Display Screen Equipment (DSE) – Ergonomic Assessments and Solutions

As an employer with dedicated DSE users’ you will be aware of the problems associated with DSE work and you may already know that musculoskeletal disorders like back pain, neck pain and upper limb disorders affect more than 1 million users and cost the UK employer over £5bn per annum.

In 1992 The Health & Safety (DSE) Regulations were designed to reduce the cost of work related accidents and ill health. These regulations stipulated that employers had to identify DSE users and assess their workstations and comply with minimum requirements to reduce the risk of ill health to the user.

DSE users do commonly present with muscular aches, pains and strains and the contributory factors can be both work related factors or personal factors. Whatever the factors this can result in time off work which is a direct cost to you the employer and getting the user back to work can also be an expensive process.

Physiotherapists’ have expertise in the many areas that can help these users solve their problems:

1. Provide accurate DSE workstation assessments and simple solutions with recommendations for both employer and employee.
2. Assess and diagnose the musculoskeletal problem and provide treatment and practical solutions to the user to enable them to manage their problem.
3. Provide an objective interface between the user and the employer to resolve issues and prevent further long-term problems.
4. Recommend the correct equipment to suit the user and task required thus reducing the cost to the employer on unnecessary and often expensive equipment and accessories.

The team at Therapeutics Ltd are able to discuss your needs as an employer and then provide ‘on-site’ assessments with documented reports and recommendations with affordable and practical solutions.

We offer individual assessments at an hourly rate or half/full day rates for multiple assessments. For further information please feel free to call and speak to Kim Chesterfield.