DSE / Workstation Assessments

DSE workstation assessment UK

Are you sitting comfortably?

A DSE risk assessment of your desk, chair and other office equipment is very important in order to maintain good posture and prevent pain and injury at work.  Our highly experienced ACPOHE qualified ergonomists provide practical, cost-effective and timely advice to support clients to prevent problems occurring or prevent worsening of a problem.

Often poorly set up DSE equipment can cause musculoskeletal (muscle or joint) problems such as:

  • Lower back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Repetitive strain injuries (RSI) such as wrist, elbow and shoulder pain
  • Headaches
  • Visual problems

Those persitent aches and pains that you may experience whilst sat for long periods in work are avoidable. Read more in this interesting article in the Metro Newspaper.

When is an ergonomic DSE assessment necessary?

DSE is an acronym for 'Display Screen Equipment'.  Sometimes it can also be referred to as a VDU or 'Video Display Unit'.

Employers have a legal duty to provide safe working environments for their employees.  As part of normal risk assessment procedures, office based staff should have their workplace ergonomically assessed.  Individual ergonomic workstation assessments may be required if:

  • You suspect your office equipment may be broken
  • You are using makeshift objects to adjust your workstation
  • You have a disability
  • You are pregnant
  • Any new equipment or technology has been introduced
  • You are moving offices or your office is being redesigned

Larger scale training

It can be more cost effective for UK Physiotherapy's specialist ergonomic assessors to deliver training in the form of educational seminars to a larger group of employees than to individually assess them at their workstation. We can demonstarte how an individual workstation should be set up and provide a large scale assessment of the workplace and office equipment, so the necessary adjustments can be made to support the workforce and so the company complies with health and safety legislation.

We aim to provide each assessment within 5 working days of receiving a referral.

We are a Manchester based company but deliver services nationwide.  If you are interested in the proven changes UK Physiotherapy can provide for your business to reduce costs, sickness absence and improve productivity, please call our Physiotherapy clinic at MediaCityUK Salford on 0161 713 3676 or email info@ukphysiotherapy.com.