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DSE / VDU Assessors Course

Health Matters (Health & Safety) Ltd

Health Matters (Health & Safety) Ltd

This 1/2 day programme will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to carry out DSE Assessments correctly.

Dates:

  • 22nd Feb 2017

  • 23rd May 2017

  • 24th Aug 2017

  • 21st Nov 2017

Who should attend?

Managers, supervisors, office personnel responsible for DSE / VDU operators and workstations

Objectives

On completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Understand the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act NI Order 1978, The DSE and other associated regulations
  • Understand the factors that constitute an assessment
  • Understand ergonomic factors and DSE / VDU workstation layout
  • Appreciate the postural implications of DSE / VDU workstations
  • Carry out DSE / VDU workstation assessments and advise operators on the methods of work.
  • Deliver DSE / VDU awareness training to colleagues working within their team

Course Programme

  • Introduction
  • Ergonomics and Anthropometrics
  • An introduction to the relationships between the individual, the task, the environment and the work equipment.
  • Legal requirements pertaining to DSE / VDUs
  • Perceived and real hazards of DSE / VDU work
  • Principles and Aims of Assessment
  • Assessment Techniques
  • Mechanisms Used to Assimilate Knowledge

The course is highly participative. Participants take an active role in all modules. They are provided with a variety of checklists to facilitate them in assessing DSE / VDU workstations in their workplace.

Duration:

  • 1/2 Day (3 hours)

Please Note: We not only provide training from our centres in both Newry and Belfast but for groups we can travel to you anywhere within Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain.

There is a multiple choice exam at the end of the course.

The successful delegates will be issued with a certificate from the awarding body, RSPH.

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Location

Townsend Enterprise Centre
28 Townsend Street
Belfast
BT13 2ES
United Kingdom

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