Posture
- Animated digital photography, to convey the message effectively.
- Receive instruction on the 4 steps to sitting correctly:
Height of your chair.
Distance from workstation and your keyboard.
Importance of always keeping your back in contact with your backrest.
Correct positioning of your lumbar support.
- Learn the importance of taking breaks.
- Learn how to adjust your chair, remove fixed arms if they prevent good posture.
DSE
- Animated photography, to convey the message effectively.
- Learn about best practice in relation to the screen; keyboard, mouse, document holders and laptop usage.
- Learn where your screen should be on the desk, at what height and distance from you, learn about minimum point sizes and the importance of alignment.
- Learn how to keep your keyboard flat on your desk to prevent flexion.
- Learn about the dangers of mouse misuse, how to use the whole arm and shoulder to move the mouse not the wrist.
- Learn about the preference for document holders to be between your keyboard and screen.
- Learn about the dangers of laptops, the benefits of plugging in a separate keyboard and mouse.
- Learn about the importance of using document holders placed between your screen and keyboard. Chaos Ergonomics Solutions Limited have a range of these document holders imported from the USA and Scandinavia.
- Learn that document holders are for all of us who refer to documents whilst keying in. Not just for ‘copy typists’.
Contact erith@dse.biz for prices and
samples.
Layout
- Learn about the zones of convenience.
- Where to position your telephone.
- What space you need and where.
Environment
- Lighting, learn what’s right and what’s wrong with some lighting conditions
- Learn how large leafed plants can make your office more environmentally friendly.
- Learn about noise, humidity, draughts and air conditioning levels recommended.
- Read what the HSE say about Radiation emissions and how computer usage is not a danger if you are pregnant.
Risks
The DSE Regulations are designed to prevent problems in 3 areas:
Musculo-skeletal, visual and mental. Here we provide solutions to each of these categories.
Musculo-skeletal
- Learn how to avoid RSI and WRULDs,
What they are, the symptoms, causes and prevention techniques
- Learn about the need to take breaks, and how often
Visual
- Learn about your entitlements.
- Learn the risks, symptoms, causes and solutions to eye problems at the
workstation.
- Read that computer work does not affect your eye sight per se.
- Read that Vision Screening is available to bulk test all users at their
workstation to see if they need a full eyesight test.
- The City University Vision Screening Software is available from Chaos
Ergonomics on a free trial, subject to certain criteria. Contact: eyes@dsecompliance.co.uk
Mental
- Learn about stress, the symptoms causes and solutions.
Exercises
Complete the Training program with a series of exercises, both sitting down and standing up. 
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