Display Screen Equipment
The Regulations
The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations came into force on 1st January 1993 (some minor changes were made in 2002).They seek to protect the health of workers by reducing risks from VDU work. Briefly, the Regulations require employers to:
- Analyse workstations to assess and reduce risks
- Ensure workstations meet specified minimum requirements
- Plan work activities so that they include breaks or changes of activity
- Provide eye and eyesight tests on request, and special spectacles if needed.
- Provide information and training.
DSE can apply to the use of Computers, Laptops and hand held devices such as a Blackberry. They all represent a potential risk to users if care is not taken to ensure correct posture or if the equipment is used excessively without appropriate breaks.
Priority Safety Systems Ltd can provide a DSE training to all staff or to nominated assessors who would then be responsible for ensuring that all staff receive an assessment and that they are working with DSE in a safe way.
Please contact us for more information or to discuss your requirements
Online DSE Training & Assessment
Priority Safety Systems is now able to offer online dse training and assessment through our sister company dseonline.co.uk
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