Online course
DSE and home working
Setting up a computer workstation that doesn't hurt, at the office, at home or on the move: the law, health effects, chairs, screens, laptops, breaks and eye tests.
- 3units
- 9lessons
- 1.5 hoursto complete
- 3 yearssuggested refresher
Included with every paid plan, from £79 a year.
What the course covers
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Screens, health and the law
Who counts as a DSE user, what screen work can do to your body, and what employers must do.
- What screen work can do to you
- The law and who it covers
- Eyes, eye tests and glasses
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Setting up your workstation
How to adjust the chair, desk, screen, keyboard and mouse, use laptops safely, and complete a self-assessment.
- Chair, desk and posture
- Screen, keyboard, mouse and laptops
- Doing a workstation self-assessment
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Home, hybrid and mobile working
How DSE duties apply at home and on the move, plus breaks, isolation and the wider risks of home working.
- Working from home
- Breaks and changes of activity
- Hot-desking and working on the move
Assessment and certificate
- A short quiz after each unit, with the reason for every answer.
- A final assessment of 15 questions; the pass mark is 70%.
- Pass it on a paid plan for a certificate of completion with a QR code anyone can check.
This is online awareness training, not an accredited qualification. It doesn't on its own show someone is competent for a task.