A Full Guide to Your Employees' DSE Workstation Assessments
Musculoskeletal injuries are rising at work and are the main reason why most British workers miss work and don't get as much done. As a result, businesses are under more and more pressure to keep up productivity and protect the health and safety of their workers.
In 2017/18, about 469,000 workers had musculoskeletal diseases caused by their jobs. This caused 6.6 million lost workdays. Nearly half (42%) of the reported cases involved the head and neck, while 40% involved the back and 18% involved the legs.
As a boss or business owner, it's your job to keep your workers as safe and healthy as possible at work. Unfortunately, there could be legal consequences if you don't follow health and safety rules. DSE Workstation Assessments are a powerful tool for finding and fixing potential sources of workplace injuries.
Display screen equipment (DSE) includes computers and laptops, and it's your job to ensure they follow safety rules for use at work. In the UK, businesses of all sizes are required by the HSE (DSE) 1992 Act to do workstation evaluations to ensure that health and safety are taken care of at work.
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The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 Act was passed in 1992 to protect workers from harm caused by computers and laptops.
Portable electronic devices like computers, smartphones, tablets, and notebooks are now used as a matter of course in the way people w
