strategies and preventative exercises to support their activities, which will enable them to carry out their own DSE risk assessments.
Prerequisites
- No previous knowledge is required
Course Content
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
- Which display screen equipment is covered?
Who is a display screen user or operator?
What is a workstation?
Application
Application of the DSE Regulations to special groups of workers
Analysis of workstations to assess and reduce risks
- Suitable and sufficient analysis and risk assessment
The form of the assessment
Shared workstations
Who should do the assessments?
Review of assessment
Reducing risks
Requirements for workstations
- Application of the schedule
Transitional period and exclusions
Daily work routine of users
- Nature and timing of breaks or changes of activity
The employer's duty to plan activities
Eyes and eyesight
- Eyes and eyesight test
Vision screening tests
Regularity of provision of eye and eyesight tests
Corrective appliances
Employer's liability for costs
Training Options
- Private course at your company office throughout the UK, at one of our training venues (Durham, Newcastle or Washington) or at an independent location, convenient to you
- Bespoke course written to your specific needs, at your company office throughout the UK, at our training venue or at an independent location, convenient to you
- For further information please contact us on 0191 377 8377
What's Included
- Relaxed refreshment area at our training venues
- Lunch and refreshments when training is delivered at our training venue
- Comprehensive course manual and exercises
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