Workstation Assessments

Sitting in front of a computer terminal may lead to pain in the back, the neck or down the arms.

It is a legal requirement that employees are provided with a safe workplace.

The Display Screen Equipment (D.S.E.) Regulations (1992), state that every employer shall perform a suitable and efficient analysis of workstations to assess risks to which those persons using them are exposed.

What is an Ergonomic Workstation Assessment?

It is an assessment of the area that your employee works in and the tasks that they carry out, relative to their personal abilities.

The aim of the assessment is to identify and analyse any risk factors which may be causing current or future health problems, or may be reducing work performance.

Risk factors may be related to:

• Posture
• Design of the work area
• Design of equipment
• Design of the job and the way in which it is carried out.

 

Why consider an Independent Assessment

An experienced Ergonomic assessor is likely to be needed when your own assessment methods are incomplete or ineffective. For example "other priorities" may prevent timely assessment, or you may hold insufficient assessors in house.

In addition, an independent advisor is particularly beneficial when you have staff with pre-existing injuries or those at risk of developing problems, to provide expert analysis and advice.

Key benefits of a Work Station Assessment

There are a number of reasons why routine appraisal has significant pay offs for Businesses:

• Risks identified can be reduced, thereby protecting your staff (your assets)
• Remedial actions can improve comfort and therefore potentially improve productivity
• Opportunity to influence behaviours and promote safe working practices, improving occupational health figures
• Educating helps empower individuals to take ownership of their own workplace hazards
• Early identification of symptoms may help reduce long term cumulative damage, potentially reducing lost-time
• Reduced time off work should offset any costs of equipment required for programme implementation
• A record of actions will provide an audit trail and assist you if involved with legal action or compensation claims at a later date

 

Our Service

An ergonomic consultant will spend approximately 30-60 minutes with the worker and a report will be produced after the assessment.

The report will list any problems which were identified by the assessor. It will also provide suggestions for changes related to work equipment (e.g. suitable chair, keyboard etc.), workstation layout, training or task design.

Any suggested equipment will be listed along with a list of known suppliers and cost estimates (if requested).

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