Gerald Whitehouse is an Occupational Hygienist with 22 years experience of working with employers of all sizes, to help them look after their workforce's well-being
This expertise covers both health and safety issues, such as DSE and HR issues such as mental health.
Gerald has written and commissioned content for a range of online training courses in these areas.
Gerald has trained thousands of computer users to work without discomfort at their desks and has trained hundreds of people to be DSE Assessors.
Your can contact Gerald on +44 (0) 1822 819 786 or gerald@hub-4.co.uk
On Wednesday 22 April at 2pm, my self and two colleagues Erith Davies and Tom McInally presented the half hour webinar. Over 500 Organisations hit the Registration page and 25% of those who attended asked to review my online DSE training and self-assessment programme DSEasy. To see a recording click here https://www.hub-4.co.uk/webinar-22-reg/ I hope you…
With a reported 70% of employers not complying fully with The DSE Regulations, I’m presenting a webinar: The top 6 ways to comply… With my 22 years of DSE experience I’ll be explaining how easy it is and cost effective too, for all employers to actually embrace the DSE Regulations. It is on Wednesday…
The importance of office ergonomics – Webinar View my webinar that I presented on the 18th March 2015 on behalf of the International Trade Council View the Slides Click here to view slides from this webinar
Oh YES they are. I’m presenting a webinar next Wednesday on The Importance of Office Ergonomics for the International Trade Council, so I was doing some more background research and I found some good web sites and statistics. Follow this link to an EU based site enitled Fit for work http://www.fitforworkeurope.eu/About/about-msds.htm Summary: MSDs are the…
I have taken this link from Humantech’s own website Blog (http://www.humantech.com/blog/) because I like it and hope it can be helpful to you too. Fact or Fiction: Surgery Cures Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? By J’ai Watson, AEP The carpal tunnel is created by the transverse ligament that stretches across the lower palm. Nine flexor tendons, the…
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Having successfully presented a webinar to a global audience entitled The Importance of Office Ergonomics, I’m going to deliver a webinar, or if demand persists a series of webinars regarding the U.K.’s The Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992, amended 2002. If you click this link, you can help choose the actual title or propose your…
In my DSEasy workstation best practice training programme I emphasise the need to take breaks, what constitutes a break and how often they are best taken. I thought I’d put to-gether links to a miscellany of articles on this subject going back to 2007, it’s not new but it is trending and we all can…
The International Trade Council have asked me to deliver a webinar on Office Ergonomics on the 18th March at 4pm and 11pm GMT This will cover: What are Office Ergonomics Why are Office Ergonomics important How you can incorporate a programme of Office Ergonomics into your Organistion. Let me know if you’d like a ‘Ticket’…
I worked on the revised DSE Regulations published in 2002, as part of the then Ergonomic Society’s Committee charged with reviewing the Draft legislation. To me the start of the compliance process is detailed in Regulation 2, The Form of Assessment. Para 39 on page 14!! Here are the words: ‘Whatever type of checklist is…