Learn How to Lay out Your Work Area in the Most Efficient Way Possible to Reduce the Risk of Injury.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c39747 ) has announced the addition of E-learning Course: Display Screen Equipment and Risk Assessment to their offering.

Display Screen Assessment and Training: How to organise your work space to minimise the risk of injury and fatigue 

Display Screen Equipment Assessment (or Workstation Assessment) is an important health and safety process for any office-based environment. With the increase in work space related injuries, it is now essential that all staff know how vital it is that they have a work area that is laid out in the most efficient way possible to reduce the risk of injury and fatigue.

The course introduces all the aspects of the office environment that should be examined during a DSE assessment.

Risk Assessment Questionnaire

This course is accompanied by a risk assessment questionnaire, which the trainee completes in relation to their own workspace. Questions can be tailored to your company's needs. The assessment is recorded for later analysis so any issues raised can be addressed.

This course includes a multiple-choice assessment module. Each question provides immediate feedback, with an overall pass/fail awarded at the end. All test scores are recorded to provide proof of training.

Topics Covered

Course Modules

1. Course Introduction

2. Organising your work space

3. Additional advice for laptop users and home workers

4. Multiple-choice Test

5. DSE Assessment Questionnaire

1: Course Introduction

Areas looked at:

What is a VDU? - definitions

Regulations - Injuries

Eyesight Testing - Avoiding Fatigue - exercises

Conducting a Risk Assessment

2: Organising your Work Space

The heart of the course - All aspects of the work space are examined and advice and guidance are given on how best to configure your work environment to minimise the risk of injury and fatigue.

Areas looked at:

VDU - keyboard - desk - chair - mouse - sitting comfortably

lighting and your working environment - temperature, noise

3: Additional Advice for Laptop users and Homeworkers

Laptop users have additional issues to consider due to the portable nature of the equipment. It can sometimes be difficult to find a working environment that offers the opportunity to adopt a goo working posture. Users of home computers too, can suffer from not having the same ergonomic furniture that one might find in the office. This section looks at the extra considerations laptop users and homeworkers should address when working away from the office.

Areas looked at:

Introduction to laptop use and home working

Finding a good work space - Finding a good posture

Poor work environments - Carrying a laptop

4: Multiple-choice test

This short test is designed to ensure that you have achieved a thorough understanding of the issues surrounding a DSE Assessment. All questions are multiple-choice, selected at random. Feedback is given after every question is answered. The passmark can be set by the Administrator (default is 80%).

5: DSE Assessment Questionnaire

Having been fully appraised of the issues surrounding conducting a DSE Assessment, this module allows you analyse your own work environment, via a series of multiple choice questions. The user can add notes in response to any question and/or issues highlighted by the assessment - any issues raised in the assessment are flagged. The assessment is saved for later examination and can be printed by the user and/or administrator. The administrator can add his/her own comments before signing off the assessment when all issues have been addressed. The assessment can be re-taken as often as necessary.

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