Course curriculum

  • 1

    Aims and Objectives

    • Why knowing about your Display Screen Equipment is important

    • Aims

    • Objectives
  • 2

    Introduction

    • In this section

    • What is Display Screen Equipment?

    • Key terms

    • Key legislation

    • Employee responsibilities
  • 3

    Potential harmful effects from DSE use

    • In this section

    • Musculoskeletal disorders

    • Risk factors - MSDs

    • Examples of MSDs

    • DSE and your eyes

    • Eye strain

    • Fatigue and stress

    • Effects of stress
  • 4

    Risk Assessment

    • In this section

    • What risk assessment is

    • Carried out by...

    • Employer responsibilities

    • Risk assessment stages

    • Stage 1 - identify the hazards

    • Stage 2 - identify who may be harmed and how

    • Stage 3 - evaluate the risk and decide on precautions

    • Stage 4 - record the significant findings and implement them

    • Stage 5 - review and update as necessary
  • 5

    The importance of setting up your work station correctly

    • In this section

    • Good ergonomics

    • Desk setup

    • Seat setup

    • Screen setup

    • Keyboard setup

    • Mouse setup

    • Laptop computers
  • 6

    Wellbeing

    • In this section

    • Eye tests

    • Changes in activity

    • Workstation exercises
  • 7

    Assessment

    • Knowledge check
  • 8

    Knowledge check and feedback

    • Your certification

    • Feedback

    • Further reading

    • About this course