DSE ASSESSOR TRAINING
This is a great course to do if you have a medium to large organization and have a high number of display screen users for example, office based, home based employees, or other non-office based operators.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- To be a competent and confident assessor able to carry out DSE assessments in accordance with current legislation, HSE guidance and good practice.
- You will be able to check that the computer equipment is suitable for the DSE user and that the workstation is compliant with ergonomic standards and principles.
- How musculoskeletal injuries occur and how they can be prevented – human anatomy is simplified so that you will understand the causes of discomfort and pain and carry out assessment for workers with musculoskeletal pain.
- You will learn about the causes of stress – physical, cognitive and organisational.
- How to use simple documentation to carry out DSE ergonomic evaluations and incorporate what is learnt into your office ergonomics programme.
- Case studies build up the new DSE workstation training assessor’s skills as a DSE ergonomic assessor and will reinforce learning objectives.
- Provide advice to the DSE user so that they can avoid the risk of physical, visual and stress discomfort.
- Be equipped with a solid understanding of the DSE assessment process, which is backed up in the accompanying handbook.
- Know how to select equipment and know when to exceed the basic requirements. (This knowledge is essential as without it you may buy things that were not necessary.)
YOUR LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Delegates will be:
- Competent to carry out DSE assessments.
- Confident in the use of DSE checklists as the basis of the assessment.
- Able to provide training to the user to safely use the equipment, organise work, and how to adopt a neutral posture.
- Have an understanding of ergonomic principles, standards and guidance in relation to DSE workstations and office work.
COURSE DURATION:
1 day
COURSE CONTENT (By the end of the training, you will be):
- Competent to carry out DSE assessments.
- Confident in the use of DSE checklists as the basis of the assessment.
- Able to provide training to the user to safely use the equipment, organise work, and how to adopt a neutral posture.
- Have an understanding of ergonomic principles, standards and guidance in relation to DSE workstations and office work.
- Basics and definitions
- Role of DSE assessor and level of competence
- Posture and equipment placement (neutral posture, working height) – simple anatomy and why users experience discomfort and pain (practical sessions)
ASSESSMENT:
Competence will be assessed from:
- Completion of the Hazard awareness (AM)
- Completion of the Multi-choice test (PM)
- Submission of the DSE assessment and summary (you will be given three examples of both so you will know exactly what to do)
All our delegates do very well, and the assessments reassure us that our very high standards are maintained and that we are exceeding expectations.
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On Site Training
Whilst you can take most of our open courses at our training centres, we are able to offer on-site training with a national coverage, and since the Pandemic, offer online learning on some of our courses, where possible.
This means that once you’ve booked the course, we will arrange a date and time to visit your workplace or venue of choice to conduct the training course.
Contact Evolve Health and Safety to make an enquiry for on-site training, or one of our open courses and one of our training experts will get in contact to discuss the options with you.
