Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Policy

INTRODUCTION

We recognise that incorrect use of display screen equipment may result in ill health such as pains in the arms, neck, elbows, wrists, hands and fingers, temporary eyestrain and headaches, fatigue and stress.

It is our policy to:

• Identify 'Users' of DSE as defined under current legislation. In general we interpret 'users' as staff who use this equipment for at least an hour or more at a time, or more or less daily.
• Carry out a specific risk assessment of each workstation, taking into account the DSE, the furniture, the working environment and the user.
• Take the necessary measures identified in the assessment to reduce risks to the lowest reasonably practicable extent.
• Ensure that risk assessments are regularly reviewed.
• Advise staff of the findings of the assessment on their own workstation.
• Advise "Users" of the opportunity for free eye and eyesight tests and the purchase of any corrective lenses, at our expense, when they are required specifically for using our DSE.
• Ensure the software we use is suitable for our tasks.
• Provide information and training for staff on the risks to health from using DSE and how to avoid them.