What Display Screen Equipment Training Can Bring To Your Workplace

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Display Screen Equipment — or DSE — has now become such an ever-present part of our day-to-day lives that you could almost be forgiven for not noticing it at all. It delivers news, allows us to complete tasks for work or fun, helps us keep in touch with loved ones, and entertains us.

But what is it exactly? Let us explain.

What is Display Screen Equipment?

Display Screen Equipment is the term used for a device or equipment that has an alphanumeric or graphic display screen — the kind that can be found on our laptops, desktops, phones, and tablets. In our modern world, we’re spending more and more time in front of screens.

Research, undertaken in 2014 by Kleiner Perkins shows that workers in the UK spend over 400 minutes a day looking at a screen.

Although we’re most often stationary when working in front of a screen, long periods spent sitting looking at a screen and using a keyboard can have negative physical implications.

How can this affect employees?

If an individual spending long hours in front of a screen doesn’t take care, it can potentially result in health issues such as headaches, eye strain and muscle pain. There have been a number of studies on these issues, which have charted the various impacts that this screen and keyboard time can have.

Due to this, the Government has regulations about the use of Display Screen Equipment, which outline the precautions that employers and employees can take to minimise any negative effects that might come about from spending prolonged time in front of a screen or using a keyboard.

As an employer, it’s important to be aware of not only your legal obligations in this area, but also to be conscious that investing in informing yourself about the potentially negative impacts that can come from excessive DSE use.

Guidelines for Using DSE Safely

EduCare’s “Working with Display Screen Equipment” training is an important training course for anyone that works in an environment where they spend long periods sitting looking at a screen and using a keyboard. The online training course, which has a one module structure, comprehensively covers what display screen equipment is, what your employer duties regarding it are, and the health and safety measures that can be taken in order to ensure the comfort of your team.

The training includes one hour of continuing professional development training (CPD). CPD refers to the process of acquiring and developing skills as you go throughout your career, specifically in relation to the sector where you work. When a training gives you a CPD hour, it indicates that the skills contained in the course are essential to professional development.

Additionally, there is the option of undertaking this course as an online training course. The Working with Display Screen Equipment training course can be seamlessly inserted into your team's’ busy schedule.

Ensuring that your team are healthy is an essential part of optimising the efficiency of your company or organisation. By investing in Display Screen Equipment training, you’re equipping yourself with valuable knowledge about working, and staying healthy in the modern world.

If you want to learn more about display screen equipment and your legal responsibilities towards your staff on the topic, we’ve got you covered.

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