Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Safety

This course explains the Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992, what your employer must do for DSE users and the health risks of poorly arranged screen work. You will learn how to set up your workstation, work safely on laptops and at home, take effective breaks and complete your DSE self-assessment, following HSE guidance INDG36.
Modules
5
Duration
About 35 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 18

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Explain what the DSE Regulations 1992 require and recognise who counts as a DSE user
  • ✓Describe your employer's duties, including workstation assessments, breaks, eye tests and training
  • ✓Recognise the main health risks of screen work, such as musculoskeletal disorders and eye fatigue
  • ✓Set up your chair, screen, keyboard, mouse and lighting to reduce strain
  • ✓Work safely on laptops and mobile devices, in the office and at home
  • ✓Take regular breaks, complete your self-assessment and report discomfort early

Course contents

  1. Module 1: The DSE Regulations and Who They Cover

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Employer Duties and Health Risks

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Setting Up Your Workstation

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Laptops, Mobile Devices and Hybrid Working

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  5. Module 5: Breaks, Exercises and Self-Assessment

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate