Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Workshop

Under the 1992 DSE regulations all employers, with over five employees, have a legal obligation to provide training and carry out a risk assessment for staff who are using display screen equipment, more or less continually, as part of their day-to-day work. 

Whether your staff are office or home based, this obligation remains the same.

Since lockdown, the Institute of Employment carried out a survey for people working from home and found over 50% of respondents reported new aches and pains, especially in the neck (58%), shoulder (56%) and back (55%), compared to their normal physical condition. This is most likely due to poor posture and poor workstation setup.

This course provides the training, that will then allow you to complete a full home-working risk assessment. This can be carried out by Positive Performance, at an additional cost after the training, or by your own Health and Safety Officer(s).

Training Option 1:

This working from home Display Screen Equipment 2.5hr live virtual workshop is to inform and educate your employees on: 

  • How to correctly set up their home office
  • How to reduce the risk of injury and musculoskeletal pain
  • Awareness of the risks when using computer equipment or any other forms of inputting device including tablets, laptops and smartphones while at home
  • Dealing with stress and boosting resilience when working from home
  • Self-help and exercises

 

This workshop would be of benefit to:

  • Any employee who works from home, whether all the time or some of the time.
  • Self-employed individuals who run a business working from home.
  • Help ensure the company is meeting their compliance requirements.

Learning Outcomes: 

  • Recognise the possible risks when working from home
  • Learn how to report an accident when working from home
  • How to optimise the physical workspace
  • Improved wellbeing

Workshop Dates: 

Wednesday 17th February: 10am – 12.30pm

Wednesday 24th February: 1pm – 3.30pm

Wednesday 10th March: 10am – 12.30pm

Further courses will be added as demand necessitates.

On completion of the workshop each participant will receive a certificate for compliance records and training reference booklet.

Cost: 

SWA Members: £20per person (includes £15 SWA funded contribution p.p.)

Non-SWA Members & Affiliates: £30 per person (includes £5 SWA discount p.p.)

REGISTER HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8VBSZY7

Max.15 per workshop. 

At additional cost a full home working risk assessment can be arranged, after the training, for individual employees.

  

Training Option 2

One day ‘train the trainer’ Display Screen Equipment workshop, allows you to manage your legal obligation in-house. This training is split into two parts and on completion participants will sit a short competency test. This workshop includes: 

(1) Training your staff on WFH wellbeing

  • The ergonomics of setting up a home office to reduce the risk of injury
  • Stress awareness
  • Self-help

 (2)  Risk assessing your staff - learn how to provide online DSE assessments

  • Legal compliance
  • How to do an online risk assessment 

This workshop would be of benefit to:

  • Managers and/or line managers who supervise staff who work remotely
  • HR departments wanting to make sure that every employee is looked after, including those who work remotely.

 Learning Outcomes: 

  • Understand both employer and employee responsibilities when it comes to employees working at home
  • Covers the legal health and safety requirements that homeworkers and their employers must comply with
  • How and what to provide in an online WFH training session
  • How to do an online risk assessment

All attendees will undertake a competency test with certificate being issued on completion. Each will also receive a training reference booklet.

Training Course Date: 

Thursday 18th February: 10am – 4.00pm (incl. breaks)

Further courses will be added as demand necessitates.

All attendees will undertake a competency test with certificate being issued on completion. Each participant will also receive a training reference booklet.

 Cost: 

SWA Members: £110 per person (includes £38 SWA funded contribution p.p.)

Non-SWA Members & Affiliates: £130 per person (includes £18 SWA discount p.p.)

REGISTER HERE: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8VBSZY7

Maximum 8 per course.

For members wishing to book their own private company training course please contact Wendy at Positive Performance directly on 07973-262005.