Your team can spend hours at their workstations each day, so conditions need to be comfortable and compliant. As an employer, you must protect your staff from the health risks of working with DSE equipment such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. The regulations also cover the working environment – from keyboards and mice to desks, office chairs, room temperature and lighting.
By law, employers must:
- Take out a DSE workstation assessment
- Decrease risks, including making sure workers take breaks from DSE work
- Provide an eye test if a worker asks for one
- Provide training and information for employees
Injuries incurred from poorly designed work environments include pain in the shoulder, neck, back, arms, wrists and hands as well as fatigue and eye strain. The law applies to all workers who are at a fixed workstation, mobile, work from home and hot desk.
How we can help
As part of a comprehensive health and safety audit, our expert consultants can carry out a workstation assessment to ensure you are promoting the long-term health of your employees, as well as adhering to occupational health regulations. It also actively supports employees who suffer pain due to:
- Poor workstation postural habits
- Injury or ill health
- Disability or return to work from a long absence
Contact us today to find out more about how we can help with DSEA assessments.
Testimonials
SACO
We have been dealing with EEUK for around two years – we currently use them for our Exposure Monitoring and have found the onsite engineers have an excellent understanding of what we require. They also work around us, so there is as little disruption to production and staff as possible. Whatever we need, even at short notice, EEUK are there to help as quickly as possible.
Health and Safety Manager
NOVARES Peterlee Ltd
In the past we have struggled to find the right company to work with to carry out our Legionella risk assessments. However, since finding EEUK we have not looked back – they have great knowledge of the water treatment industry and provide excellent solutions with their technical expertise. They are an open and honest organisation which always put the customer first, providing a quality and efficient service that far outweighs the previous water treatment suppliers we’ve had.
QHSE Manager
Greencore Group
We have had a long relationship with EEUK due to the quality of the reports that I receive after a visit from EEUK consultants. There is always a very easy to digest summary, but still lots of detail. Another reason is their friendly approach – we have built up a personal relationship, which means that managing the work is made so much easier.
Health & Safety Manager
Quality Assured
BAFE SP205-1
At EEUK, we are a BAFE SP205-1 registered company, meaning we make sure the services we offer are of the highest quality.
Accredited within the Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS)
EEUK is CHAS accredited. This means we ensure compliance across the different areas of risk management and mitigate risks across the supply chain.
Cyber Essentials
Being Cyber Essentials accredited helps us to guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrates our commitment to cyber security.
ISO9001 Quality Management
We are ISO 9001 certified which means we are recognised as a company with a strong customer focus, a motivated top management team and processes in place with the aim to continually improve.
ISO14001 – Environmental Management
The ISO 14001 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and provides guidance on how our business impacts the environment.
SafeContractor
We are SafeContractor approved, which means we comply with health and safety legislation – it is recognised as the leading health and safety accreditation by 33,000 contractors in the country.
JOSCAR Registration Mark
The JOSCAR Registration Mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the defence community and indicates that we have gone through the process required to demonstrate our commitment and credentials to the industry.
We’re ISO 45001 certified.
ISO 45001 is an international standard for health and safety at work developed by national and international standards committees independent of government.
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