DSE Assessor Training

Cosaint Training

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In Antrim

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Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Antrim (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    1 Day

  • Start date

    April

Users who work with Display Screen Equipment (DSE) – including desktop computers, laptops, tablets, TV screens, and even smartphones – may spend the best part of their working day sat at their desk in static positions. If DSE hazards are not assessed and equipment is not ergonomic, users could be at significant risk of health issues such as musculoskeletal disorders.

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Antrim (County Antrim)
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Start date

AprilEnrolment now open

About this course

You will gain an understanding of what your duties are and an awareness of what risks are typically posed by DSE. This knowledge will enable you to carry out thorough assessments and take suitable action to eliminate any hazards so to ensure the wellbeing of everyone that uses DSE in the workplace.

This course is designed to educate anyone who will be taking on the role of a DSE Assessor in their workplace

This course is CITB approved for grant aid to levy payers and each trainee will receive a certificate of attendance on completion.

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Subjects

  • Assessor
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Health and Safety
  • Health Risks
  • DSE
  • DSE Regulations
  • DSE users
  • Risks of DSE
  • Assessing DSE

Course programme

COURSE CONTENT

The course is divided into 4 modules:

Introduction to DSE

  • What is display screen equipment? DSE users, DSE Regulations, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, DSE Assessors, health risks of DSE, the importance of assessing DSE.

DSE Assessments

  • What is a DSE assessment? Identifying hazards, deciding who might be harmed and how, evaluating the risks and implementing controls, recording the findings, and reviewing and updating assessments.

Ergonomic Equipment and Environment

  • Selecting ergonomic equipment: display screens, keyboards, mouse, chairs, and the work surface, work environment, portable equipment, software, hot desking, standing users, providing information and training.

Good Posture and Wellbeing

  • Head position, upper and lower back, arms and wrists, legs and feet, taking breaks, eyesight, users with special requirements.
ASSESSMENT

Assessment is through individual and group exercises and an end-of-course multiple-choice test.

This course is CITB approved for grant aid to levy payers and each trainee will receive a certificate of attendance on completion.

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