Workstation Assessment - (DSE)

• Site conducted

  Select

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Staff member assessed

• Department

• Approx length of time at workstaion

• Ability to take breaks away from screen

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Current workstation layout:

  Media

• Is the keyboard separate from the screen? And have ability to tilt?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is it possible to find a comfortable keying possition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does user have good keyboard teqhnique?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Keyboard clear and readable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the device positioned close to the user? Is there any support for wrist or forearm?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Monitor: clear and readable and free from flicker?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can you adjust the brightness and contrast?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the screen swivel or tilt?

  Swivel and tilt

  Fixed

• Screen free from glare or feflexion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Window coverings provided? In decent condition?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Furniture and environment

• Is the work area large enough for all the necessary equipment,papers etc?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can the user comfortably reach all the equipment and papers needed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Surfaces free from glare and reflexion?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the chair suitable? Stable? Have working back height\ tilt adjustment? Correct feet or castors?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Chair issues/failures or any health issues raised by user?

• Is the chair adjusted correctly

  Select Able to work sitting comfortably Arms stop user getting fully under/close enough to desk Small of back supported Forearms hoizontal and eyes roughly same height as dse Feet flat on the floor with no obstruction under desk

  • Able to work sitting comfortably
  • Arms stop user getting fully under/close enough to desk
  • Small of back supported
  • Forearms hoizontal and eyes roughly same height as dse
  • Feet flat on the floor with no obstruction under desk

• Is there enough room to change position and vary movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Suitable lighting in the room?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comfortable air quality and temperature?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they in a noisy distracting environment?

  Yes

  No

  At times

  A large part of the time

• Any experience of discomfort which can be attributed to working with DSE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Conclusion,notes and recommendations.

• Workstation Assessment conditions

  Select Good Fair Poor Recommend equipment to improve conditions

  • Good
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Recommend equipment to improve conditions

• Any issues? recommendations.

• Recommendations:

  Select Urgent H&S or OH requirement For user comfort, look at changing when possible

  • Urgent H&S or OH requirement
  • For user comfort, look at changing when possible