Display Screen Workstation Assessment

"The assessment of a computer workstation and its surrounding environment with a view to identifying health risks and recommending necessary adjustments."

• reduces risk to employees of developing ill-health associated with using computers at work

• ensures your company comply with the Display Screen Equipment Regulations (1992, revised 2002)

• reduces sickness absence

• maintains productivity 

• maintains employee morale

Keys to success

• conduct initial assessment at commencement of an employee using a computer workstation

• reassessment when changes are made to workstation or equipment

• annual reassessments

• early referral of any health problems to an Occupational Health professional

• empowering in-house assessors to refer all health issues to an Occupational Health expert

• release in-house assessors from the burden of managing health problems by the use of an Occupational Health professional

Quercus Occupational Health are able to provide Display Screen Workstation assessments in a number of formats. 

• Individual or Collective Display Screen Equipment Workstation Assessments are available. They include a detailed teaching element; appropriate on-the-spot workstation alterations; a report offering professional medical and practical recommendations and guidance with reasonable adjustments.

• In cases of known health problems an Individual Workstation Assessment would be required.

• With open plan offices it is possible to carry out 4-5 Workstation Assessments together.

• Home-workers' Workstations will be Assessed at home at a time to suit the individual.

• There will be continuing support and advice on the health risks associated with and caused by, poor layout of a Workstation.

Display Screen Workstation Assessor Training (On-Site)

• With a large number of employees requiring Workstation Assessments a cost effective way to carry these out is to have a small number of employees trained up as Display Screen Equipment Workstation Assessors.

• This would enable in-house Workstation Assessments to be carried out by your own trained staff therefore keeping costs down.

• The training is carried out on-site which allows for immediate expert medical input when being practically assessed.