E-Course in Display Screen Equipment Awareness

The Display Screen Equipment Awareness e-course is aimed at users of display equipment, known as DSE’s. These include computer screens, telephones, tablets, laptops, or diagnostics screens. You are a user of display equipment if you continuously use it for more than an hour a day.

Employers have a duty of care to all its display screen users in order to prevent injury and repetitive strain disorders. This e- course course will help you to understand your responsibilities and keep your employees safe at work.

An e-course is a fast and efficient method of training that doesn’t interfere with your work schedule. You can do this course in your own time when it is convenient to you. Employers can also offer this course to employees in order to give them the knowledge and training required to keep them injury free at work.

The Display Screen Awareness Training Course has 8 modules, which are:

·         Introduction

·         Legislation

·         Protecting your Body

·         Adjusting your Chair

·         Adjusting your Screen

·         Work Arrangements

·         Adjusting the Layout of your Workstation

·         Adjusting your Work Environment

Introduction

The first module will introduce you to the topics set out in the course and the basics of screen awareness.

Legislation

Screen safety is set out in the Health and Safety 8Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 with amendments in 2002. We will go through that legislation so that you understand exactly what your responsibilities are with regard to screen safety.

Protecting your Body

This module takes you through the ways you can protect your body from injury or repetitive strain. We look at the potential risks and the ways to avoid them.

Adjusting your Chair

This module will help you make a risk assessment of your seating arrangements and show you the optimal position for a chair, depending on desk height and the person using the equipment. A chair in the correct position will avoid back, shoulder and neck injuries.

Adjusting your Screen

Eye strain is a risk for regular users of display screens. This module helps you to understand how the screen effects your vision and what you can do to prevent eye strain.

 

Work Arrangements

You should be working at the right height, so ensure that you have a chair that adjusts to protect you from back strain. Try to take breaks from staring at the computer screen to avoid eye strain. Your working area should be clear from hazards and everything should be easy to reach.

Adjusting the Layout of your Work Station

This module teaches you about the risks involved in stretching and twisting and will give you advice about the best layout of your workstation to ensure you do not injure yourself at your desk.

Adjusting your Work Environment

In order to avoid repetitive strain injury or injuries caused to your back by leaning over your computer, you should adjust your work environment to ensure that everything is in easy reach.

Risk Safety Services provide e-learning online courses in Display Screen Awareness and other health and safety training topics. Please contact them through their website or by phoning 0843 523 0410.